Former English footballer: Give Wirtz some more patience, he is still young and it will not be easy for him to adapt to the Premier League for the first time.

This summer Leverkusen star Wirtz joined Liverpool for a high price of 125 million euros. So far, he has only contributed 1 assist in 10 games on behalf of the Red Army and has not scored a goal. Former England international Chris Waddle said he must believe in Wirtz's talent.

Waddell said: "I have been paying attention to Wirtz for a few years. He is a very good player, but now he is going through a difficult period. Wirtz's performance in the German team was also unsatisfactory, and the team also encountered some problems in the World Cup qualifiers. Germany The team is building the team around Wirtz, but it has not yet achieved the expected results.

"However, Wirtz's talent is undoubted. He performed very well at Leverkusen, but now his self-confidence is at a low ebb, and the outside world's expectations for him are very high. People often forget that he is only in his early twenties and it is not easy to establish himself in the Premier League.

"In the Bundesliga, Wirtz has more time to hold the ball, and now he must greatly increase his speed. He needs to adapt to this rhythm. We don't know whether Wirtz also encountered difficulties in adapting to a new life off the court. If everyone can give him more patience, he will get better.

"When I first went to Marseille, it was also very bad. In those few months, people were questioning my transfer fee and on-field performance. But suddenly one day all the problems were solved and I went from ‘terrible Chris’ to ‘amazing Chris’. Wirtz just needs to settle down and gradually adapt to this physically intense league. "