The English Football Thread

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Summerville is an outstanding player, what a game he is having here

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Harsh criticism of the highly-prized Wirtz and Liverpool: "He's not up to par, he's a disaster."

The defeat against Galatasaray has once again put the spotlight on the German international.

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/champions-league/20251001/1002542828/durisima-critica-carisimo-wirtz-liverpool-esta-altura-desastre.html

Florian Wirtz is back in the spotlight. The approximately €135 million Liverpool paid for the 22-year-old former Bayer Leverkusen player is weighing heavily on him, and he's receiving constant criticism.

The English side's 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday only fueled a firestorm that was already burning. In nine appearances for Liverpool , the German international has zero goals and just one assist.

One of the harshest analyses after the knockout against the Turks came from former footballer Jamie Carragher on CBS Sports. “He's just not up to the task. He's a young lad coming into a new league, he has a lot of time ahead of him as a Liverpool player , but right now I think he needs to leave the team, for Liverpool to get back to what it was last season, and from there, regain confidence and defensive solidity.” 

He added: "Right now it's a disaster. It's not about the defeats. This has been going on since day one. I don't think I'm watching a top team. Liverpool aren't playing football, they're playing basketball."

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without Håland ( who is just playing at another world level) Citeh would perhaps not make the top 5, maybe not any Euro footie

he is absolutely carrying them on his back