Wilz struggled to perform when he first arrived in the Premier League. What is the reason for his poor performance at Liverpool?

When I watched the video of Liverpool's new season game in the past two days, I found a very interesting point, that is, Wilz's poor performance has a lot to do with his position. After careful observation and the details during the game, I found that he had not yet integrated into the team's tactical system.

is not only the running position but also the teammates' support. They are very unfamiliar and often have situations where their thinking cannot keep up.

For example, in the screenshot above, Werz's position. When Liverpool wanted to attack and cooperate on the ground, Wilz actually stood in the siege of the opponent Newcastle, and his position was relatively centered.

This shot is not common in Leverkusen.

Under Alonso's system, Wilz prefers to roam in the "left rib" position, and the area where he takes the ball tends to be one distance away from the opponent's defensive player's position.

And at Liverpool, he will be in the middle more. Sometimes you will find that he is a bit like a front midfielder or a central midfielder, which is very different from his side and front midfielder.

He had many pre-shot scenes in the game, and it can be seen that he wanted to use his unball running and speed to shake the space away, and then hoped that his teammates would pass the ball to him.

However, when the teammates saw that Wilz was surrounded by people and everyone was blocking him, they did not dare to pass it, but instead passed it back to the side to reorganize the attack.

This shot left a deep impression on me, reflecting Wilz's dilemma in the Premier League.

is not well-done, has no tacit understanding with teammates, and the rhythm and layering on the field are a bit out of touch, and they are still adapting.

In addition, Slott's use of Wilz and his position in the team have also changed. You can also see from the screenshot above that Wilz is not playing in front of the front midfielder at all, but a bit like a B2B midfielder.

Not only do you get a lot of balls in the middle area, but you also get a deep area of ​​the ball. It is rarely said that it is like the original cut in the sideways, and then it is said that the floating straight ball is transmitted by an oblique insertion.

will retreat and get the ball very deeply. It also needs to cooperate with Sobosloy and others in series. This is also a considerable change, which is completely different from the previous play style at Leverkusen.

Watch the video playback, my head was thinking many times, why did Slott use Wilz like this, and what is his idea? The general feeling is that Slott wants to use the positive and good passing characteristics of Werz to make a transition for Ekitic, Salah and others.

If you get the ball as soon as possible, you can divide the ball to the side and then use the idea of ​​passing through the side and in the cross.

This style of playing is not bad, but it feels like Wilz is a little uncomfortable with the fierce physical confrontation in the Premier League. It is not obvious in the Bundesliga that the pace of entering the Premier League is fast, and the opponent is also physically strong, and soon Werz will be knocked down by his opponent.

When watching the game several times, the opponent surrounded him more ruthlessly, and it can be seen that the opponent is still making targeted arrangements against Werz. I know that he is very smart in playing football. In order to slow down his shot, I pass the ball to a threatening teammate, which means I try to pinch his shot route and block the space he can break through.

This made Wilz awkward to kick.

First, the position and style of play are different from before, and secondly, the communication with teammates is not tacit and the thinking cannot keep up, which leads to Wiltz's early struggle in the Premier League.

Seeing Wilz's performance reminds me of Mbappe, who just came to Real Madrid. Mbappe's few league games just played at Real Madrid were also extremely awkward. He overlapped with his teammates' running positions, couldn't keep up with his cooperation, and made many mistakes. Wirtz has also encountered the problem of league adaptation and has not yet fully integrated into the team's system.

Therefore, when fans watch the game, they can be more patient and give Wiltz some time. It will be normal to struggle in the early stage of the league. No matter how strong a star is, he needs to adapt and play and tactics to work together. This time will be about 3-6 months. After this period of time, we can evaluate whether Wiltz can be good or not.

Having said that, in which position is better to be arranged in Liverpool Wilts? I personally think it would be better to have two ideas.

One will return to the left, hit the front midfielder, form a "bilateral front midfielder" system with Salah, and return to the original routine to play. Werz will be more familiar with it and it is also in line with his characteristics.

If you really come to the middle lane and your body cannot fight, you may suffer a loss. When you have the chance, you can still let Wilz go to the left lane more and cut in to play some cooperation. Tactically, you can give him this function and play more.

There is another idea, which is to imitate Modric's ideas and fight the controlling role of dragging the back midfield. You can position a little further and don’t squeeze into the crowd. Since your skills are good, take the ball, make a transition, and completely transform into a midfield role.

Now when he plays football, he will be a little "in-the-middle". He wants to retain the original style of playing in the front and midfielder, but at the same time, Slot wants him to come to the middle to be responsible for the team's offense and defense, and his cooperation with his teammates is inconsistent.

So what you need now is positioning. First, fix a way of thinking and play a few more games, and find a familiar and comfortable rhythm with your teammates to play.

For Werz, I will give you more time to see it. I believe Slot will have some new ideas in the future and will have other considerations for the use of Werz.