Florian Wirtz just scored a super goal against Switzerland in the 4-3 victory of the German team in the international friendly series within the framework of FIFA Days in March. That is a goal scored in a cannonball style, a masterpiece that Liverpool fans have not seen in the German star since the beginning of the 2025-2026 season.
This is probably my best match at the national team level" - Florian Wirtz shared after the match. Once a shining factor of the "Tank" at EURO 2024, but Wirtz could not go further than the quarter-finals due to facing defending champion Spain. Since then, he has participated in many national team campaigns, still playing stably but has never had such an explosive moment.
The German national team currently still has many instabilities. The 2026 World Cup is a tournament where they have parted ways with many veterans, experienced players who played at EURO 2024. A tournament where Die Mannschaft does not have the service of a series of legends such as Manuel Neuer, Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gundogan and Thomas Muller. Therefore, the burden has been shifted to Florian Wirtz's generation.
The person who was Wirtz's close partner at EURO 2024 - Jamal Musiala has not been able to regain his form since the serious injury sustained at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. A series of remaining names, some too young and inexperienced, some too old to hope for an explosion. Wirtz is in the midst of these two extremes, so he needs to prove his agility.
However, that is the story of the German team at the 2026 World Cup. As for Liverpool fans, they expect more such shots in the rest of the season. The Kop currently still have goals in the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League, so it cannot be said that the season has been decided for them.
Since moving in for 116 million pounds from Bayer Leverkusen, it is difficult to judge whether Florian Wirtz is playing well or badly at Liverpool. He is in between these two extremes, not too good to be honored but not too bad to be criticized. Liverpool is having a not-so-good season but cannot use the reason that Wirtz is not shining to explain this decline.
The Kop fans, when seeing Wirtz shine in Germany's victory over Switzerland, were all eager to see a similar performance after the FIFA Days in March closed in early April. In the national team, Wirtz played quite freely. He also had this at Liverpool but could not play as well as that. That is the problem Arne Slot needs to solve when the club's season has reached the final stretch.
There are many Liverpool players who are no longer in the form of last season. This greatly affects the overall form of the whole team. Improving this in the short remaining time of the season is impossible. Therefore, team fans really need a few stars to take the lead, Florian Wirtz is one of them.
