Wayne Rooney told Arne Slot x players from his starting lineup that “distorts Liverpool’s balance” after the reigning champion fell into his first defeat of the season.
Eddie Nketia scored the Crystal Palace stop-time winner on Saturday as Federico Chiesa’s 87th minute goal appeared to have Nick Nickepool’s points at Selhurst Park following Ismaila Saa’s early opener.
After the match, Palace broke the Reds’ 100% record and admitted that the Palace was a worthy winner, as he was not actually certain despite its full start.
Apart from Hugo Echicchique, who was suspended for a palace match, new signatures are struggling, not as much as Florian Wiltz, who has not yet scored since the Community Shield and has not provided assistance.
Rooney believes that German International should be excluded from slots because it “disparages the balance” of the team.
“It was tough for him,” Rooney said on the podcast. “I don’t think there’s anything to deny that. He’s looking deep inside himself to try it. Liverpool doesn’t usually do this and basically signed a whole new frontline… they all want to do well.
“They all fight each other to join the team, and I think Wirtz is probably someone who doesn’t, but he has that much of a abilities.
“I would have gone to Ekitique and Isaac. I think Wiltz actually would undermine Liverpool’s balance. But he’s a top player and I’m sure he’ll get better. Of course, he was off to a late start.”
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Although he got a glimpse of quality from Wirtz wearing a Liverpool shirt, he is well aware that he is not the best and claims that his desire to “fast the game” may be causing problems for him.
“I might be trying to pass the ball faster. I recently spoke to my coach about it and he suggested whether I can’t get into situations where I normally enter. So I’m dribbling or passing to make the game faster,” Wirtz told Sky Germany.
“He said it’s because we’re pressing a lot, and I’m running a lot, like running stats: I’m always trying to push to the top and do what the coach asks.
“It takes a lot of strength and energy to do that. When you have the ball, I might be missing a little. I can play more games, fit, do things easier, and when you have the ball, I can fit well and have enough recovery to push hard, so it’s simply going to come in stages.”
