Fenway, as the team boss, is indeed not a big money man. However, over the past few years, they have never delayed the team building on the road to careful calculations. Willing to take action when it is time to take action is also the reason why Liverpool returns to the top ranks.
But this summer window, Fenway’s movements were a bit big. After officially announcing that the right-wing Flynnon was going to buy the left-wing strong support Korkoz, which was even more surprising, that he spent 135 million euros to buy Wilz. After Manchester City became weaker, Liverpool wanted to dominate the Premier League.
01. Werz came to Liverpool: it has a lot to do with Adidas
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In the 2021-22 season, Werz, who was only 18 years old at the time, created magical data that brought one goal every 37 minutes at the beginning of the season, and once ranked first in the five major leagues.
At that time, many European giant teams began to pay attention to the young genius, while Wirtz publicly stated that he was a Messi fan and liked to watch Barcelona games.
It was in that season, on March 14, 2022, Wilz was unlucky to suffer an ACL torn in his left knee. He had been on standby for 10 months and missed the 2022 World Cup.
Fortunately, he did not sink because of this. After more than half a year of adaptation after his comeback, he became the hero of Leverkusen’s victory in the Bundesliga championship last season, proving that he is still the genius. This season, he won the post-match best five times and ranked first.
b. Wierz chose to come to Liverpool: Adidas has a certain impact
Wilz chose one of Bayern, Manchester City and Liverpool this time, and finally chose to come to Anfield, which has a considerable relationship with Adidas.
Liverpool’s original sponsor was Nike, with a annual income of 30 million pounds, and 20% of the net sales of goods as royalties. The theoretical overall income was originally expected to exceed 60 million pounds, but due to the impact of the epidemic, it has not been able to truly meet the standards.
From this season, Liverpool’s sponsor has been replaced with Adidas, and the new sponsorship agreement will bring 65 to 70 million pounds of income to Slot’s team every year. It is also because of this that Liverpool can spend a lot of money to buy Wierz.
The total amount of Wiltz’s transfer to Liverpool this time is two statements. German media believes it is 150 million euros, but 135 million euros are the fixed part. There are also floating terms related to attendance rates and trigger rewards for linking important championships. The British media insists that the total price is 135 million euros, and it is impossible to judge which statement is more accurate at present.
So it is a bit ahead of the third in history, but it should be no doubt that it is higher than Felix’s 126 million euros.
It is particularly worth mentioning that Adidas also has a contract with Wilz, and there is a special clause. That is, Adidas will part of the club A to D, and the original Leverkusen is C. If Wilz joins the A team, he will get more income (Adidas pays).
This is probably why Manchester City withdraws from the competition early and Liverpool, who also gets the new Adidas contract, became Wilz’s final choice. From the perspective of sponsors, it seems to be a natural thing.
02. Weirz’s characteristics: the ultimate space user
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Wilz fully demonstrated his talent in positioning in this wave of attack. When the midfield was advancing, his teammates collided with the wall, and he had been waiting in the open position.
Then he passed the ball to Grimaldo, and then went forward to catch the ball in the penalty area. The last shot was strong at the frequency of his feet. He had never been there, but he could score by getting rid of the move quickly and he could score.
The same was true in the UEFA semi-finals. This time, after taking the ball in the ribs, Wiltz wanted to pass the ball to his teammates but failed.
It should be said that Wiltz’s offensive operation in the ribs is still relatively space-dependent. If the opponent tightens, the threat of his ball and passing balls is not that great.
However, after the first pass failed, Wiltz then seized the moment when the Portuguese defender was slacking off, suddenly stepped forward without the ball, received a wonderful pass from Kimmich, and then headed the ball.
Wilz is good at such unball movements, opponents missed people, and teammates made a wonderful pass, so he could seize the opportunity in an instant.
b. Wilz’s shot: unique
In the past two seasons, Wiltz has contributed 34 goals and 33 times to LeverkusenAssist. This data cannot be said to be particularly dazzling, nor is it bad.
It is possible to hand over a double-double report card of about 15+15 every season, which proves the talent of this young man.
As mentioned earlier, Wilz has a good sense of running. This time, Leverkusen launched a counterattack, and Flynnon on the flank advanced at high speed. Wilz found an opportunity at the top of the arc, and then used a stable push shot to send the ball into the bottom of the net.
Wilz’s push shot stability is still good, and he can produce very high-quality world waves when he has free space.
But when under pressure, Werz’s shot slipped relatively quickly, and it is very important for him to have room.
It is worth mentioning that the so-called pressure does not mean that Werz has poor ball control ability, and his movements to get rid of his feet are very fast. If the opponent does not entangle him and sticks his body on it, then Wiltz will easily get rid of it.
In addition, both feet can shoot, so Wiltz is not easy to defend by relying on individual soldiers. It requires a certain system to assist in defense, so that the space he can get rid of can be locked and Wilz loses the threat.
03. Werz’s performance is unstable when under pressure: he still needs to improve when fighting tough battles
a. My physical fitness is still not very good
Manchester City had a crush on Wilz before, and probably hoped that he could take over Bernay. From the statistical comparison, we can see that Wilz is still far from De Bruyne in terms of defense, shooting and passing threats.
His advantages lie in the movement of the ball and the receiving rate, so he has the advantage in terms of the expected number of goals (also indicating that the shots are worse than De Bruyne), the opponent’s penalty area and the offensive three-zone catch and get the ball.
Wilz still did less when the team fell 1-2. Especially when the opponent strengthens the confrontation in the middle, Wilz can escape and rob, but it is difficult to truly break through the defense.
When he encounters a press, he will dribble the ball to the side. Wirtz’s crossing is good, butThis kind of playing style is not efficient after all.
This time it was also very typical. Teammates took the ball from the wing and launched an attack. Wirtz quickly ran to the penalty area to respond. The problem is that the opponent is very focused, and the Portuguese central defender Innacio moved sideways in time.
Wilz did not get the space he wanted after receiving the ball, and his direct crossing was blocked. If Liverpool’s offense wants to revolve around Wilz’s team building, there will be some problems. It is that if the space cannot be created and can only rely on its ability to run, its physical strength is not superior, and its technology is not as good as that, it will be more difficult.
Including this time, Werz received the ball after retracement, but faced the defender who was robbed. Although he did not concede the ball, it was difficult to control the ball.
Wilz is still a little physically poor since he becomes a superstar, which is also a big problem for him.
b. Wilz’s pass: There is still room for improvement
Wilz’s footwork talent is higher than his footwork skills. He is of high quality to send wonderful passes in open spaces. In his fast offensive pass cooperation, he can also use some beautiful balls to bring opportunities to his teammates.
In addition, he has good crossing skills after pulling the side. Compared to shooting in a tough battle, Wilz can try more to run and pass the ball.
It’s like this time the cross-seeking quality was very high, and I found my center teammate Hick and completed the header.
However, there is no center in Liverpool’s team, and other people’s headers are not very good except Jota, which will be a problem.
On the other hand, Wilz’s straight pass is of good quality, which may bring surprises to Liverpool. After all, with Liverpool’s overall offensive and defensive rhythm, the probability of running out is still very high.
Especially, Liverpool’s midfielder is good at forward-stripping. Wiltz can not only use the space created by his teammates to score goals by himself, but also use assists to give back to his teammates.
For Wiltz, there is another good news that he did not come to the strange Premier League and Liverpool alone, and he also joined the team with his former teammate Flynn Penn.
Liverpool is generally younger, and Wiltz is also regarded as the team’s new forward flag after Salah. Liverpool will give him enough resources to help Wiltz succeed.
Conclusion:
Last season, Salah was the one who grabbed the open position to harvest the pass and shot data. Perhaps this resource will be transferred to Wilz in the future. However, Salah only renewed his contract with Liverpool. In the next season, how to allocate resources will be a difficult problem.
After all, Wilz is an attacker who relies on the system and does not know his ability to be a soldier. Whether he can succeed depends on Slott’s tactical system and whether he can provide him with enough support.
(Himu)