Support national team teammates! Gundogan: People who can’t see Wirtz’s outstanding talent really don’t understand football

October 13th Recently, Gundogan told Bild that he strongly supports national team teammate Wirtz, and said that people who cannot see Wirtz’s talent do not understand football.

Gündogan: "Wiltz's sky-high transfer fee (up to 150 million euros/Editor's note) is destined to make him quickly become the focus in England - unfortunately, this has become the operating mechanism of today's football.

"This transfer fee actually has nothing to do with Wirtz himself. But in a way, people can be forgiven for having high hopes for him. However, I have seen data showing that across all competitions, no player in the Premier League has created more scoring chances than Wirtz.

Statistics from the Opta data provider confirm that in terms of "expected assist value" (that is, an indicator that measures the probability of a pass being converted into a teammate's shot), Wirtz indeed leads all players in the Premier League in scoring opportunities created across events (21 times).

Gündogan continued: "I really hope the analysis can be more in-depth - don't just focus on the cold assists and goal data. If someone can't see Wirtz's outstanding talent, they really don't understand football. To say that the transfer has failed now is simply an exaggeration."

His advice to Wirtz is: stay patient and believe in your own strength! "But I am convinced that goals and assists will come soon - either October or November. No player or ordinary person in this world can completely block out the noise of the outside world, and it will be affected to some extent.

"But according to what I know about Wirtz as a person, coupled with his extraordinary talent, he will definitely be able to get through this stage. This is also crucial for the German national team. Personally, I have no doubt about it and think it's just a matter of time. "

Wirtz had a slow start in his new club Liverpool, which has caused many doubts. He has currently played 10 games for Liverpool in all competitions and only created 1 goal (1 assist) for the team in the Community Shield.