Schweinsteiger Tells Liverpool to Feed Wirtz More Often
Bastian Schweinsteiger has told Liverpool to put the ball at Florian Wirtz’s feet as often as possible, arguing that the midfielder needs it to control his game. The message lands after Wirtz’s mixed first season at Anfield Road, where the club-record signing has shown quality without consistent end product.
Schweinsteiger on Wirtz
“I see Wirtz and Musiala as our Ribery and Robben,” Schweinsteiger said in an interview with Sport Bild via Bulinews. He added: “If I were to play with Wirtz, I would simply give him the ball as often as possible because he needs the ball to give more dominance to his game.”
That is the clearest instruction in the story: Liverpool’s job, in Schweinsteiger’s view, is not to hide Wirtz inside a cautious structure but to keep finding him early and often. The advice is straightforward, and it draws a direct line from Germany’s technical identity to how the midfielder should be used in England.
Anfield Road pressure
Wirtz arrived from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record fee, and the scrutiny around him has already sharpened. Jamie Carragher called him “weak” after Liverpool’s defeat at Old Trafford and also suggested that Wirtz had been protected from the level of criticism other players face.
That criticism sits beside a different reading of his start. The piece describes his first season as mixed, but also says he has shown moments of control, sharp movement and good touches. The missing piece has been consistency, not talent, which is why Schweinsteiger’s call to feed him more often matters to the way Liverpool build attacks around him.
Germany comparison
Schweinsteiger’s comparison of Wirtz and Jamal Musiala to Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben gives the recommendation a wider frame. It places Wirtz in a group of players expected to decide games through repeated involvement, not isolated flashes.
Marcus Babbel’s description of the Premier League as “schneller” and “härter” adds another layer to the adjustment Wirtz has faced. The faster, more physical environment can unsettle even top talents, and Liverpool’s response now has to be practical: put the ball in his hands, let him face defenders, and build his rhythm from there.
Schweinsteiger also pointed to one pass Wirtz played for Germany against Switzerland as evidence of his technical quality. For Liverpool, the next step is obvious from the advice itself — use the midfielder more frequently, not less, and see whether that turns his uneven start into the control that prompted the club to pay a record fee.
