Klopp issues five-word advice to Andoni Iraola on how to get Florian Wirtz 'buzzing' at Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp’s five-word advice to Liverpool’s new head coach, Andoni Iraola, centers on maximizing Florian Wirtz. Speaking on Magenta Sport via Liverpool Echo, Klopp urged, “Just give him the ball,” arguing that Liverpool should involve the 23-year-old in the game so he “feels completely at home.” Wirtz arrived at Anfield 12 months ago as Liverpool’s first £100m+ signing from Bayer Leverkusen, but had a difficult 2025/26 run in which he scored seven goals in 49 appearances. Germany’s World Cup campaign is ongoing, and Klopp said Wirtz should avoid constantly dropping toward his own penalty area. The comments come with the wider context of Liverpool’s need to define his role more clearly, ahead of his return to England later this summer.