No one knew this would happen, 57 goals and 65 assists → 218.5 billion presence ghost Shin Se-Liverpool becomes the worst player

Sep 15, 2025

No one knew this would happen, 57 goals and 65 assists → 218.5 billion presence ghost Shin Se-Liverpool becomes the worst player
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Florian Birtz is not showing the capabilities that Liverpool fans expected.

Liverpool won 1-0 in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season at Turf Moor in Burnley, England, on the 14th (Korea time). Liverpool, which has won all four games, has raced to first place alone.

Liverpool failed to properly target Burnley's defense except for creating a chance on a corner kick early in the game. As a team, I felt like I couldn't target the defense and relied on the player's individual ability. Liverpool were lucky to win a penalty two minutes before the end of the match. Mohamed Salah, the kicker, managed to win the away game.




Despite four consecutive league wins and a top-flight run, Liverpool fans are in a bad mood. This is because the team's performance is not satisfactory. As worrisome as his performance is Birtz's presence.
No one knew this would happen, 57 goals and 65 assists → 218.5 billion presence ghost Shin Se-Liverpool becomes the worst player
Birtz, who emerged as the world's best playmaker in Bayer Leverkusen, rejected the world's best big clubs such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich and chose to go to Liverpool. Liverpool also paid 116 million pounds (about 218.5 billion won) to recruit Birz. Until Alexander Isaac was hired, Birz's transfer fee was the highest in EPL history.

Liverpool fans had really high expectations for Birtz's participation. This is because Birtz won the German Bundesliga Player of the Year Award selected by the German Professional Football Association in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons. Birtz was evaluated as a player who could solve the creativity and scoring skills that Liverpool's midfield lacked at once. In the past two seasons, Birz has scored 69 offensive points for Leverkusen.
No one knew this would happen, 57 goals and 65 assists → 218.5 billion presence ghost Shin Se-Liverpool becomes the worst player
However, Birtz has no offensive points in the league since his transfer to Liverpool. Birtz is not giving a feeling that suits Liverpool coach Arne Slot's soccer well. Birtz, who was also a starter on the day, had little presence. After making space with an individual breakthrough in the 10th minute of the second half, I can only remember a shot that slightly missed the post. In the 40th minute of the second half, Leslie Ugochuku was sent off, but Birtz induced itIt was an unreasonable foul by Ugochuku, who had already been warned. Birtz, who also failed to accumulate offensive points against Burnley, is raising concerns among Liverpool fans.

After the game, soccer statistics media SofaScore shed light on Birtz's sluggishness, evaluating that 'the talent remains, but the flame is not yet flying'. In the last five games, Birz has an average rating of only 6.48. In general, a player who has not performed well is rated 6.7 points. In other words, Birz's first five games of the season are sluggish. The longer Birtz fails to show his true value, the greater the burden on the player will only increase.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.