Who will be the hottest rising star in the Bundesliga in the 2021-22 season?
There is no doubt florian Wirtz who has made 6 appearances (4 starts), scored 4 goals and assisted 5 for Bayer Leverkusen.
After being first drafted for the German national team in March, although the conservative Loew was not finally selected for the 23-man squad for the European Championship, the successor Frick, known for his courage to use new talents, immediately added Wiltz's name to the world cup qualifiers.
In the Bundesliga in September, Wertz contributed 3 goals and 2 assists, especially in the home match against Mainz, he scored the only goal of the game, helping the team to score all three points, while also making himself successfully surpass the "golden boy" Podolsky, becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to score 10 goals.
He was also shortlisted for the 2021 Kopa Award (Best U21 Player) and the Golden Boy Award (hosted by Sporting Turin), and his recent German reshuffle has risen to €65 million (7th in the Bundesliga).
In a recent interview with German star Vogts, he praised the 18-year-old Wertz, saying that his visible talent has surpassed that of young internationals such as Sane, Gnabry and Werner, hoping that Frick can always trust the supernova, give stable playing time, and polish his talent.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > another German football talent from Cologne</h1>
Like Podolski, Wertz is from veteran powerhouse Cologne, which the Cologne Express once called "the best midfielder in the club's history". Because of its extremely bright performance in Cologne, "Bundesliga Banba" Bayern Munich, "Youth Storm" Borussia Dortmund, "Bundesliga upstart" RB Leipzig and "Scumbag Reds" Liverpool are all salivating over this football potential stock, but out of the planning of the beginning of his career, Florian still chose Leverkusen, the "pharmaceutical factory" that can ensure his stable playing time.
In January 2020, Wertz moved to Bayer Leverkusen. At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 19, 2020, in the first game of the Bundesliga restarted after the suspension of the new crown epidemic, Florian Wiltz, wearing bayonet Shirt 27, started and replaced Havertz, who had moved to Chelsea, at the age of 17 years and 15 days, becoming the youngest Bundesliga player in bay Fc.
Looking at the entire history of the Bundesliga, only the former Dort prodigy Nuri Shaheen (16 years and 335 days) and Cologne defenders are younger than Seck (16 years and 362 days) to make their Bundesliga debuts. I don't know if it is providence or not, "the youngest record holder in the Bundesliga debut" Shaheen has completed the witness of the replacement of the old and the new on the Bremen bench in this game.
Since then, Wiltz's wonderful performance on the field has been unattainable, and it has continued to bring surprises to fans and friends. In the 30th round of the Bundesliga on June 6, 2020, Beijing time, Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-4 at home to "leader" Bayern Munich. Although the game was suppressed by Bayern, in the final moments of the game, Wertz seized the opportunity to score his Bundesliga debut, and at the age of 17 and 34 days later, he became the youngest goal scorer in the Bundesliga (of course, it was later broken by the prodigy Mukoko, who was long-awaited throughout Germany).
Seeing the huge potential of Wiltz and the covetous glances of other giants from time to time, Bayer Leverkusen announced twice in half a year (December 23, 2020 and May 3, 2021) that he would renew his contract with Wiltz until June 2023 and June 2026, giving the majority of pharmaceutical fans a reassuring pill.
The 2020-21 season was the first full season after Wertz entered his career, and Wertz made a total of 29 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions, handing over the excellent result of "scoring 5 goals and assisting 5 times" as a proper main player, thus becoming the first person in Bundesliga history to complete 5 goals before the age of 18.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > on-field data and characteristics analysis</h1>
According to the results of the football professional data analysis website "The Analyst", comparing the goals and assist efficiencies of the pharmaceutical factory's "current popular fried chicken" and "predecessor" Havertz in their respective leagues - Wiltz's offensive contribution rate to the team (completed goals or assists) is an average of 148 minutes, while Havletz is 165 minutes; at the same time, Wiltz is more efficient in front of goal, with an expected number of goals per 90 minutes is 0.16, while Havletz has 0.14.
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Wertz has seen a new outbreak, with the most efficient offensive conversion in european football to date (he can participate in a goal every 47 minutes), while big names such as Haaland (51 minutes), Benzema (52 minutes), Lewandowski (60 minutes) and Salah (65 minutes) are behind him.
Of course, the cold data is not necessarily very objective, but also to consider the post-match schedule, the differences between the major leagues, the impact of the player's injury and illness, etc., but this also reflects that Wertz's talent and strength have far surpassed other players in the same age group.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > growth cap and reference template</h1>
Judging from the style of the ball, Wiltz has the possibility of becoming the "new Havertz", but there are also characteristics that are clearly different from Xiao Kai.
Havertz, who has already travelled to Stamford Bridge and won the Champions League, has set the benchmark for the mother's rising star – Kay Berger. At the age of 20 years and 186 days, Havertz became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to play a hundred games, and the 26 goals and 17 assists left in the Bundesliga are also quite good, but according to Wiltz's current development trend, this "temporary" record will sooner or later become one of his next record-breaking records.
Of course, the young and vigorous Florian did not like to compare him with Havertz too much, and in the first half of 2021, he complained to the media about giving himself the title of "new Havertz": "I want to do better than Havertz, he is my role model, I like to compete and hate failure." 」 ”
As the main organizational node of the team's attack, Wiltz's tactical positioning is to carry on the top and bottom, combing the pitch of the midfield converter.
The 18-year-old Wiltz has a lot of physical reserves, and his main activity hotspots in each game basically cover all areas outside the restricted areas of the two sides, with an average running distance of about 12 kilometers per game, which shows that he runs the field, constantly creates opportunities for himself and his teammates, and participates in the overall attack and defense of the team.
In terms of tactical execution, whether the team uses a single front or a double front waist, he can be inside and outside, can be passed and carried, and his scoring and assist ability are extremely strong attributes, becoming the main midfielder of the coach's tactical board, Wertz is the person who can support the team's offensive advance, his left and right feet are balanced, the pass stop and shoot and the sense of determination are the top among players of the same age.
As a forward, passing ability and accuracy is a very important indicator, according to statistics, Wertz can contribute a key pass on average every 20 passes, the conversion rate is higher than That of Havertz in previous seasons, whether it is from defense to attack or position to attack and defense, his broad vision on the field and highlight the overall situation make his passing can help the team to complete the tactical task better and more efficiently at key moments.
From this point of view, his style is more like the peak of his career and has not yet "bestialized" before Arsenal and the German national team double top 10, I believe that after more game experience accumulation, coupled with his own hard training, I believe that the future Wertz will definitely move towards the goal of the giant club and the main German midfielder.