Florian Wirtz dribbling run is a work of art. Wirtz pulls off not one, but two brilliant fake shots only to see his shot hit the post. Thankfully, Patrik Schick was there to calmly slot home the rebound.
The attacking midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen goes right at both defenders and slaloms through them with ease. You’d like to see more players drive at defenders like this in world football.
This type of talent, the ability to dribble at defenders and having the confidence to do it, should be more instilled in young soccer players. Of course, there is a time in place for it, but it is so critical in terms of unlocking defenses in the modern game.
Wirtz has been on an attacking tear this past month in the Bundesliga. Altogether, Wirtz’s impressive dribbling skills have been on display in scoring and providing brilliant assists for reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen this season.
“Wirtz won the Bundesliga’s Player of the Month for December. Wirtz registered six goal contributions with goals against St. Pauli, Augsburg and Freiburg, and a hat-trick of assists against the latter in a 5-1 win.”
Watch the German international Florian Wirtz dribbling run versus RB Leipzig in the video below. It is no wonder that the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United want to sign Wirtz. Especially after seeing this dribbling run. Moreover, he is just 21 years old and has a very bright future.
Finally, it’s hard to say if Bayer Leverkusen will let Florian Wirtz leave the club. His creativity on the soccer ball and ability to create goal scoring chances might make them want to keep him.
2024/2025 Bundesliga stats from FootyStats. Over 19 league matches, Wirtz has scored 9 goals and provided 9 assists, averaging a goal involvement of 1.09 per 90 minutes. Overall, those are some very good offensive numbers for in attacking midfielder.
