Premier League legend Thierry Henry has delivered a harsh verdict on the Bundesliga stars currently struggling in England — most notably Liverpool’s record signing Florian Wirtz — saying he has “always had doubts” about players coming from Germany’s top flight.
According to theWORLD, Wirtz, who joined Liverpool this summer for an eye-watering €140 million (around ¥233 billion), has yet to register a single goal or assist in the Premier League.
Tottenham’s Xavi Simons — another big-money Bundesliga arrival at roughly ¥100 billion — is also still stuck on zero goals.
Henry didn’t hold back:
“The tempo in the Bundesliga and the Premier League is completely different.
Adapting is extremely difficult.”
His comments tap into what many fans call the “Bundesliga curse” — the same wall that once stopped players like Shinji Kagawa, Jadon Sancho and Timo Werner from truly shining in England.
Henry’s firm “NO” to the idea that Bundesliga stars can seamlessly transition to the Premier League has ignited huge debate among fans.
Reactions ranged from “Henry is spot on!” to “Haaland is literally the only exception.”
The discussion quickly turned into a heated argument across UK social media and Reddit.
Source: Tribal Football
THIERRY HENRY SENDS WARNING TO LIVERPOOL’S WIRTZ: I QUESTION PEOPLE WHO PERFORM IN GERMANY
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“Social Media Reactions”
[Premier League fan]
“King Henry is absolutely right. Bundesliga gives you a whole farm to run into — defenders barely press. Of course these guys panic the moment they realize there’s zero time in the Prem.”
[Liverpool fan]
“Wirtz? Yeah he was a ‘wizard’ in Germany. In the Prem he’s just getting bullied off the ball every week. Henry didn’t miss — that take hit way too hard. lmao”
[Spurs fan]
“Xavi Simons has the technique, sure, but he can’t handle Premier League pressing at all. Feels like we threw €60m straight into a bonfire. 💀”
[Chelsea fan]
“We’ve lived this nightmare already… Werner, Havertz, Sancho… The ‘Bundesliga tax’ is absolutely real. LMAOOOO 💀💀💀💀”
[Man United fan]
“Sancho dominating in Dortmund then flopping here told us everything we needed to know. I can’t. 💀”
[Premier League fan]
“Cooking farmers doesn’t prepare you for the Prem. Simple as that.”
[Liverpool fan]
“Wirtz still on 0G/0A btw. Premier League defenders don’t give you those German sightseeing-level spaces.”
[Man City fan]
“Did everyone just forget Haaland? Man literally broke the league.”
[Man City fan]
“De Bruyne, Gündoğan… half our legends came from the Bundesliga lol.”
[Premier League fan]
“They were just legit. Wirtz and Simons might just be… not.”
[Premier League fan]
“Endo became duel king his first year. It’s literally player-by-player.”
[Spurs fan]
“Son came from Leverkusen and cooked. Henry’s take is kinda biased ngl.”
[Arsenal fan]
“Xhaka and Aubameyang were great too. It’s just the recent big-money guys flopping.”
[International Premier League fan]
“It’s not tempo, it’s physicality. Wirtz is built like a noodle. Hit the gym bro.”
[Liverpool fan]
“Part of Wirtz’s issue is Slot forcing him into the 10. Blaming the Bundesliga is too easy.”
[Newcastle fan]
“Woltemade already has 4 goals for us. If you can adapt, you adapt.”
[International Premier League fan]
“Japanese players coming from the Bundesliga actually have a high success rate — Okazaki, Kagawa, Endo.”
[International Premier League fan]
“Kagawa would’ve been a Premier League legend if Ferguson had stayed. No doubt.”
[International Premier League fan]
“Kamada is adapting at Palace too. Maybe Japanese players just have that discipline factor.”
[Premier League fan]
“Wirtz and Simons were way too used to being the ‘main guy.’ You gotta grind nonstop in the Prem.”
[Liverpool fan]
“If Henry’s saying it, maybe Wirtz is cooked… just play Endo at this point.”
[Spurs fan]
“What about Kubo? La Liga profiles might work better than Bundesliga ones tbh.”
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