{"id":47676,"date":"2026-04-08T08:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47676"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:49:57","slug":"we-believe-in-the-manager-wirtz-sends-clear-message-before-psg-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/champions-league\/we-believe-in-the-manager-wirtz-sends-clear-message-before-psg-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe believe in the manager\u201d Wirtz sends clear message before PSG tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has issued a clear message of support for manager Arne Slot ahead of a crucial UEFA Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in comments shared by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Wirtz dismissed any doubts over the manager\u2019s position. He stated that the squad fully trusts Slot and believes in his methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, of course. We are believing in him and we should. They won the league last season,\u201d Wirtz said. His statement comes at a key moment as Liverpool prepare for the quarter-final first leg tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The German midfielder also reflected on the team\u2019s recent performances. He admitted that while there have been many good games, the squad expects more from itself. \u201cWe had a lot of good games, we wanted it to better than what it is. We have things to play for. We believe in the manager,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool face a tough challenge against a strong PSG side. The French club arrives with attacking depth and European experience. For Slot\u2019s team, the first leg will be crucial in setting the tone for the tie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has issued a clear message of support for manager Arne Slot ahead of a crucial UEFA\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":47677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4652],"tags":[3798,3970,3796,219,727,2639,447,3811,490,3794,48],"class_list":["post-47676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-arne-slot","tag-florian-wirtz","tag-football","tag-liverpool","tag-luis-enrique","tag-midfielder","tag-psg","tag-slot","tag-ucl","tag-ucl-quarter-finals","tag-uefa-champions-league"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47678,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47676\/revisions\/47678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}