{"id":24423,"date":"2025-10-03T18:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/long-in-the-real-former-coach-reveals-dreams-of-extraordinary-liverpool-star\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:30:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:30:51","slug":"long-in-the-real-former-coach-reveals-dreams-of-extraordinary-liverpool-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/long-in-the-real-former-coach-reveals-dreams-of-extraordinary-liverpool-star\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Long in the Real&#8230;&#8221;: Former coach reveals dreams of &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; Liverpool star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/long-in-the-real-former-coach-reveals-dreams-of-extraordinary-liverpool-star\/#Florian_Wirtz_wants_to_win_Ballon_DOr\" >Florian Wirtz wants to win Ballon D&#8217;Or<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/long-in-the-real-former-coach-reveals-dreams-of-extraordinary-liverpool-star\/#Wirtz_can_grow_into_a_star\" >Wirtz can grow into a star<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool midfielder Florian Wiltz is considered one of the best young talents in football in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was beginning a difficult life in England, but he is an elite talent with a bright future. He has all the tools to develop into a future superstar. His former coach now revealed what they think of him and what his dreams are in an interview with Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>His former coach, Martin Heck, believes he is a &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; talent and is designed to become a star in the future. Meanwhile, Marx Deux, who has coached him in the past, revealed that the German international always dreamed of beating Baron de Ort.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Florian_Wirtz_wants_to_win_Ballon_DOr\"><\/span>Florian Wirtz wants to win Ballon D&#8217;Or<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>His former coach Marcus Down told Sky Sports: &#8220;I asked him at the meeting about his career goals, and everyone on the team said, &#8216;Oh, I&#8217;ll be the winner of the German Championship this year and I&#8217;ll be the first in the starting 11.&#8221; Florian said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll win the Barondoor in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wirtz responded: &#8220;I used to say this every day when I was younger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Down added: &#8220;I said it&#8217;s okay. Usually I think I&#8217;m fine. In this case, I went your way and said you could achieve that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wirtz_can_grow_into_a_star\"><\/span>Wirtz can grow into a star<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florian Wirtz&#8217;s Action for Liverpool (Photo: Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no reason why midfielders won&#8217;t be able to win prestigious awards in the future. He has plenty of time to fulfill his potential. Despite not hitting top form yet in the Premier League, he shows a glimpse of his quality. It is still unclear whether he will be able to improve in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that he could do well in British football and establish himself as one of the best players in the world. Liverpool pays him a lot and they certainly hope that he can meet his potential with them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool midfielder Florian Wiltz is considered one of the best young talents in football in the world. He was beginning a difficult life in England, but he is an elite talent with a bright future. He has all the tools to develop into a future superstar. 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