Ronald Koeman believes Gakpo is good, but because the Reds are in poor form
Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman has defended Cody Gakpo‘s underperforming striker at his new club Liverpool, citing poor results as a whole. As a result, Kakpo is unable to exert a good form as well.
Holland boss Koeman has revealed that Gakpo moved to Liverpool at a time when the team were in poor form. and when he was still a young player As a result, it becomes something difficult to deal with, as reported by eurosport.com on February 9, 2023.
Gakpo was a new addition to Anfield in January 2023 but he has yet to score a goal or assist. In which the 23-year-old offensive line moved from PSV Eindhoven to join the Reds in the past winter market for a fee of 44 million pounds, but still scores goals or assists for Jürgen Klopp’s side were not at all in their first six games.
By Koeman believes that adapting to the new league Mixed with the challenge of building a better team. These are all important reasons that the 23-year-old carat has not been able to produce good listening.
“He ended up with a team that didn’t perform well. even if you don’t score a goal But you have no influence on the team. And not winning the game is even more difficult. especially with young players.”
“On the other hand If it happens to a 28-year-old player with experience Results will vary. In addition, the English football league level is higher than the Netherlands.”
“But our Dutch players who play in the first team and have problems are all young, aren’t they? Like Ryan Graffenberg at Bayern Munich, he rarely played. Everything is very difficult,” said the Netherlands national team head coach.
3 league games as a starting point Gakpo was unable to score any goals. Including 3 more cup football games until the manager, Jurgen Klopp, has released the support to unlock the Merseyside derby match on February 13th.
For Gakpo during his time with PSV Can score 21 goals last season and this season before moving to England The Netherlands international winger scored 13 goals and provided 17 assists in 24 for the Dutch side. He was given a temporary captain’s armband. Despite being only in his early 20s, Gakpo has attracted the attention of many clubs for his outstanding talents throughout his career with PSV.
