Gakpo explains difference between playing for Slot and Klopp
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo gave an interview to Men in Blazers in which he spoke about the difference between playing for Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot after admitting that he is enjoying the new life at Anfield under the Dutchman.
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Cody Gakpo is emerging as one of Liverpool's star performers after scoring six goals and providing two assists as Luis Diaz's usual understudy. However, the 25-year-old knows his time will come and is enjoying playing under Arne Slot in a new life at Anfield.
The 25-year-old did not hesitate to talk about his role in the squad in an interview with Men in Blazers. "Before I came to Liverpool I also played as a left winger. Then I came here and I started to play more as a striker," he began.
"At the Euros, I played as a left winger again. Then this season the new manager came in, I talked with him and he said, 'You have to focus on the left winger position... this is your position when you come on or when you start'.
"Because he said there’s a lot of competition here, so you just have to show yourself. But he said, ‘That is going to be your position.' It felt a little bit, for me, like the old me, like what I did at PSV [Eindhoven] as well. I feel really good in this position. I try to show my best to everybody, what I’m capable of," Gakpo continued.
"I think I come into more one-v-ones now with my face towards the opponent, where I can really go inside and give a cross, shoot or go outside and give a cross – which is more my game, I would say, and where I think I can be really dangerous and help the team the most," he added.
The 25-year-old did not hesitate to talk about his role in the squad in an interview with Men in Blazers. "Before I came to Liverpool I also played as a left winger. Then I came here and I started to play more as a striker," he began.
"At the Euros, I played as a left winger again. Then this season the new manager came in, I talked with him and he said, 'You have to focus on the left winger position... this is your position when you come on or when you start'.
"Because he said there’s a lot of competition here, so you just have to show yourself. But he said, ‘That is going to be your position.' It felt a little bit, for me, like the old me, like what I did at PSV [Eindhoven] as well. I feel really good in this position. I try to show my best to everybody, what I’m capable of," Gakpo continued.
"I think I come into more one-v-ones now with my face towards the opponent, where I can really go inside and give a cross, shoot or go outside and give a cross – which is more my game, I would say, and where I think I can be really dangerous and help the team the most," he added.
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