Coach Ronald Koeman has given his opinion on why the new attacking star is not doing well at Liverpool

Of course, Ronald Koeman also keeps a close eye on his charges abroad, which he needs for the composition of the Dutch national team, which he took over this year. So the situation of Coady Gakpa certainly worries him. However, it is not only about him!

As recently as last spring, Liverpool were considered one of the best teams in the world. They won the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, were in the Champions League final and were also fighting for the Premier League title.

It was on the verge of a unique quadruple, but couldn’t win either of the valuable trophies. Manchester City dominated the English league, while Real Madrid lifted the trophy.

Moreover, in the summer Sadio Mané left for Bayern Munich and thus slowly began Liverpool’s downfall. In the autumn, the Reds started to lose a lot of money, and in the Champions League they were beaten by Napoli and finished second in the group.

Liverpool’s performances have been even worse since they have been playing again after the World Cup. New signing Gakpo has fallen into the Reds misery and is doing absolutely nothing. This is evidenced by the following fact.

The World Cup ended on December 18, the Premier League restarted on December 26 and since then Liverpool’s top scorer has been Leicester defender Wout Faes, who scored two own goals in the return leg. No player has managed to score those two goals, not even Salah, Gakpo or Núñez.

But most logically, the last two incoming players, who cost Liverpool a total of 122 million euros, are the most discussed. However, while the Uruguayan striker has already made a few notches on his Liverpool jersey, Gakpo has so far come out of 6 duels empty-handed.

“ The level in England is higher than in the Netherlands, but they are also young guys, right? You can see that he ended up in a team that is not doing well. Then it’s even harder for him as a new player. You are immediately tested.”

Meanwhile, Gakpo has scored 13 goals and assisted 17 others in 24 games for PSV this season. Koeman’s words sound very apt.

“And when you don’t score or are not important and don’t win any games, it’s very difficult, especially for a young player. If it was someone at the age of 28 with experience, it would be different,” finished the former Southampton and Everton coach, who moved to England from the Eredivisie, specifically from Feyenoord.

Liverpool now have a very difficult period ahead of them as they visit Newcastle after the derby with Everton and then welcome Real Madrid to Anfield in the Champions League.

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