He wanted to be the new Mané, but Gakpo gets new nickname after another clean sheet

Liverpool played out a goalless draw in a game that was plagued by mistakes from their strikers, especially Cody Gakpo

22/01/2023, 07:12 AM +00:00

Liverpool, who have had one of their worst seasons in this golden epoch under the command of Jürgen Klopp, admitted their responsibility to the media and especially to the fans, but also said that this can be reversed with the right men.

Since the start of this transfer window, Klopp insisted his board to acquire quality players, being then the arrival of Cody Gakpo at Anfield, after leaving the Eredivisie with PSV to join the Red's for 42 million plus 14 million in variables. But up to this point the Netherlands gem has been far below the level he showed in Qatar with his national team.

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Even this bad moment and even the presentation that Gakpo has had to the fans, has concluded in a new nickname for the striker, as he is now known as "Gakponglahor" in honor of Gabby Agbonlahor, one of the worst players who has had the Premier League and the same England team. Hence, the comparison of Gakpo in his style and even for some his physical form.

Gakpo is part of this new crop of young Dutch players that coach Louis van Gaal took to the World Cup, which fell by the wayside after being eliminated by champions Argentina in the quarter-finals. Even so, Gakpo is an undisputed starter for The Oranje, but this run of goal drought has got the coach of the national team thinking, not only to wake up his place, but even to call him up.

Gakpo has not scored

Life for Gakpo has changed completely, from earning 700,000 euros at PSV to 8 million at Anfield, which according to the fans he has not compensated in these games where he has come on as a substitute and also in the starting role. Cody will have to carry all that weight and turn the page, thinking about the next opponent Brighton Hove Albion in the 1/16 final round of the FA Cup where the Red's are the current champions.