First Name: Cody
Surname: Gakpo
Squad Number: 18
Position: Forward
D.O.B.: 07.05.1999.
Town of Birth: Eindhoven
Country of Birth: Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
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2023/24: 53 games, 3017 mins, 16 goals and six assists
Cody Gakpo on conversations with Head Coach Arne Slot:
“Yeah, I spoke to him and obviously he sees me as a left winger. That’s how I think he sees me.”
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So, our new 6 then?
I tend to forget just how much power his shots can generate because he doesn’t often find himself in a good position to shoot.
I got the impression that Diaz is attacking the box more often this season, so I expect Gakpo to follow suit. I hope he gets more encouragement to have a run at his fullback, too - it’s not like he’s Ronaldinho but he’s got quite decent acceleration and that should help him skip past his marker more often than not.
I hope it will all come together for him eventually as he’s showing different qualities in different games but I always have the feeling he’s yet to learn how to consistently use them and use them all within the same time - if that makes sense.
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