Liverpool manager Arne Slot hailed Cody Gakpo as having a “special season ” after the technical winger opened the scoring in a 4-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur and reached the Carabao Cup final. The Reds lost the first leg 1-0 away but went on to score from Anfield on Thursday, starting with Gakpo in the 30th minute, followed by Mo Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk in the second half. “
Mo crossed the ball and Curtis Jones tried to charge in, which made the opposing full-backs hesitate,” Slott said in his post-match interview about the important goal.
“Then the ball went to Gakpo. Our forwards, Diaz, Jota, Darwin, Mo and Chiesa, สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน can all score goals but we have to put them in the right positions more often. “
So they have to run a lot and everyone is doing that, but Gakpo is having a special season. “
“The second half of last season was special. It’s the same with playing for the Netherlands at the Euros, so it’s not something that’s fallen from the sky and it’s something that Gakpo has done before.”
The latest performance took Gakpo’s tally to 16 goals in his first 35 games in all competitions this season, equalling the total for the entirety of last season.
“I don’t know how many goals Gakpo will finish with, I don’t care too much about the goals the players have,” Slott added of the 25-year-old compatriot.
“I know if they work as hard as they do they will score. Overall we showed a complete performance today and controlled the game. “
If you look at the third goal you can see the workload of Connor Bradley, the full-back, running all over the pitch to provide the assist for Szoboszlai, which was just as important as scoring. “It’s
always a good feeling to get to the final. We try to improve every day as a team but at the end of the day the most important thing is to win the trophy. We’re delighted to have the chance to do that but we also know we’re up against a strong opponent like Newcastle.”