I have never seen that, Joe Cole was amazed by the £44m Liverpool player and the speed last night, he was blistered
Former Liverpool player Joe Cole was shocked when the Reds beat LASK 4-0 last night. Cole spent the evening analyzing Liverpool’s win for TNT Sports. It was a comfortable night for Jurgen Klopp’s side as goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo secured the points and progress as group winners. After the game, from Wataru Endo’s performance to Salah’s “poker face”, there was a lot of talk about Liverpool’s future. But on the surface, Gakpo caught Cole’s eye the most. The 42-year-old claimed he was shocked by the speed of the Dutchman last night. “He tries, gets into good positions and what I like about him is how comfortable he is on the ball,” Cole reassured. “He showed there. I didn’t know he had that kind of speed. He just left. That’s why I think there’s more to him because I haven’t seen it. How long do we watch Cody Gakpo play? I’ve never seen him spread his legs like that. He looked like wool.” Cole was shocked at Gakpo’s speed Maybe it’s because of the speed of Darwin Nunez, Diaz and even Salah, but Gakpo’s pace is overlooked. He’s no Adama Traore, but the former PSV Eindhoven captain can really move across the pitch. Such is his height, Gakpo might be delusional about how fast he can move. At times, it can almost seem like the 24-year-old is gliding across the field. More impressive than his sheer speed, in our opinion, is his ability to run quickly with the ball. Not all players who are quick to give up possession are quick to move into it. Gakpo can. The £44m signing also matches his speed of foot and mind. How often do we see him anticipate in the box, drive past defenses and head a square ball across the six-yard box? His movement also helped provide space for Trent Alexander-Arnold to score against Manchester City on Sunday. It was quick thinking. In recent months, there has been a general disappointment in Gakpo’s overall production. Diogo Jota is currently injured, so this is a big opportunity for the Dutch national team. Fortunately, he got off to the bestp start last night with two goals. After the recent negative coverage, Cole won’t be the only one Cody surprises in the upcoming season.