The unique component at Liverpool that helped Cody Gakpo feel ‘at home’ is revealed

According to Cody Gakpo, a forward for Liverpool, he feels at home on Merseyside, and not simply because of the large Dutch population at Anfield.

With Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch consistently appearing in the Premier League starting lineups, Gakpo is one of three Dutch players in the first team. Arne Slot, the new head coach, joined from Feyenoord this summer and is also from Holland.

The Reds star believes that this Dutch team makes him feel at home and is enjoying life with the Premier League leaders. “I thought Liverpool was a very friendly club when they approached me. It was like PSV, but bigger,” he told Men In Blazers. “I immediately felt at home.”The fans and people are fantastic, and they were a huge assistance to me. I’m really happy to be here. The answer seemed obvious. Some Dutchmen are present. Overall, though, regardless of your background, we are a true family. Everyone treated me like a brother as soon as I got there.

The greatest strength of this club is that everyone is welcome regardless of where they are from as long as they are a member of the family. We’ll stand up for one another.Everyone knew Ryan (Gravenberch), who I knew from the Eredivisie, was a really talented player. Although he didn’t play much for Bayern Munich, his talent was well known across Holland.

The management gave him confidence because he was aware of this. Ryan has proven himself. He is exceptional. That you now recognize the Ryan that we Dutchmen know makes me very glad.Gakpo, who played on both flanks but mostly as a central striker under Jurgen Klopp last season, has disclosed what he believes to be his ideal position.

“I was a left winger before coming to Liverpool, but after coming here, I started to play more as a central striker,” he said. However, I played as a winger once more during the Euros last summer. After I spoke with the new manager, he advised me to concentrate on the left winger.

He instructed me to simply present myself, and that was my stance. I feel quite comfortable in this role and aim to demonstrate my full potential because it is now like the old me, what I did at PSV.

I face the opponent when I enter one-on-one situations on the left so I can shoot or cross. I can be dangerous here, therefore this is more my game.