Hupu announced on May 8 that Liverpool's forward is Cody Gakpo. Over the weekend, he faced a key Premier League match against Chelsea. Before that, he accepted an official interview with the club. He said frankly that the team must lock in qualification for next season's Champions League as soon as possible, but he also admitted that according to Liverpool's standards, the team's overall performance needs to be further improved this season. At the same time, he scored in the Double Red Club, which brought his total number of goals in the Red Devils career to 50.
About Champions League qualification
Jakpo said, this is the most critical and important goal at the moment. We must win it firmly to win our own game. Depending on how other teams play out, it could theoretically be possible to get a clue this week. Of course, we all hope to get it off as soon as possible. If we take a look at the entire season, at this recent stage, we can say that we have won three out of four games, which is indeed quite positive. But, I think we all understand the standards that are set for this club year after year, and overall we have to do better. The current situation is to continue to use our best until we achieve great success and until we securely qualify for the Champions League.
Warning about facing Chelsea
Chelsea, under the leadership of interim coach McFarland, suffered six consecutive league defeats. Before that, Rossinier lost the most recent game to Nottingham Forest with a score of 1-3 on Monday. Even though his opponent was at an obvious low point, Gakpo still warned the team not to be disrespectful in the slightest.
The attacker wearing the No. 18 jersey reminded that they are indeed in an extremely difficult stage at the moment, but whether it is sooner or later, this declining trend will eventually end, but the hope is that it will not change when we play against us. We absolutely cannot deny that they have extremely good players and a good team. No matter what their recent state is, they have always been a threatening team, which has always been reflected when facing us. Chelsea has always been a tough battle, and we must be fully prepared.
About personal milestones
Last weekend in the double club, Gakpo scored a goal. This goal brought his total number of goals scored for Liverpool to 50 since joining in January 2023. He is the 58th player in the history of the club to achieve this important milestone. He is the second Dutch player to achieve this achievement after Kuyt, who is also from the Netherlands.
Gakpo said that this is undoubtedly a milestone worth being proud of, but as a player, you tend to review your own situation throughout the season from time to time, which not only covers data, but also the fluctuations in overall performance. All attention is now focused on ensuring that the team can enter the Champions League and we are extremely close to achieving that goal. When the season ends, I will reflect on all of this carefully again.