At the press conference for tonight’s game against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, Liverpool FC attacker Cody Gakpo revealed insight into the honest discussions that took place in the locker room after the 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest over the weekend.
“After the game on Saturday it was a kind of embarrassment because we lost 3-0 at home in front of our own fans, which is not good.”
“In the days after that, we were, I don’t want to say angry, but we tried to speak together and be honest with
each other what we have to do to perform better on the pitch.”
“Everybody is aware we have to take responsibility on and off the pitch. This was a conversation you have with a team-mate.”
“It wasn’t really a ‘meeting’ meeting but we are aware we have to take responsibility, that we have to do better with certain things on the pitch. That’s what we spoke about.”
“We are honest because otherwise there’s no point in speaking. We also know we have to stick together and that’s what we will try to do again to put in good performances and get wins.”
“The coach takes responsibility but the players have a big responsibility to ourselves and the manager and the fans.”
“We know what we can do but we aren’t letting it be seen.”
Indeed, there’s been a big disconnect between the things we’re hearing from the staff and the players and the actual play we’re seeing on the pitch. Something drastic has to change soon. Gakpo will be personally hoping to do well against his former team and boyhood club, whom he will be playing for the second season in a row.
