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Cody De Facto

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Nobody will talk about the missed sitters that were put on a plate for him by our RB's against PSV, Utd or City. All from 5 yards out and didn't hit the target with 1 of them.
 
The problem for Gakpo is that he isn't a particularly creative wide player, as in, he rarely will create something you don't expect. He weighs in with assists and goals, but what he does is very sort of basic and predictable, yet productive.

Against some teams it works, against others he can seem pretty easy to nullify. That said, in terms of actual threat, he's doing what a striker should do, even if he's not giving much else, he's capable of scoring fairly regularly and enough for most top sides, he just lacks that cutting edge that would make him that next level of player. He's like a wide forward rather than a winger, he's got the goal knack and has plenty in his locker, but he doesn't have you on the edge of your seat. If you get to the end of the season and look back at his stats though, they are generally very good. He's a conundrum, he's boring as fuck to watch, but like against the Hammers, he manages to walk away with a goal and an assist and everyone just responds with a "meh".

25/26 - so far - 7 goal involvements in 13 league appearances.
24/25 - 15 goal involvements in 35 apps
23/24 - 13 goal involvements in 35 apps
 
He's another one of those players (we seem to have had a lot over the years) that is frustrating as hell to watch every week, yet when you get to the end of the season, his stats are great. He's scored 34 goals in the 2 full seasons he's been with us but I spend most of my time watching him wondering why he's in the team. A conundrum indeed.
 
Arne Slot on Gakpo: “You can look at it in a way that someone plays a lot it gives him consistency and confidence. When I speak to players who don't play a lot they say they need minutes for confidence. I haven't tried Hugo off the left because of the Isak situation, not being available for every game. Rio has had minutes but he's 17 and that's a lot, more than any other player at any other club. So that is a positive for him. I don't think Cody suffers from a lack of competition, players can play in his position."


View: https://x.com/empireofthekop/status/1996925845827735794
 
The obvious one, because he thinks he's clever by leaving players with desire, quality and hunger on the bench, while he guarantees minutes to players who are putting in dire performances repeatedly.
 
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