Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool career continues to split opinion. In the latest Stat Me Up episode on Anfield Index, Simon Brundish and Dave Davis explored the Dutch forward’s role, positioning and productivity—and what the numbers really say.
Brundish provided a striking comparison: “So if he has a ten percent shot, which is a Cody Gakpo shot, nine or ten percent from the corner of the box or just inside the corner of the box, and then he kills it into the far post for sixty five percent.” The comment hints at Gakpo’s tendency to operate from wide, less central areas—often taking low-xG shots, but occasionally turning them into high-value chances.