Arne Slot admitted Cody Gakpo‘s star show in opposition to AC Milan could have come from “anger” over an absence of minutes, however wouldn’t assure one other begin.
Gakpo made his first begin of the season within the Champions League opener in opposition to AC Milan in midweek, and marked it with an excellent efficiency.
The Dutchman took Luis Diaz‘s place on the left wing and arrange Dominik Szoboszlai for the third purpose in a 3-1 win, and after the sport Slot revealed he had meant to start out him within the earlier sport in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
Nevertheless, the choice was made to maintain Gakpo on the bench in that conflict with Diaz deemed fitter after the worldwide break.
In his pre-Bournemouth press convention on Friday, Slot was requested whether or not his constructive “anger” confirmed easy methods to react to being ignored of the beginning lineup.
The top coach agreed to an extent, earlier than stressing the worth of Diaz as his different left winger, due to this fact giving no assurance that Gakpo would maintain his place on the weekend.
“His sport may need come from anger, however I don’t suppose you want anger to play in the very best means,” Slot advised reporters.
“Each time you play, for those who play each week or infrequently, it’s a must to give it your finest.
“I feel he advantages from two issues, other than anger, that’s his personal high quality – we all know how particular a participant he’s – and he advantages from gamers round him and the group, the construction and the moments when he will get the ball when he’s in the precise positions.
“That made, for him, an amazing efficiency.
“However the one he’s in competitors with had some good performances as effectively, in order that’s what I imply, it’s all in regards to the group.
“These gamers that play for Liverpool all have quite a lot of high quality, there’s not one participant that doesn’t have high quality.
“So if they will present up, if that comes from anger or not, simply work onerous, then the group and the person high quality will result in a superb efficiency.”
