Gakpo said the team fits in very well with Sloter's tactical system

Liverpool striker Gakpo recently shared his thoughts on the team's performance and head coach Sloter in an interview, saying that the team's tactical system is becoming more and more in line with the head coach's. He also praised Sloter as a very easy-going and calm head coach.

Slote from the Netherlands officially became the head coach of Liverpool in June last year. Whether this head coach could lead Liverpool to win the championship like Klopp became a hot topic at the time.

In the 23rd round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Liverpool defeated Ipswich 4-1 at Anfield with goals from Soboslai and Salah and two goals from Gakpo. Liverpool currently ranks first in the standings with 53 points, 6 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool has successfully advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League in advance and is also on track to win the championship.

In addition, Gakpo has contributed 8 goals in the Premier League and 2 goals in the Champions League so far this season. Gakpo said, "To be honest, I think the outside world did not have too many expectations for us at the beginning of the season. Because the story of last season was that we performed very well until the last 10 games and we messed it up. We knew we were very close to achieving our goal and just needed a little more, but in the end we failed to achieve it."

“When pre-season started, many players were not in the team because we were involved in the European Championship and the America's Cup. When we played a friendly match with the existing squad, we could see that we were still adapting to this new style and were not used to it. But little by little, we began to have confidence in the style of football that Sloter wanted us to play.”

"Our first games were away from home, beating Ipswich and Brentford," Gakpo said. "But when we went to Old Trafford and won 3-0, that game really confirmed our form. It was like, 'OK, here we are', and this could really be something special."

"That process started, of course, when Klopp was in charge, and now Sloter is building on that. He is a very easygoing manager, very calm and composed. Players can talk to him about football, life and anything. He is very good tactically and I think we fit in very well in his system."

On the other hand, Liverpool will travel to PSV Eindhoven in the next round of the Champions League, and will face the strong Bournemouth in the next round of the Premier League.