Melchiot on Liverpool forward Gakpo's differing form for club and countrypublished at 09:54 3 July
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BBC 5 Live Breakfast
More from former Netherlands defender Mario Melchiot, speaking earlier on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, about the difference in Cody Gakpo's performance for the Netherlands and Liverpool: "You know what the thing is sometimes? Liverpool is a big club, regardless of if I didn’t play there, I still know it is a big club. And sometimes, when you go there, to implement yourself in it, it takes some work.
"That doesn’t mean the Holland national team is easy, but you have to remember Gakpo was a captain of PSV and he led the line for them on the left side. He’s played all the positions he’s playing for Holland and the trust they have in him is the same at PSV.
"Now when you go to Liverpool, you have to start all over again. So that’s why I see the difference in the way he plays and his belief and the confidence.
"I think it just comes down to can he bring this form to Liverpool because then everybody will understand what kind of player he is. If he can’t do that, then people will question, is this the Gakpo from Liverpool or a different one? No - it’s the same Gakpo."