Will Cody Gakpo Be the Next Top-Level Attacker to Come out of the Eredivisie?

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Will Cody Gakpo Be the Next Top-Level Attacker to Come out of the Eredivisie?

Cody Gakpo is a promising young attacker playing for PSV Eindhoven. He's been playing in the Eredivisie since the 2019-20 season. His production has skyrocketed this season, averaging 1.68 non-penalty goals and assists per 90 minutes. He is an exciting player but his ceiling is not as clear cut as his individual goal output would indicate. The past few years have seen several young attackers ply their trade in Dutch football.

Cody Gakpo is a 6-foot-2 attacking midfielder. He prefers to receive and drive at the opposition. Gekpo can make diagonal runs and make ground passes. He is not likely to be a regular penalty box threat.

Cody Gakpo is a talented attacking midfielder. He has good touch with cutbacks and squaring the ball toward the six-yard area. His most consistent method of creating chances for both open-play and dead-ball situations comes via crossing.

Cody Gakpo is a talented attacking midfielder. He is good at crossing the ball. His team-mate Guus Til scored a goal against Feyenoord last month.

Cody Gakpo is a very promising player. He has a good passing touch and good awareness of releasing the ball. His off-ball work is promising. It's possible he ends up as a net-positive finisher due to how he can strike the football.

Cody Gakpo is looking for a bigger club to play in an attacking midfielder or second striker role. He has already shown good skills and is a good player.

Will Cody Gakpo be the next Top-Level Attacker to come out of the Eredivisie?


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