Fans Baffled As Gakpo "Never Dropped"

Incredibly, Mo Salah has been benched for the third successive match, and Arne Slot‘s decision triggered a reaction among Liverpool supporters and caused eyes to shift to Cody Gakpo.
Slot made four changes to his lineup at Leeds and Salah was expected to be among them to end a two-game run on the bench, but he instead stuck with Dominik Szoboszlai as an inverted winger.
There has been praise for how the Egyptian has handled his demotion, but a third game in succession is unlikely to sit well with the No. 11 as he is not the only player misfiring.
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Upon the release of the team news, fans were quick to notice Salah’s absence from the XI and the presence of Gakpo, who starts his 17th game of the season from the first 22.
And bemusement is just one word you could use to describe the reaction…
“The problem with this lineup again is that nobody besides Dom wants to make a tackle. Even Gravenberch is very cautious this year, probably because he’s thinking about staying healthy for the World Cup.
“The only two who actually commit to challenges are Kerkez and Bradley, and they’re constantly risking yellows or even reds. Nobody stretches the width like Chiesa.
“So you take Salah out of the lineup and the exact same BS happens.” – Albert Tang in TIA comments.
Salah benched but Gakpo keeps his place again…
“Cody Gakpo. The most one dimensional winger that can never get dropped. Arne Slot out. – voc in TIA comments.
“The fact Gakpo plays and Salah is on the bench is crazy, Gakpo is as bad as Mo, what do Chiesa has to do? Ekitike for Isak is good choice though.” – King MJ in TIA comments.
If an attempt at a statement, it is a bold one from Slot as he has opted to shoehorn a midfielder into a position where he has a natural fit and fresh legs.
The ire among supporters will be that the treatment is more than bemusing when compared to Gakpo, who has seen his levels drop with a lack of competition in his position.
Salah is by no means undroppable, but Slot is not winning anyone over this time.