{"id":44026,"date":"2026-03-04T05:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/steven-gerrard-points-to-gakpo-hints-at-arne-slotts-replacement\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T05:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:45:13","slug":"steven-gerrard-points-to-gakpo-hints-at-arne-slotts-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/steven-gerrard-points-to-gakpo-hints-at-arne-slotts-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard points to Gakpo, hints at Arne Slott&#8217;s replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/steven-gerrard-points-to-gakpo-hints-at-arne-slotts-replacement\/#Steven_Gerrard_hints_at_changes_for_Liverpool\" >Steven Gerrard hints at changes for Liverpool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/steven-gerrard-points-to-gakpo-hints-at-arne-slotts-replacement\/#Arne_Slott_needs_to_solve_the_teams_attacking_problems\" >Arne Slott needs to solve the team&#8217;s attacking problems<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard remained speechless after the Reds&#8217; 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, slamming Codi Gakpo&#8217;s lackluster performance and calling for a change in form for highly-rated winger Rio Ngmoha.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Speaking as a pundit after being shocked at Molineux, the former Liverpool captain expressed his frustration at his team&#8217;s lackluster attack, which struggled to break down a low-block Wolves side until Mohamed Salah scored a split-second equaliser.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard singled out Gakpo in particular for his inability to influence the game or provide the necessary sense of urgency when Liverpool were chasing the game.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steven_Gerrard_hints_at_changes_for_Liverpool\"><\/span>Steven Gerrard hints at changes for Liverpool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;Liverpool were hopeless for 65 minutes tonight. They were really poor, they didn&#8217;t create enough, they didn&#8217;t play with the right speed, they didn&#8217;t play with the right tempo, they didn&#8217;t have enough quality.&#8221;<\/em> Gerrard told TNT Sports, as reported by Metro.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe has to start Ngmoha now. He has to start because he comes on and he does more in a short cameo in a short period of time than Gakpo does in 65, 70 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He deserves to start now. He has to start this kid on Friday night (in the FA Cup).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gerrard urged Slott to look to the club&#8217;s academy, particularly to backing 17-year-old Ngmoha, rather than continuing to rely on out-of-form senior players.<\/p>\n<p>Gumoha has featured in Liverpool&#8217;s youth ranks since his much-publicized move from Chelsea&#8217;s youth set-up in the summer of 2024, attracting attention for his explosive speed, one-on-one ability and fearlessness.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arne_Slott_needs_to_solve_the_teams_attacking_problems\"><\/span>Arne Slott needs to solve the team&#8217;s attacking problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Codi Gakpo in action during Liverpool vs. Burnley (Photo by Dan Istitene\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the race for the top four heating up and an FA Cup rematch with Wolves looming this Friday, the pressure to find a spark in the attacking third is much needed for the defending Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard&#8217;s comments are not alone in his sentiments, with most fans on social media also calling for the manager to make changes to his team&#8217;s attack and add a bit more pace and unpredictability to his starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Things need to change quickly for Slott and his team as the Reds battle for Champions League and FA Cup qualification and prepare for the European finals against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Arne Slott looks to buy time at Liverpool with latest comments about his future<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard remained speechless after the Reds&#8217; 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, slamming Codi Gakpo&#8217;s lackluster performance and calling for a change in form for highly-rated winger Rio Ngmoha.Speaking as a pundit after being shocked at Molineux, the former Liverpool captain expressed his frustration at his team&#8217;s lackluster attack, which struggled to break [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-44026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}