What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gakpo to Spurs | A Coach's View

Tottenham are strongly linked with Cody Gakpo — and the link has split the fanbase. Is he just another Brennan Johnson? Not enough goals? A-licensed professional coach JJ (@THeFullCo) sees a very different player, and in this episode he explains exactly what Gakpo would bring to De Zerbi's Tottenham: why the Kudus comparison is closer than you think, how a 6ft 4in powerful runner changes our left side, how he fits the high press, and why the "not enough goals" argument falls apart when you actually look at the numbers. We finish on what a Gakpo signing means for Mathys Tel, Savinho and the balance of the squad.

(GA = goals + assists combined — the standard measure of a forward's attacking output.)

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Chapters:
00:00 Good Signing?
00:56 What kind of player is he really?
02:34 Height and physicality
03:33 The Kudus comparison
04:14 How Gakpo would play
05:45 The space it creates for overlaps
07:23 De Zerbi's pressing philosophy explained
08:56 Evacuating space: the geometry of the press
10:43 "Not enough goals"
12:10 What realistic winger output actually looks like
14:04 Palmer, Cunha, Saka: the numbers compared
15:49 What Gakpo means for Tel and squad balance
18:15 Three signings still to come?

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