Liverpool star risks losing his World Cup spot as he's shown up by Championship player
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This Liverpool player disappointed during an international friendly defeat in the build-up to World Cup 2026 whilst his team-mate thrivedCody Gakpo was outshone by West Ham's Crysencio Summerville in the Netherlands' bitter 1-0 friendly defeat to Algeria on Wednesday. Gakpo played 81 minutes on the left but failed to turn the match in his nation's favour.Summerville, who has just been relegated with West Ham, made a significantly greater impact on his debut, according to Dutch media.
This could be a wake-up call for the Liverpool man, whose playing time at the World Cup may take a hit if Summerville continues to thrive.Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!Against Algeria, Koeman wheeled out a front three of ex-Aston Villa man Donyell Malen as the centre-forward, Gakpo on the left flank and Summerville on the right.Dutch outlet VoetbalPrimeur was far from impressed by how Gakpo fared in the disappointing 1-0 defeat, rating him a 5.5/10 and penning: "Gakpo quickly weaved his way past his direct opponent a few times. He was replaced at half-time.A report read: "While Summerville primarily plays as a left winger at West Ham, Koeman selected him as a right winger.
Fortunately for Koeman, Summerville proved the national coach right for the time being in his 45 minutes."In the absence of the suspended Denzel Dumfries, Mats Wieffer played right-back, but Summerville played as if regular Dumfries were behind him, making space for runs from his team-mate."He kept going like that in the first half hour and was involved in several good attacks. Overall, Summerville proved he can be dangerous with his speed and dribbling and can also hold the ball well on the inside as an extra midfielder."With the newly relegated player evidently impressing and playing naturally as a left winger for West Ham, it is not out of the question that he could compete with Gakpo for minutes on the left at the World Cup.The Liverpool forward wasn't on song against Algeria.