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title: "‘Big moment’ – Steven Gerrard predicts Liverpool attacker to explode soon"
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published: "2026-10-19T16:18:00Z"
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# ‘Big moment’ – Steven Gerrard predicts Liverpool attacker to explode soon

**After a sobering 3-0 defeat vs Manchester City, Liverpool have bounced back in style with important victories vs LASK and Brentford.**

Over the past two games, Florian Wirtz has come to life for Liverpool, recording an assist apiece in each game.

Another player who finally got his way is Bradley Barcola, as he scored a fantastic hat-trick vs LASK and topped it off with an assist vs Brentford.

And Steven Gerrard feels the French international is close to exploding at Anfield after finally having a bit of lift-off in terms of his end product.

## Steven Gerrard tips Bradley Barcola to succeed at Liverpool

“I think Bradley has come to Liverpool a bit undercooked in terms of game time,” said Gerrard via The Overlap.

“He didn’t have the best pre-season because he didn’t play many minutes. Training is important, but it’s the game minutes that get you close to your top level.

“I think you’re seeing a player getting close to his level. He’s so fast. He’s so dangerous. He can take players on. He can create and score.”

“The hat-trick against LASK was really important for him personally. Confidence, belief, feeling that you’ve actually arrived at Liverpool after a big price tag and a big summer move.

[No Sympathy for Martinez, Faith In Wirtz & Koumas Breaks Gerrard’s Record! | Overlap Daily (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/xhMT9JwrN_M?feature=oembed)

“To then back it up with another strong performance and get an assist, I think we were so close to a big lift-off if he took the goal in that one-v-one.

“He still played very well, still looked a threat. The one-v-one was a big moment for him. That would have been beautiful.”

Barcola missed a couple of glorious chances to score at the Gtech Community Stadium, but none of it matters now as he played his part in the win and also helped out defensively.

He has four goal contributions now in his last two games and will look to build on it when Liverpool take on Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League tomorrow.