He seems to divide people Gomes. I was amazed to see on a whatsapp group I looked at at the end of the game people were critical of him. They were as surprised I was impressed with him. I can imagine people getting frustrated with each other, but I'm not sure there is a right or wrong answer.
My viewpoint on why I thought he was good, was that I thought he was more physical. That tends to be a key indicator for me when he's playing well. He can hold players off and his strength supercedes the opponents speed. When he plays badly it doesn't and they nick the ball off him. He seemed to win some headers, get the ball back with tackles and use the ball well when he had it with a mixture of short and long range passing. That definitely helps the team as well, against a high press, as it gets us into positions where we havd 2 v 2's or whatever.
He was probably helped today that the right back who was on his side was Bednarek who's a bit of a lump, while the week before he had Arnold who was just too mobile for him.
There are ups and down, but since the Burnley away game in December for me he has been quite consistent. As with most of our squad if someone came in with a good offer he can go, but I don't see that happening. He has a role to play in the squad, and I hope he can continue his improvement. He ticks the ball over well.