2020/21 Andre Gomes

[BlueToff]

Wholly disagree with this Toff.

I accept it's about opinions and all that but I wouldn't say that either Henderson or Fabinho are significantly better midfielders than our 3 who played yesterday. Thiago is a class act though to be fair.

Both Gomes and Allan had injuries coming into this game having missed the last game. I'm sure Allan in particular would have had very little training sessions as he would have been giving his groin maximum rest so it would heal properly.

We were up against a team working flat out to erase the memory of their previous performance and our lads were off the pace. But I've seen better teams than ours struggle against such intensive pressing.

We had 6 injuries to key starters coming into this game and we also knew that with a Saturday lunchtime kick off there would be jet lag issues with our South American boys. Another time when we're not suffering after effects of International break and Liverpool are coming into the game off the back of a gruelling Champions League match, and you could very easily see a different game.

I think Allan is brilliant mate, but he's not as good as a fully raring Fabinho in a holding midfield role. Apples and oranges a bit as his best role is probably box-to-box.

Henderson is excellent in their system. He was very good yesterday and outplayed Doucoure and Gomes - his pressing being the key there.

Yep, take on board all of your points but they do have a quality team. So do we though and we did show that at times. Just our best play came when we got it forward quickly into James, who is our one real world class player. But the fact we have a world class player could make all the difference.

 

[BlueToff]

lol

They aren't.

Fabinho is better than Allan.
Henderson is better than Doucoure.
Thiago is better than Gomes.

In spells we matched them. In other spells we got overrun - particularly in that first half.

Allan was superb in the second half, for example, but poor in the first.

None of that means I don't think we have a good midfield. We do. It just wasn't as good as theirs yesterday.

 

[D410]

For me he takes too long to get up to speed at the start of games, Allan then has to cover his side of the pitch for errors which risks injury to Allan.

I would move him on next summer and go get Trossard.

 

[BlueDraka]

Speed is definitely not his biggest asset. Nice passer of the ball when he is given time. But Carlo must like what he does as he keeps picking him

 

[Goat]

For me he takes too long to get up to speed at the start of games, Allan then has to cover his side of the pitch for errors which risks injury to Allan.

I would move him on next summer and go get Trossard.

Toshard more like it.

 

[Oasis1878]

Need a better version of Gomes in the team and we have a hell of a team

 

[Goat]

Need a better version of Gomes in the team and we have a hell of a team

Gomes at his best is perfectly fine.

 

[Oasis1878]

Gomes at his best is perfectly fine.

Need someone more consistent. He’s either brilliant or abysmal

 

[bluesb1970]

Gomes at his best is perfectly fine.

Exactly this. We’ve seen him being unplayable at times. When we get the blend right, and they get used to each other I’m sure we’ll see the best of him again.

 

[Goat]

Need someone more consistent. He’s either brilliant or abysmal

Same could be said for a few of our players.

 

[Oasis1878]

Same could be said for a few of our players.

Well yeah they’re not all 9/10 every week but he’s the one for me who I think we could improve on

 

[Goat]

Well yeah they’re not all 9/10 every week but he’s the one for me who I think we could improve on

As I say, he will be fine next week and you people will move on to somebody else.

Doucoure and Allan were just as bad as him yesterday, but people have a raging hard-on for Andre bashing.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Need someone more consistent. He’s either brilliant or abysmal

"Abysmal" is a massive overreaction.

 

[Oasis1878]

As I say, he will be fine next week and you people will move on to somebody else.

Doucoure and Allan were just as bad as him yesterday, but people have a raging hard-on for Andre bashing.

“You people”. Christ, hardly “Andre bashing” is it? Just think it’s one area we can improve on

 

[Goat]

“You people”. Christ, hardly “Andre bashing” is it? Just think it’s one area we can improve on

Its Andre bashing and I wont have it, not from any of you people.