2020/21 Andre Gomes

[ElGato]

The team looks better when he plays, fact. He is in our top 11 outfield players, fact. Should start every game he is fit, fact.

And, yes, for those of you who are watching highlights of Europe's best teams each week, he isn't up to that standard. Yes he can be quite immobile, and yes he can foul, and yes he is inconsistent, and yes he's not as good Nico Barella or Houssem Aouar. But ffs if that's your frame of reference, you may as well give up on the team this season.

He brings balance to the team, is a good passer of the ball with both feet, and when he is on form (such as Spurs first game of the season) he can dominate that left side of midfield.

Pretty obvious imho

 

[LocalNative]

Much better performance from him when he came on. He also allows Doucoure to get further forward when we're playing in a 3.

His goal and assist return though is tragic. Needs to contribute more on that side of things as his defensive qualities don't paint him in the greatest light.

 

[TheBigIguana]

The team looks better when he plays, fact. He is in our top 11 outfield players, fact. Should start every game he is fit, fact.

And, yes, for those of you who are watching highlights of Europe's best teams each week, he isn't up to that standard. Yes he can be quite immobile, and yes he can foul, and yes he is inconsistent, and yes he's not as good Nico Barella or Houssem Aouar. But ffs if that's your frame of reference, you may as well give up on the team this season.

He brings balance to the team, is a good passer of the ball with both feet, and when he is on form (such as Spurs first game of the season) he can dominate that left side of midfield.

Pretty obvious imho

I think we do have to note that his bounce back came against the least competitive midfield in the league. Chelsea and the opponents following will not be as accommodating and it isn't complete fiction to think he might not be up for it.

 

[dannyboy]

The team looks better when he plays, fact. He is in our top 11 outfield players, fact. Should start every game he is fit, fact.

And, yes, for those of you who are watching highlights of Europe's best teams each week, he isn't up to that standard. Yes he can be quite immobile, and yes he can foul, and yes he is inconsistent, and yes he's not as good Nico Barella or Houssem Aouar. But ffs if that's your frame of reference, you may as well give up on the team this season.

He brings balance to the team, is a good passer of the ball with both feet, and when he is on form (such as Spurs first game of the season) he can dominate that left side of midfield.

Pretty obvious imho

But so many times he is a complete passenger. He´s not found himself out of the starting XI through bad luck. To say this type of player should start every game demonstrates why yet again we are going to be struggling to make the top 10.

 

[Saint Domingo]

But so many times he is a complete passenger. He´s not found himself out of the starting XI through bad luck. To say this type of player should start every game demonstrates why yet again we are going to be struggling to make the top 10.

In an ideal world Gomes is a squad player that is chomping at the bit to come on and make a difference. In the current world even on one leg he’s a better option than Sigurdsson Delph or Davies, or whichever centreback we throw into a back three to get rid of the third midfielder position.

He’s our best option at the moment and hopefully starts against Chelsea. In top form he’s good enough for us but we’ve not seen that for a long time now.

 

[dannyboy]

In an ideal world Gomes is a squad player that is chomping at the bit to come on and make a difference. In the current world even on one leg he’s a better option than Sigurdsson Delph or Davies, or whichever centreback we throw into a back three to get rid of the third midfielder position.

He’s our best option at the moment and hopefully starts against Chelsea. In top form he’s good enough for us but we’ve not seen that for a long time now.

Completely agree. The likes of Sigurdsson, Delph and Davies are practically deadwood that shouldn´t be in the squad. You get the feeling with Gomes that he´s the type of player who responds to others playing well around him. The problem is that in our system the onus is on him to get us ticking.

 

[Lanolin]

The team looks better when he plays, fact. He is in our top 11 outfield players, fact. Should start every game he is fit, fact.

And, yes, for those of you who are watching highlights of Europe's best teams each week, he isn't up to that standard. Yes he can be quite immobile, and yes he can foul, and yes he is inconsistent, and yes he's not as good Nico Barella or Houssem Aouar. But ffs if that's your frame of reference, you may as well give up on the team this season.

He brings balance to the team, is a good passer of the ball with both feet, and when he is on form (such as Spurs first game of the season) he can dominate that left side of midfield.

Pretty obvious imho

None of those are facts. Fact.

 

[roy vernon]

He has, to an extent, been Sussed. In his first season he was great, but, teams have now worked out that he wants too much time on the ball, if you give him room and time he is very good. If, however, you press him and give him no time he struggles.

 

[MikeH72]

Happen Gomes should be moved on as well. His injury really affected him.

He broke his ankle and was out for 10 weeks, I really don’t think it affected him as much as is made out on here.

 

[DanEFC92]

Crap.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He broke his ankle and was out for 10 weeks, I really don’t think it affected him as much as is made out on here.

People were saying he was still not back to fitness at the start of this season when he struggled which is clearly too much leeway.

 

[ElGato]

I think we do have to note that his bounce back came against the least competitive midfield in the league. Chelsea and the opponents following will not be as accommodating and it isn't complete fiction to think he might not be up for it.

Anyone else who you think would offer more in a CM three?

 

[ElGato]

But so many times he is a complete passenger. He´s not found himself out of the starting XI through bad luck. To say this type of player should start every game demonstrates why yet again we are going to be struggling to make the top 10.

Who else would you start ahead of him in a midfield three?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Anyone else who you think would offer more in a CM three?

Still think Iwobi would be great box to box but Chelsea might not be the time to experiment. Maybe Davies. Sigurdsson isn't mobile enough to start.

We really need Gbamin back.

 

[ElGato]

Still think Iwobi would be great box to box but Chelsea might not be the time to experiment. Maybe Davies. Sigurdsson isn't mobile enough to start.

We really need Gbamin back.

Iwobi centre mid? Pull the other one la