Most of our recent signings, we over-rated them, to a greater or lesser extent.
Then we sometimes spend eons hoping for some miraculous upturn in form and performances which doesn't materialise.
He has looked good in a few games here and there but who wouldn't?
If Ancelotti doesn't have the tactical and man-management tools to get a tune out of him, then nobody does.
But that isn't the issue really. By and large with Gomes, we are looking for a level of consistency, which through a combination of physical and mental deficits, he simply isn't capable of delivering upon.
We got star-struck for his loan season, when he did ok. The hard decision would have been to turn down a permanent deal, or try to have squeezed another loan option from Barca.