Sergio Gomez | Joins City on a four year deal

[Tangled up in blue.]

A few have noted about him 'looking quite Scottish'.

I don't see it. He seems to be smiling in almost every photo I've seen!

McGomez

 

[Coatigan]

McGomez

Sergio Gonnaes

 

[Saddleworth2]

Defo a bit Scottish - a hint of Kevin Bridges in that photo

What? You mean fat?

 

[domalino]

NO Angelino's issue was that he had no pace either to beat the marker and put in a cross or to get back to defend. this guy seems to have that in abundance

Angelino is quicker than Zinchenko, and has the engine to bomb up and down all match. IMO Angelino's problem was that he's been a LB all his life and struggled to play inside.

Pep has never used a traditional LB.

Sylvinho is the closest but he had played in midfield and didn't last long as Pep's LB anyway.
Abidal was a CB
Alaba was a CM turned LB
Bernat was an attacking midfielder turn LB
Delph, Zinchenko and Cancelo are self explanatory.

He has never liked classic left backs. Even in his first season here he preferred right footed Clichy to Kolarov.

I think they're just too used to seeing the game from a 180 degree angle with the touchline as a constant frame of reference, and Pep needs them to go into midfield and play 360 degree football.

 

[Blue Feather]

Angelino is quicker than Zinchenko, and has the engine to bomb up and down all match. IMO Angelino's problem was that he's been a LB all his life and struggled to play inside.

Pep has never used a traditional LB.

Sylvinho is the closest but he had played in midfield and didn't last long as Pep's LB anyway.
Abidal was a CB
Alaba was a CM turned LB
Bernat was an attacking midfielder turn LB
Delph, Zinchenko and Cancelo are self explanatory.

He has never liked classic left backs. Even in his first season here he preferred right footed Clichy to Kolarov.

I think they're just too used to seeing the game from a 180 degree angle with the touchline as a constant frame of reference, and Pep needs them to go into midfield and play 360 degree football.

I don't think Clichy was a right footer

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Man City agree fee with Anderlecht for Gomez

Manchester City agree a fee of 13 million euros (£11m) plus add-ons with Anderlecht for Spain Under-21 international defender Sergio Gomez.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[AkanjisAfro]

Angelino is quicker than Zinchenko, and has the engine to bomb up and down all match. IMO Angelino's problem was that he's been a LB all his life and struggled to play inside.

Pep has never used a traditional LB.

Sylvinho is the closest but he had played in midfield and didn't last long as Pep's LB anyway.
Abidal was a CB
Alaba was a CM turned LB
Bernat was an attacking midfielder turn LB
Delph, Zinchenko and Cancelo are self explanatory.

He has never liked classic left backs. Even in his first season here he preferred right footed Clichy to Kolarov.

I think they're just too used to seeing the game from a 180 degree angle with the touchline as a constant frame of reference, and Pep needs them to go into midfield and play 360 degree football.

Clichy was the most left footed player we’ve had

 

[domalino]

I don't think Clichy was a right footer

Well he was, I don't know what else to say.

It's a fairly famous story that he was right footed and his dad forced him to train with only his left because he thought he'd have a better chance of a career as a left back.

Gael Clichy's Father Reveals Manchester City Defender Has Not Always Been Naturally Left Footed

The father of Manchester City full-back Gael Clichy has revealed that he played a significant role in his son's career and jokingly suggested that he would...

www.90min.com

 

[domalino]

Clichy was the most left footed player we’ve had

Well he's naturally right footed so I don't know what that says.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Clichy was the most left footed player we’ve had

Only if he was the most right footed, left footed player.

He was definitely right footed.