Sergio Gomez | Joins City on a four year deal

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

20 games where?

PL2/EDS etc

 

[MafeotulBlue]

Let's actually hope we give him time, and he turns out good.

 

[Coatigan]

PL2/EDS etc

Right I see. Unless he has played with the first team, which I think he has only once before, saying he knows the system is as valid as saying Gomez knows the system because he was in LaMasia when Pep managed Barcelona.

I know you didn't say it btw.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Really don't understand us loaning him back out when were short of left back options and have a small squad

 

[jamesha]

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.

Reading this list of players transformed by Pep I am surprised that we have not seen Bernado tried at Left back - he certainly could step into midfield when needed.

 

[Blue Feather]

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.

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That's fair enough mate, hid it well as I had him down as a natural leftie all day long

 

[supercity88]

Or maybe keep both and have 2 Leftbacks and 2 Righbacks

That would be the better option.

 

[supercity88]

That's fair enough mate, hid it well as I had him down as a natural leftie all day long

He might not have been a natural lefty but he was a left back so playing him there wasn't as transformational as some of the other players Pep has picked for that role. The overall point still stands though.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

From what I've seen on YouTube and read about him, i think city should give him a chance until Jan before deciding to loan him out. He's got the potential and may turn out to be a surprise package.

 

[Danjo]

I think the club know full well that he’ll be loaned out to Girona. However, by signing him and saying that we’ll assess him before we do, it reduces the chance of another club trying to pull our pants down when we go in for the likes of Lodi, Sosa, Ait-Nouri etc

 

[Gabriel]

I think the club know full well that he’ll be loaned out to Girona. However, by signing him and saying that we’ll assess him before we do, it reduces the chance of another club trying to pull our pants down when we go in for the likes of Lodi, Sosa, Ait-Nouri etc

If that is our strategy, one might wonder why we didn’t sign him the moment the transfer window opened and before Cucurela’s price rose almost as fast as an energy bill…

 

[Coatigan]

I think the club know full well that he’ll be loaned out to Girona. However, by signing him and saying that we’ll assess him before we do, it reduces the chance of another club trying to pull our pants down when we go in for the likes of Lodi, Sosa, Ait-Nouri etc

We'd spend 12m on a player we don't want so we can save 5-10m on a player we do want?

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

12m wasted if we loan him out, that 12m could have gone towards a better lb

 

[BringBackSwales]

If that is our strategy, one might wonder why we didn’t sign him the moment the transfer window opened and before Cucurela’s price rose almost as fast as an energy bill…

IF that was a strategy maybe it’s because we learned from what Brighton did with cockfella. Personally I think we bought him because we like him in his own right

 

[Dax777]

Everything I hear about him says he'll fit well. And I really like the price.

Leftback is one of those positions where price don't always determine quality. Case in point, Robertson at Pool or Cucurella at Brighton.

If rather we look at the qualities the player offers. And here, it seems he has spades of the kinda qualities we cherish.

 

[jrb]

imagine going on a double blind date with your mate,
and you've ended up with the fitter Girl, but by the end of the night she's snogging your mate.

City buying Gomez and then loaning him to Girona is similar.

 

[Zenmanc]

We'd spend 12m on a player we don't want so we can save 5-10m on a player we do want?

That he'll likely increase in value at least 2 fold- yes. Smart business.

 

[Coatigan]

That he'll likely increase in value at least 2 fold- yes. Smart business.

Not if we loan him to Girona he won't.

 

[sir baconface]

Looks like a mix of Jamie Vardy and Adam Johnson

If Carlsberg did “worse things than looking Scottish”.

 

[Burtonblue]

Everything I hear about him says he'll fit well. And I really like the price.

Leftback is one of those positions where price don't always determine quality. Case in point, Robertson at Pool or Cucurella at Brighton.

If rather we look at the qualities the player offers. And here, it seems he has spades of the kinda qualities we cherish.

Finally
A sensible post
Many here were convinced Alvarez would be a CFG signing, maybe because of the low price tag
Would be v surprised if this lad doesn’t get a chance