21 | Sergio Gomez - 2022/23 Performances

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If he can't play against Southampton in the cup i can't think of another time he'll play this season tbh.
 
Think he'd be interesting to try in the FA cup in an LCM position against Chelsea.

Let Cancelo play LB, and let Gomez make left half space runs to whip crosses in like KdB does in the RCM spot.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Feel a bit sorry for him as he’s clearly trying hard but he just isn’t anywhere near good enough. It’s clear Pep knows this too - it hasn’t taken long for Gomez to just be ignored. Gomez isn’t to blame for anything, but the club are. How can they decide he’s the man to replace Zinchenko, who in my opinion is absolutely world class as an inverted full back coming into midfield. And I mean that, world class at it. His build up, positional awareness, his passing, his tempo, everything is unreal. Selling him I’ve no problem with as he wanted to go, but how can we think Gomez was the answer? We’re now having to play centre backs at full back way more often than we ought to be.
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In Zinchenko's first season he played 17 minutes of league football in the first 23 league games.

Up until Delph got injured and there was literally no one else to play LB, He'd been limited to a couple of league cup matches and an FA Cup game vs Burnley's reserves.

In his second season in the squad, he played 3 league games of the first 27.

People are pretending Zinchenko walked into the squad and was our starting LB. Pep didn't even want him in his first season, then used him as a last resort because of injury, then gradually over 2 years of training he developed into a player good enough to start for us.

Gomez has already started 4 CL games, played really well in the derby, played vs. Chelsea in the league cup, and I'm sure he'll get some time in the FA Cup this month.
 
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Not sure why he got taken off. He caused a few problems but so does Cancelo..
 
I thought he had a great game today, and was unlucky to come off as early as he did.

Clearly better going forward than defending, but he looks good playing FB in the inverted role (which Lewis plays on the other side).

Positionally he’s clearly still learning the role, but he harries well, and pesters the opposition in possession - which in the inverted role is probably enough - and offers genuine pace, skill and vision going forward.
 
Like the lad. Clearly very confident in his technical ability, and was actually quite a menace to their right side. Had a couple nice combinations with Foden.
 
David El Mago Silva said:
A bit shaky defensively but thought he was good going forward, you can tell he's a winger playing at full-back.
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As I said in the match thread, I think his defensive frailties are mostly down to tactics (specifically how he and those ahead of him on the pitch are instructed to play) so they aren’t really that concerning. Pep will know about how he is exposed and still asks him to play that way, which means he sees Gomez as contributing as a traditional “Pepback” (just coined that; rights reserved).

I think, even if it isn’t with us, he’ll have a good career.
 
He was always going to be project player, but this was a good showing.

Think he should start again, and have Ake play LCB against Southampton.

I thinj the team looks good when the fullbacks go wide, letting the wingers play inside more.
 
Excellent today and should give a boost to his and Peps confidence in him
Maybe should be starting at Soton
 
Had a top game today, I think if he could get a run, more match fitness and confidence he would be looking at becoming our 1st choce real left back

play him wednesday
 
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