In a three man midfield Gomes can do a great job. As others have mentioned the combination for not being 100% for the Euros and being played out of position hindered his impact. By no means our best prospect, but thats not a knock on him considering the players we have coming up now. I dont think he'll ever be world class, but I think he'll become very good.
I think it is too early for Gomes. Having commented regularly on his inconsistent passing, a great 50m long ball to a missed 5m pass. He also has to use his strength more and his decision making needs to be elevated. That said he has the potential and being a two footed player also is a big drawing card, but he has a short time to turn that into fruition. Hope I am wrong but I think it is a bad move for Gomes or one that will maybe only improve him as a player in the longer term i.e. after Barcelona.
My though on that move is very simple. We need to wait because iniesta is getting old and barca need a back for him.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Part of me feels like he's going thru a crisis. Another part of me is saying, well, beckham did all this stuff too, so normal for an athlete his age. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle
The few games I watched of Valencia, Gomes looked really good. He seemed to carry a lot of the work when Valencia fell. Reminds me a lot of Xavi Alonso with better feet. I think Barcelona grabbed a great player and he surely will get a spot on Barca.
📸📸📸 @aftgomes #AndréGomesFCB pic.twitter.com/9HR6Pp0Sfz— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 26, 2016 Officially official
In his first press conference, he answered some pretty tough questions very well - here's a brief summary: Why did you choose Barcelona over Real Madrid? "It's a very personal thing. Every club has their own identity and the one that is closest to my identity and personality is Barcelona. I had to choose and had no doubts. It has to do with the club's philosophy." "My father (who is a fervent Barça supporter) was very emotional when he found out his son would be a Barça player. He's been here for many years and it was very emotional for him and for me. I knew he would be proud." "Barça has great midfield players, but before anything I want to continue to grow and learn. I'll have to adjust to the club's philosophy." Who do you prefer - Messi or Ronaldo? "We all know they are two great players, each one with their own style. I was with Ronaldo in the National Team and now I can enjoy playing with Messi. Now I'm with Barcelona and that is my main focus"
From the highlights, he looked more comfortable in their passing system and tried one of his runs to goal. But mostly he kept it simple - the stars of the show are MSN, basically they just give them the ball and let them do their thing.
His adapting to Barcelona's way has bbeen slow, but yesterday vs Atletic, I think it was his best performance
Hia performances for Barca has been lackluster IMO. He keeps getting PT which is nice. Just if you're a Barca supporter, I'd suppose you rather have Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitic, Denis Suarez, Arda or Rafinha playing ahead of him.
I think it's his way of playing, a slow moving type, whereas his present teammates are more dynamic. This difference is readily apparent and leaves the spectator wondering if he's out of tune with the team, and, consequently not a proper fit. However, against Atletico he showed more dynamism . He's learning their way and should be OK.
sub'ed out while Barcelona was still tied with Leganes . Whittles could be heard. I doubt it he'll be there next season.
Lucho is just trying to give him as many chances as he can to justify the payment he made for him. Andre has turned into such a conservative player playing for Barca, he looked nothing like this playing for Valencia. He's too afraid to make a mistake and its turned him into a pylon. He can't handle the pressure. Also, from that list of players it seems to me that Barca looks the best whenever Arda plays (Cuz he's a stud) and Busquets to me is the best DM in the world.
Andre Gomes sucks ass. Dude was getting destroyed by PSG, much like he did during the Euro. He's not that good. Period.