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Interesting. I know nothing of him but it's a real mixed bag of opinions on here. Not sure if the negatives are just bandwagoning?
Interesting. I know nothing of him but it's a real mixed bag of opinions on here. Not sure if the negatives are just bandwagoning?
If reports are true and in fact that we have got a pre-agreement in place for gomes for under 20 million then is a great bit of business. At Valencia he was arguably one of the best midfielders in the world. He moved far too soon. Yes he hasn't been brilliant for Barcelona but that has been down to not fitting there style of play and a confidence issue. Emery is the type of manager who could easily change this, even if he is being signed as a squad player then happy days.
Ramsey's reputation has sky rocketed undeservingly.
He was very bad every time he played. My Cules friends say he doesn’t know how to play football. It would be a bad signing cause there’s nothing he does well.
Yes, cos the calibre was so high.He was our player of the season...
Regardless, he's far better than Gomes you can trust me on that.
Well, no offense to your friends, but fans often don't really understand a player's talents unless they're getting goals and assists (especially midfielders). He's not that type of player. If you take a look at his CIES/OptaStats measures, he ranks very low in shooting and chance creation. But he ranks pretty high in rigor (physical strength, timing, concentration), recovery (tactical intelligence, positional awareness, stamina) and distribution (technique, vision).
When he was at Valencia, he was arguably their best player. Certainly by far their best playmaker. He was even picked for the Europa League Best XI. There's a reason Barcelona wanted him. He also started for Portugal when they won Euro 2016. But he's found his chances limited at Barcelona, playing behind Busquets and Rakatic. That hurt his chances of making the World Cup team (he was among the final cuts).
As I've said many times, not every player has to be a galactico. He's the sort of tall defensive midfielder that Emery is said to want to add. That doesn't mean he's looking for someone to be a fixture in the lineup (although Gomes has the potential to be that). So if he's available for less than €20 million, I think it's certainly something to consider.
No offense to you, but we’ve seen him play more than you have, and I’m not saying they’re experts but they’ve been watching La Liga for over 20 years and aren’t swayed by goals and assists. I value their opinion. The guy has no touch and showed no skill these past two years.
Not sure how you know how much I've seen him play (especially since I'm a Valencia fan and watch Barcelona quite often), but regardless I'll always put more stock in professional scouts than a bunch of fans sitting around talking crap.
Interesting. I know nothing of him but it's a real mixed bag of opinions on here. Not sure if the negatives are just bandwagoning?