André Gomes

Lelouch vi Britannia

Lelouch vi Britannia

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DonAndres said:
It's funny how semi-decent moments seem to stand out so much for Gomes. Unfortunately, I don't think that it's anything that Umtiti or Pique couldn't do if they were in midfield :lol:. I bet even MATS could turn and play an open throughball to Neymar if he was in that position. I think it's a pretty damning situation for it to be a 50/50 gamble as to whether a professional player for FC Barcelona can execute a moderate-range pass without fucking up, or for him to be totally unwilling to even look for those passes because he never wants to play through the pressure and instead away from it to safety.

People to this day debate whether or not Rakitic is starting quality for Barcelona despite the ability to hold his own and shine in the biggest games like the 2-3 Clasico, CL final, and the Semifinal against Bayern. Of course, Rakitic isn't perfect just because of those performances and some criticism against him is completely warranted. It just puts into perspective that a player like THAT might not be considered good enough for Barca, let alone Gomes. I simply can't imagine ever starting Gomes in a high stakes high pressure game like a Clasico or a CL knockout round, he would get eaten alive when facing a world class midfield/defense. Alternatively, I still can't even imagine us ever subbing on Gomes late to change a game and either bring more defensive security or more attacking creativity/threat (yah yah 5 meter pass to Alba against RM, whatever). He provides neither of those things and reduces both whenever he's on.

I think it's a waste of time, money, and an important portion of rotation minutes to keep him in the squad even for another year.
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Exactly. I've said it before, Rakitic is the level of midfielder we should have on the bench. A midfielder of Gomes' level shouldn't be anywhere near the club.
 
Windhook

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Lelouch vi Britannia said:
Exactly. I've said it before, Rakitic is the level of midfielder we should have on the bench. A midfielder of Gomes' level shouldn't be anywhere near the club.
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True story. But this is where you get when the transfer market is gone crazy and you don't have the money available anymore to be competitive on the market. Real Madrid started it and they keep on suffocating other clubs, we managed to grab Neymar and Suarez somehow. So far only Man Utd is in step, but they pay 100 million for a player who 10 year prior would have cost 40 million. The Pogba investment hasn't paid back even 20% of that fee in terms of football. Shirt sales is a different marketing subject.
 
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El Flaco

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Barça have denied that they'll let go of Gomes this summer. The club believes that his performance will improve in his 2nd season. [sport]

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English sides and Juventus have expressed interest in Gomes, but the club wants him to stay for at least one more year #fcblive [md]
 
God Serena

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Some people would watch the walls burn around them and see the ceiling come crashing down upon them but refuse to leave because the sky deserves more time to rain...
 
DonAK

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Stop this. If they receive a good offer, sell.

Cannot carry around players forever. I like Gomes, but he has showed incredibly little for them to justify giving him another season if they have a chance to recoup the fee paid for him.

Midfield need to improve. If Rafinha leaves then sell Gomes too. Arguably even Denis unless they plan to use him as a LW, and sign two midfielders + alternate Alena between the 1st team and Barca B.
 
behindbrowneyes

behindbrowneyes

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The club saying that they don't want him to leave doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't willing to sell. Would just reduce his price.
 
Albo

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In general it's a bad idea to sell players after first season especially if the offers are much lower than what you paid for. Imagine if Real Madrid would have sold Modric after his horrible first season, they would be crying now. Don't get this wrong now, I'm not saying Gomes will be the next Modric but it's better to keep him for 1 season more at least if no good offers come.

Edit: Even if they wanted to sell him this season they can't admit it, it would make us seem desperate to sell him and other clubs would know and play hard ball with us.
 
God Serena

God Serena

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Albo said:
In general it's a bad idea to sell players after first season especially if the offers are much lower than what you paid for. Imagine if Real Madrid would have sold Modric after his horrible first season, they would be crying now. Don't get this wrong now, I'm not saying Gomes will be the next Modric but it's better to keep him for 1 season more at least if no good offers come.

Edit: Even if they wanted to sell him this season they can't admit it, it would make us seem desperate to sell him and other clubs would know and play hard ball with us.
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Modric was bad for half of his first season. After that he was anything but horrible. Sure, he wasn't their leading midfielder, but he was solid.
 
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