He is pretty robotic, but he is so fast that he still provides a really useful outlet out there. He is good enough with the ball that he will find an interesting pass if you don’t pressure him, but if you do he can blow by you with a mini Adama type move. The extra solidity defensively doesnt hurt either.
I warned as soon as the last injury was diagnosed that his come back would likely take longer than Virgil’s and so I’ve been willing to treat this season as one of gradual return to proper fitness. Im hoping the stories of his desire to find more regular football are wide of the mark as a healthy gomez is one who is still very valuable to us.
His play style at right back reminds me a lot of Kyle Walker. Solid, dependable, excellent recovery pace, able to play simple pass and move style systems to get to the byline to cut it back. If we didn’t have Trent you’d never think Gomez wasn’t one of the best right backs in the league.
Speaking of nicknames, I often wonder if the key to Man City unexpectedly dropping points this season and the cure for cancer being found lies in me finding out what @ILLOK’s means.
It’s a narrative that keeps repeating and it’s not going to be good for his morale. The risk now is not only he is not going to get a good preseason with us (hopefully it’s a non serious injury), he might not even get to leave the club for first team football this summer… Feel for him
I don’t think he wanted to leave. Hopefully he gets fit by the start of the new season. The mid-season break due to Q22 will also work to his advantage.
