So if he is going to get any game time it should be as a understudy to Clyne and if we don't get another LB then only if Moreno has another collapse in form like the end of last season.
the... "end" of last season?
Moreno was terrible pretty much the whole season.
So Gomez's "weakness" is that he's naturally right-footed and so wouldn't be as suited to LB.
Let's compare----
Moreno weaknesses: can't defend, can't pass, can't cross, zero positional awareness.
Gomez weakness: right foot stronger than left foot.
yea.... let's keep the walking disaster that is Alberto Moreno at LB, because Gomez, well, he's not left footed. Moreno is absolute rubbish but at least he's left footed!
In other news, yet more proof that contrary to popular opinion, you will NOT be rewarded by playing well. Gomez plays well at LB, and supporters still want Moreno ahead of him, even though Moreno was a catastrophe last season and cost us points in big games.
I say give Gomez a go at LB. What did Can say last season when he was at RB and CB? something like "of course I prefer midfield, but the most important thing is to be playing." Same thing with Gomez. There's no way in hell he's any worse than Moreno is at LB. Start him against Stoke; far from being under pressure, it will build his confidence immensely. On top of that he'll be playing in a team where all the eyes will be on the big money signings Firmino and Benteke. Gomez will be able to just relax and play his football without scrutiny. No one is expecting anything of him, so he can play freely and be himself.
Sounds like a good idea to me. Maybe Gomez can teach Moreno a thing or two.
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