The goalkeeper didn’t really want to take the ball at waist height. You have to play the cards you deal with. Okay, center-back will get me out of here, he thought.
The defender was running to the edge of the box and did not give the option of a passing side. The ball goes astray, and the home side lead immediately.
It would take no talent to realize the above by describing Aston Villa’s first goal in the wake of their incredible victory-2 win over Liverpool. Adrian was clearly to blame for the goal, but Joe Gomez did nothing to help him in his difficult situation.
The second goal was probably even more disgusting for the young center-back. He showed Oli Watkins inside and on his right wing and he doubled the home side advantage.
Perhaps it made no difference. The former Brentford scored 10 goals with his right foot last season, seven with his left peg and eight with his head. He is a very balanced striker. No matter how strong he was on both legs, it was not smart defending to lead him to the goal.
Gomez failed to finish the match after being removed early due to poor performance for the second time in 11 league games since becoming Liverpool champions. The 23-year-old was awarded a penalty – the only one he has conceded in the last three seasons – in the first half at Manchester City in a defective condition and was given a break.
One of Gomez’s two opt-defined defensive errors occurred last season after a restart (Via whiskered) Won 4-0 against Crystal Palace, and did not take pride in Leeds’ first goal in the first match of the 2020/2012 opening. He skipped the action and was lost on someone’s ground as he failed to block Jack Harrison’s goal-bound shot. Whether it’s a coincidence or not, Gomez hasn’t been at his best since hitting the lockdown break button last season.
Gomez is as strange as it sounds in the beginning Suffer From the time Virgil Van Dyke was adopted as his partner. Although the best defender in the world is able to provide guidance and bail to a teammate from time to time during a match, his abundant presence means opposition teams inevitably target the other side of Liverpool’s defense.
Leeds started 49 per cent of their attacks at Anfield on their left, Arsenal gave them 38 per cent, and Villa attacked 41 per cent below their left.Via WhoScored). Whoever is seen in the right center-back position in the vicinity of Van Dyke is guaranteed to test their skills.
Chelsea attacked them left 39 percent of the time, but Gomez was absent due to injury. It will be easy to see Liverpool’s performance at Stamford Bridge, where Fabinho was filled, and concluding that the Brazilians should play more regularly in the back line. After all, the Reds have picked up a clear sheet of their campaign and what was on paper – at least – is still their hardest job.
And the team’s clean sheets are clearly a much simpler measure, although there is evidence in Gomez’s numbers that his form has recently been dropped.
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Although sometimes not the most frequent tackler – they are the last resort behind the center, after all – Liverpool’s No. 12 has yet to make a successful start this season and has only tried one anyway (For the FBRF). With the Reds defending the chaos we’ve seen from time to time recently, Gomez certainly has more opportunities to deal with opposing attackers.
Gomez averaged 6.8 per 90 minutes last season, but dropped to 5.6 in the first weeks of 2020/21. It is also interesting to note that in his defensive third last term, where he made 4.1 per game, it has come down to just 1.. A.
He is being asked to resist more intensely and this is a multidimensional analysis while blaming Liverpool’s defensive misery on their superior defensive line, even if it is undermining his ability to work. It will be interesting to see if England retain their Liverpool spot for the upcoming international Merseyside derby.
