André Gomes, trying cover a shot of David Silva in the Etihad

ANDRÉ GOMES STILL HAS TO EXPLODE

The ordeal of Luis Enrique with André Gomes in Manchester

Published:3/11/2016 - 12:55h

Updated:3/11/2016 - 12:55h

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Luis Enrique, did not leave to give indications in the first-half to André Gomes, asking him more verticality to the hour to take advantage of all the offensive potential that hides in the boots. To the luso is missing him confidence

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André Gomes, to the equal that the rest of his mates of the FC Barcelona, no cuajó one of his best performances in the Etihad Stadium the past Tuesday against the Manchester City, although in spite of this was of the most dynamic players and fighters of the Barcelona group, visiting a big quantity of kilometres and doing gala of an enormous physical potential.

Luis Enrique, however, is conscious of the tremendo potential that houses in the boots and of his main virtue: the verticality. By this reason, the Asturian technician did not tire to give him indications and ask him presence in the rival area from the band, the majority of times without success.

"I struggle" it wished that the Portuguese accompanied to Leo Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez especially in the played of contragolpe and in the incorporations to the attack after theft of balloon, given the speed and capacity of arrival and shot of André Gomes. However, the luso was too conservative and in more than an occasion in which it could drive to the rival goal braked in dry, playing of horizontal way.

This irritated to Luis Enrique, that finally decided to change him to the 75 minutes to give entrance to Rafinha Alcántara, the one who neither was able to contribute any solution to the picture of Luis Enrique.

In brief, it is clear that if André Gomes wishes to improve and have even more witnesses in the onces of the Barcelona, will have to explode what before his physical potential and technician to generate played of danger from the position of interior. And, especially, it will have to win more confidence to take important decisions in the parties.

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