Joe Gomez

[Cerbie]

If the 2020/21 season taught us anything, its that we need strength in depth at CB! Made up he has signed a long term contract.

[SB]

You don’t half talk ****e

From the man that rated Skrtel

He’s 25 and he’s a top centre back, ability wise he can absolutely compete with those 3 and may end up as one of the top two.

It all depends on form and injuries though. Klopp is pretty fair on that front.

He’s injury prone but he’s quality, like Daniel Agger in that sense, keep him around.

Awaits the Whooooooosh & you’ve got no sense of humour get out of jail comeback

[Harv]

Excellent player when fit. Would love to see him have a full season without getting some horrendously unlucky major injury.

Guaranteed he'll do some other random major injury this preseason now he's signed long term

[SB]

Excellent player when fit. Would love to see him have a full season without getting some horrendously unlucky major injury.

Guaranteed he'll do some other random major injury this preseason now he's signed long term

Noooooooo Harv just Nooooooo

[danperkins]

He’s 25 and he’s a top centre back, ability wise he can absolutely compete with those 3 and may end up as one of the top two.

It all depends on form and injuries though. Klopp is pretty fair on that front.

He’s injury prone but he’s quality, like Daniel Agger in that sense, keep him around.

Not sure they could sell that to Gomez.

Gomez was unhappy with his lack of playing time & clearly playing at RB isn't his favoured position. He has VVD in front of him who is the best CB in the world, Matip who is one of the best CB's in the prem & Konate who looks like he could be a potential superstar. At RB he has the best player in the world ahead of him there too in Trent, also we just bought a new RB aswell. That leaves Joe as 4th choice CB and competing for that 2nd place spot at the wingback position. I doubt very much whether he will accept that long term & I see him moving on next year. I think it's a smart move for LFC as that English premium holds out well.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Gomez was unhappy with his lack of playing time & clearly playing at RB isn't his favoured position. He has VVD in front of him who is the best CB in the world, Matip who is one of the best CB's in the prem & Konate who looks like he could be a potential superstar. At RB he has the best player in the world ahead of him there too in Trent, also we just bought a new RB aswell. That leaves Joe as 4th choice CB and competing for that 2nd place spot at the wingback position. I doubt very much whether he will accept that long term & I see him moving on next year. I think it's a smart move for LFC as that English premium holds out well.

The only question mark that hangs over Gomez is that of his availibility due to getting a lot of injuries.

Which is the one question mark over Matip as well.

In terms of his ability as a player, there are no question marks over Gomez for me. He is one of the better CBs in the league, he may well be the most talented English CB out there at the moment.

He reads the game well, he is lightning quick, is strong, good on the ball, can bring the ball out from the back, decent to good distributer of the ball, good in a physicial game and good in a technical game. He gets people saying he is poor in the air, which he is not as he wins a good % of aerial duels. He is just not as stand out in the air as the likes of VVD.


He has also shown that he is a very capable stand in at RB. No of course he is not at the level of TAA at RB, but he can play at the level of a good to very good RB and as he showed last seson he has added good crossing and a willingness to go forward from the RB slot to his game.


No brainer to keep Gomez at the club. He stays fit and he is at the level where he can genuinely compete for the spot alongside VVD.

Fantastic "problem" for Klopp to have to have to pick two from VVD, Matip, Konate and Gomez each week and what strength of quality in depth to have two from that foursome as the pairing for cups games and the like.

Gets forgotten about that there have been seasons where Gomez has kept Matip out of the starting line up on form. Gomez can be that good. It generally seems to be a case of whichever one of those two is fit first gets to hold the spot beside VVD. That will change this year with Konate now settled in so it will be a three way fight for that slot though Konate can play in the LCB role and I think he is the long term replacement for VVD on that side imo.

Another thing Gomez brings to the team is he is the one defender we have that can comfortably play at RB, RCB, LCB and LB.

Excellent player that has been terribly unlucky with injuries but, unlike guys like Chamberlain, he still has a lot to offer the team.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Awaits the Whooooooosh & you’ve got no sense of humour get out of jail comeback

Yeah very unfair to say you have no sense of humour SB. After all some of your match predictions last season were hilarious

[Fierce]

IMO it's a contract to sell at a better price down the line, he's never going to be a regular at CB with the 3 we already have there and he won't accept being a bit part RB for cup games.

VVD and Matip are both 31 this year. I know CBs tend to play at a high level later in life longer than other positions; but they'll need to be looked at pretty soon

There's not much between Gomez, Konate and Matip for me. We need 4x quality CBs but we're lucky that we've got 4x outstanding CBs

He'll have been told that the starting berth is his to win, as will they all

[Doc_Piptorious]

VVD and Matip are both 31 this year. I know CBs tend to play at a high level later in life longer than other positions; but they'll need to be looked at pretty soon

There's not much between Gomez, Konate and Matip for me. We need 4x quality CBs but we're lucky that we've got 4x outstanding CBs

He'll have been told that the starting berth is his to win, as will they all

Would have to imagine that the hope is in a few seasons that Gomez and Konate is the new starting pairing, with new guys then being phased in as the new number 3 and number 4.

And some lad back in the dressing room holding the number 6 shirt screaming that he is not a number, that he is a free man.

[Fierce]

Would have to imagine that the hope is in a few seasons that Gomez and Konate is the new starting pairing, with new guys then being phased in as the new number 3 and number 4.

And some lad back in the dressing room holding the number 6 shirt screaming that he is not a number, that he is a free man.

If Gomez can be the player he was a few years ago, and Konate the player we all think he CAN be; that's us sorted for the next 10 years or so

Pitaluga to take over from Alisson too?

[Shaggy]

If Gomez can be the player he was a few years ago, and Konate the player we all think he CAN be; that's us sorted for the next 10 years or so

Pitaluga to take over from Alisson too?

Let's hope Pitaluga shines in his loan spell in the Northern Premier League Division One West next season

[Doc_Piptorious]

If Gomez can be the player he was a few years ago, and Konate the player we all think he CAN be; that's us sorted for the next 10 years or so

Pitaluga to take over from Alisson too?

I don't think any of our younger keepers will be the long term replacement for Alisson tbh.

[Fredo]

Gomez will be first choice with VVD this year.

[SB]

Yeah very unfair to say you have no sense of humour SB. After all some of your match predictions last season were hilarious

Cheeky git

[Doc_Piptorious]

Gomez will be first choice with VVD this year.

Would not bet against it happening tbh.