Recently, Angel Gomes has been playing very well for Lille, living up to his full ability as an all-around playmaker.
After having a hard time becoming a key player at Manchester United, Angel Gomes left Old Trafford four years ago. Since then, he has been in great form in the French Premier League.
The 23-year-old midfielder’s deal at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy ends in 2025. He has played 38 times for Lille this season, setting up two goals and assisting eight others. He’s been very important to Paulo Fonseca’s team as they try to get into the Champions League. He’s played as a 10, an eight, and a six.
Gomes has been an important part of Lille’s season in France and has also led the team to the quarterfinals of the Europa Conference League. In the next round, he’ll play either Olympiacos or Fenerbahce. If the former Manchester United star can help them come back from a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa on Thursday night, things will get tough.
The Lille manager said, “Angel is probably the smartest player I have on my team.” “He knows everything about the game faster than the others; he loves it.” His desire to learn is great, and he is a very skilled and skilled player.
He is the kind of player who makes it hard to steal the ball from him when he’s under a lot of pressure. He also finds space very easily. He is young and very good at what he does. I think that he could take a big step forward in his career with the right coach, the right project, and the right game for him.
Gomes keeps doing great things, but fans of Manchester United will be asking what went wrong with the young player at Old Trafford. The English player played his first game for the Red Devils in May 2017, when Jose Mourinho made history by making him the youngest player to do so in more than 60 years.
Gomes came on for Wayne Rooney in the game against Crystal Palace when he was 16 years and 263 days old. Duncan Edwards made his full Manchester United start when he was 16 years and 185 days old. “It’s a dream come true,” the young star said. As a child I worked my way up and am now at the top. This is what everyone dreams of.
It was nice of the boss to put me on the bench and then play me today. I also want to thank everyone who has helped me and worked at the club. I’m from Salford, Manchester, and it’s right next door. It’s really hard to believe.”
Many saw it as the passing of the baton, but Gomes finally left Manchester United three years later when he couldn’t agree to a new deal. To be specific, Mourinho’s harsh criticism of him in front of his peers seemed to hit him hard.
“I’ve never actually told this story before but one time, he took me to a cup game with the first-team after I’d played with the U21s,” he said. “We were having dinner, and he came around and talked to everyone.” He then turns to me and swears, “I am with you.”
“He was laughing with everyone else at the time, so I thought he was joking with me.” When I asked why, he talked about how I did the day before. I didn’t think I played that badly, but he’s the boss, so I guess I did.
“He told her, ‘You were doing this and that, but you should have done that and that.'” This happened in front of the whole team as well.
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“I’d gotten scolded before, but never by the big boss.” I just wasn’t ready for it. I was shocked.
“He stopped yelling in the end and went back to what he was doing. I couldn’t move from my seat. Some of the guys finally came over and told her, “Don’t worry, just ignore him.” You should respond to what he says. That’s how he is.
“I was young, so I thought to myself, ‘He hates me.'” I called my dad from my room. I was about to cry.”
United fired Mourinho in 2018 and hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take his place. Under Solskjaer, Gomes would make two more cameos as a replacement for the Reds. It looked like the 2019–20 season would be his big break.
Scott McTominay, on the other hand, really broke through that season, leaving Gomes with only six first-team outings. That was even though the United manager thought Gomes would sign a new deal. Instead, the man from Salford chose to start over at Lille.
“I didn’t really doubt myself, but there were times when you got mad and thought about it.” “That doesn’t work in football,” he told Sky Sports in 2021. “For me it was getting it out of your head and seeing the new challenge in front and tackling that.”
And he has dealt with it. Since then, the Reds have felt bad about losing him, and the young player is starting to reach his full potential as the perfect modern playmaker.
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