A section of Everton fans have taken to Twitter to express their support for Andre Gomes after he tweeted his delight at his first visit to Goodison Park.
The on-loan Barcelona midfielder attended the stadium on Saturday for the club’s 2-1 Premier League win against Southampton and explained afterwards he “can’t wait” to play at the “beautiful” venue.
First win of the season and my first time at Goodison Park. What an atmosphere from our @Everton fans ??! Can't wait to play in this beautiful stadium ?! #COYB
— André Gomes (@aftgomes) August 18, 2018
Gomes’ post on his personal Twitter account generated plenty of responses from Evertonians keen to see the Portugal international in action when he has overcome his injury problems.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
COMMENTARY:
It is clear the Goodison faithful are eager to see Gomes in action following his deadline-day arrival from Barcelona. The central midfielder has failed to nail down a starting spot at Camp Nou following his summer-of-2016 transfer from Valencia that cost £30million. There is no shame in being behind Sergio Busquets and company, and Gomes has made the correct decision to move to a club where he can expect to play regularly. Morgan Schneiderlin and Idrissa Gueye have been paired in central midfield in Marco Silva’s opening two matches in charge, which have yielded four points out of a possible six. But Gomes is an upgrade on both of those players and should be eased into the starting XI when he returns to full fitness, most likely immediately after the early-September international break. Gomes will provide string-pulling class to a central midfield that has been high on energy and graft in recent years but short of guile.
https://twitter.com/EFCTweeter1878/status/1030886019929919488
https://twitter.com/A_D_T0/status/1030885406223593473
https://twitter.com/CattyWhites/status/1030888651503362048
https://twitter.com/BlueChippy1/status/1030893992207155200
https://twitter.com/1878_joe/status/1030886649453064192
Yes, Andre! Can’t wait to see you on the pitch. ???
— Everton Blue Army (@EvertonBlueArmy) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/VK1878/status/1030886204361895946
https://twitter.com/MBEfc85/status/1030885413832019968
Can’t wait to see you play my mate
— Chris Howells (@howler4985) August 18, 2018