Gomis’s streakiness a problem indeed.
For all of his obvious physical gifts, and his fine record with his last club Lyon, Bafetimbi Gomis hasn’t really proven that he can relied upon in this league to score frequently enough. He powered home a goal from a tight angle last weekend against Manchester City, but his good moments can so often drag bad moments closely behind them. He scored in each of Swansea’s first four matches this season, but until his goal last round, he hadn’t netted anything for 11 games. As soon as you glimpse Gomis in that attractive light, flatteringly bathed in the warm glow that follows around the elite goalscorers, the luminescence fades almost immediately. Andre Ayew appears more productive when Gomis is playing well and scoring, having plundered half of his own seasonal goal tally during that excellent Gomis run to start the campaign.
This evening did nothing to indicate that the goal against Manchester City was a sign of the winds changing. Gomis was dreary here, looking blunt and fuzzy, and found himself offside far too often. If Swansea are to clamber out of the relegation zone, they’ll need a firing striker.
Bafetimbi Gomis has been caught offside more times this season than Everton, Manchester City, Leicester, Watford and Aston Villa.
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) December 20, 2015
