Player Review

I was really hyped to use Gomez, as he looks a really solid striker. He's also an excuse to use the Gomez Button, which I'd expected to be playing at least every game. However, I was left bitterly disappointed after using him. He offered nothing special and in fact was a detriment to my team in many ways. I expected a strong hold-up man with decent pace/agility and a lethal shot. Instead I got an average striker who was often outclassed by any and all defenders he played against.

Pace - 3/10

Even with an Engine chemistry style, Gomez felt incredibly sluggish. I'm not a pace-abusing player. In fact, POTM Benzema is my favourite player this year and he clocks in slower than Gomez. Something about Gomez seems to make him so much slower when running. His runs in behind were easily matched by most defenders and he often failed to steal a yard or two on them. I'm not sure if it's his body type or what, but something about him makes him way slower than you'd expect

Dribbling - 2/10

My god, he turns like a truck. He's very similar to Haaland to where his body type completely negates any dribbling ability he has. He lumbers around the pitch with the ball. I wasn't expecting a silky smooth player in Gomez, but I at least expected to be able to beat a man here and there when I needed to. His ball control was good when receiving passes, but that's all I can say. Do not use him if you need someone agile. 

Shooting - 8/10

Probably the only thing I can recommend him for. If you get him in front of the goal, he'll score. His finishing is excellent, as are his long shots. His finesse shots are pretty nice as well, although not the best I've used in the game. His heading is solid too if you know how to time them. Not as amazing as I expected, but still good. If you somehow know you'll get him into shooting positions, I can recommend him, but everything else about him just drags down his appeal.

Defending - 0/10

no

Passing - 5/10

It's okay, I guess. It's really hard to tell on FIFA 22 if his misplaced passes are because of his stats or the game deciding the ball needs to be at Kimpembe/Kante's feet. I didn't notice him be any better or worse than the average player in my team, so 5/10 is fair.

Physical - 4/10

Now this was disappointing. Once again, I got major Haaland vibes from Gomez with him being shockingly easy to tackle and dispossess. He could hold up the ball for a bit, but would always eventually lose out, falling over from seemingly nothing. When running, it would take very little to push him off the ball, even from defenders who aren't particularly strong. Since he's good in the air, I can't score him too low, but he was pretty disappointing in this area.

Movement - 2/10

After every game, I had to double-check to make sure he actually had High/Medium workrates. Even with instructions, he just wouldn't make good runs. He'd stop short, run out wide, not run at all or constantly disappear into the midfield no matter what I did. He seemed allergic to being in the right spot. Whether this was gameplay or the player, I can't say for certain, but considering it happened over multiple games, I can't give FIFA all the blame.

Overall - 4/10

Massively disappointing. I expected so much from Gomez having loved players like Benzema this year, but didn't get what I expected at all. Though he'll usually score should he get the chance, chances will be few and far between and you'll be left wishing you spent the 60k on a better all-round striker. There's be no Cha Chas when you use him this FIFA