Gosling got pissed off for being played in stupid positions at Everton, and this has just proved why.
Nolan was box to box, but looking at that there, Gosling was there quicker, and seemed to offer a bit more. Nolan was fantastic at what he did, 12 goals proved that, but Gosling looks like a very decent replacement there.
He will get some game time at Leeds as well as against Fiorentina. But whilst Ben Arfa is injured, who is someone everyone would have had in their team, I fail to see why Gosling can't perform there?
Pardew has a problem, but I have a bad feeling about Ben Arfa, I feel like he is going to be injured all the time. Barton has to play on the right for me, Cabaye and Tiote also have to play. I would prefer it if Marveaux came good, but away from home, Gosling could be a good player to play behind 1 striker. Its a nice problem to have, but Gosling has always impressed me, even at Everton.
We will also have a Carling Cup game in August, would be nice for him, Vuckic and Abeid to get games. If he proves his worth constantly, how can you leave him out? It would be stupid.
I wouldnt think so, he suffered two bad tackles, and the injuries weren't in the same place either. I wouldnt call him injury prone, just unfortunate.