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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1905 on: March 01, 2026, 10:56:29 AM »
They'd be gassy and taste like shit?

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1906 on: March 01, 2026, 11:24:17 AM »
Kamara could always play on the half turn, Onana can't. He's just not comfortable with the football which is a slight problem.
Yup; that's it.
I wondered before the Wulfs game whether we should be playing Onana as a 10, but in the end plumped for Luiz and Bogarde as the MF pivot and Barkley as the 10. In the event UE tried what he had been starting: Luiz and Onana, with Buendia and Sancho ahead of them.
I don't rate Onana particularly highly but he does have the physique to do more. Personally, I'd be trying to offload in the summer but we probably won't becasue we have other priorities for the exit door.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1907 on: March 01, 2026, 11:20:19 PM »
Kamara could always play on the half turn, Onana can't. He's just not comfortable with the football which is a slight problem.
Yup; that's it.
I wondered before the Wulfs game whether we should be playing Onana as a 10, but in the end plumped for Luiz and Bogarde as the MF pivot and Barkley as the 10. In the event UE tried what he had been starting: Luiz and Onana, with Buendia and Sancho ahead of them.
I don't rate Onana particularly highly but he does have the physique to do more. Personally, I'd be trying to offload in the summer but we probably won't becasue we have other priorities for the exit door.

He has the physique. When focused he can use it to his advantage and did v Newcastle and Man City. In recent games, he's losing out on headers and tackles to guys a fraction of his size. Hasnt the heart, tactical awareness or technical ability.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1908 on: March 02, 2026, 10:46:37 AM »
They'd be gassy and taste like shit?

Security services could do away with expensive 'black sites' and extraordinary rendition, just serve suspects lukewarm Carlsberg and they'd break in seconds.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1909 on: March 04, 2026, 09:36:09 PM »
Our record signing.

Offline Aldridge Villa

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1910 on: March 04, 2026, 10:01:24 PM »
Our record signing.
Who I hope won’t be with us come August.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1911 on: March 04, 2026, 10:05:02 PM »
Who at the club actually sanctioned the 50m we spent on him?

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1912 on: March 04, 2026, 10:10:31 PM »
50m for this guy. No wonder we havE FFP issues

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1913 on: March 04, 2026, 10:12:46 PM »
I'm back to the Baron love.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1914 on: March 04, 2026, 10:18:41 PM »
If he could turn out his pockets so we could finally pick up three points again, that'd be nice.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1915 on: March 04, 2026, 10:41:51 PM »
So frustrating - occassionally looks world class - but never really seems to be when we need him

Everton said the same about him - but he's 24 now and needs more consistency as he has been desperately disapointing in the last month when he needed to be at his best.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1916 on: March 04, 2026, 10:52:32 PM »
A couple of great games, a few shit ones, injured.

Needed to step up and hasn't. A big fanny.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1917 on: March 04, 2026, 10:57:34 PM »
So frustrating - occassionally looks world class - but never really seems to be when we need him

Everton said the same about him - but he's 24 now and needs more consistency as he has been desperately disapointing in the last month when he needed to be at his best.

When he’s on form Onana is a good player but one thing he has never been is world class.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1918 on: March 04, 2026, 10:58:22 PM »
A couple of great games, a few shit ones, injured.

Needed to step up and hasn't. A big fanny.
Of the highest order.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1919 on: March 05, 2026, 12:01:58 AM »
Just too deep and passive.

 


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