Amadou Onana

[olaftab]

Did he play much during the Euros?

Did you watch much during the Euros?😂

[rougegorge]

Did he play much during the Euros?

Did you watch much during the Euros?😂

In fairness, whilst he did play much, he didn't do much.

[Percy McCarthy]

Cannot believe how redfilth get thier pants pulled down so easily with huge fees for pretty average players.

Add his one to the Dutch guy who played around 10 mins and  the huge list of previous ones

And Percy is wrong about being on the verge of signing Yoro. He’s been told by Real to sit tight as they can sign him for nothing in January.

He’s having his medical at Manure according to SSN. So he’s not sitting very tight.

[brontebilly]

Chuffed if we get him. As I said when Dougie left, if we buy Onana we’ve upgraded midfield.

The same Onana who spent a good time on Everton's bench is an upgrade on Douglas Luiz...the jilted lover vibes are very strong.

The quoted fee seems crazy* for a player who promised far more than he delivered at Everton. Yes, he's young, talented and "wait until Emery coaches him" but come on. Dycheball or not, he should be more than capable of outshining likes of James Garner, Gueye and Doucoure on a regular basis.

*All transfer fees agreed between Villa and Everton this summer are a bit suspect

[PeterWithesShin]

Age wise, last season was his equivalent to Doug's first with us. He rarely shone for us that season. We've seen the difference a top class manager can make to players.

[adrenachrome]

Chuffed if we get him. As I said when Dougie left, if we buy Onana we’ve upgraded midfield.

The same Onana who spent a good time on Everton's bench is an upgrade on Douglas Luiz...the jilted lover vibes are very strong.

The quoted fee seems crazy* for a player who promised far more than he delivered at Everton. Yes, he's young, talented and "wait until Emery coaches him" but come on. Dycheball or not, he should be more than capable of outshining likes of James Garner, Gueye and Doucoure on a regular basis.

*All transfer fees agreed between Villa and Everton this summer are a bit suspect

"Dycheball or not," is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this post, Bronte.

Unai knows a baller when he sees one, and Dyche has always had more pressing concerns.

[Percy McCarthy]

Chuffed if we get him. As I said when Dougie left, if we buy Onana we’ve upgraded midfield.

The same Onana who spent a good time on Everton's bench is an upgrade on Douglas Luiz...the jilted lover vibes are very strong.

Absolute rubbish, as usual. Automatic choice in Belgium’s midfield, more powerful and athletic than Dougie, able to cover a vital position til Kamara comes back, addresses a weakness in defending set-pieces, and still a couple of years younger than Dougie was before he started performing well.

[PeterWithe]

Are they at all similar? Dougie was a tempo setter, a technician with a range of passing Ive not seen since Sid, from what I’ve seen of Onana, his attributes are different, he’s an up and down athlete isn’t he?

[Monty]

Chuffed if we get him. As I said when Dougie left, if we buy Onana we’ve upgraded midfield.

The same Onana who spent a good time on Everton's bench is an upgrade on Douglas Luiz...the jilted lover vibes are very strong.

The quoted fee seems crazy* for a player who promised far more than he delivered at Everton. Yes, he's young, talented and "wait until Emery coaches him" but come on. Dycheball or not, he should be more than capable of outshining likes of James Garner, Gueye and Doucoure on a regular basis.

*All transfer fees agreed between Villa and Everton this summer are a bit suspect

Suspect this post would be better off not vibe-checking others! 

[pauliewalnuts]

Are they at all similar? Dougie was a tempo setter, a technician with a range of passing Ive not seen since Sid, from what I’ve seen of Onana, his attributes are different, he’s an up and down athlete isn’t he?

Not for the first few seasons, he wasn't.

We only really saw what you're describing there from the arrival of UE through to halfway through last season (I know, I know, Kamara injury changing requirements of him, but even so, injuries happen).

I like Dougie, I like that sort of player, I wish he'd have stayed, but I do think we sometimes forget, it wasn't really until Emery arrived that he started properly looking the part with any consistency

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Are they at all similar? Dougie was a tempo setter, a technician with a range of passing Ive not seen since Sid, from what I’ve seen of Onana, his attributes are different, he’s an up and down athlete isn’t he?

Not for the first few seasons, he wasn't.

We only really saw what you're describing there from the arrival of UE through to halfway through last season (I know, I know, Kamara injury changing requirements of him, but even so, injuries happen).

I like Dougie, I like that sort of player, I wish he'd have stayed, but I do think we sometimes forget, it wasn't really until Emery arrived that he started properly looking the part with any consistency

Wot paulie said!

[Mister E]

Are they at all similar? Dougie was a tempo setter, a technician with a range of passing Ive not seen since Sid, from what I’ve seen of Onana, his attributes are different, he’s an up and down athlete isn’t he?

Not for the first few seasons, he wasn't.

We only really saw what you're describing there from the arrival of UE through to halfway through last season (I know, I know, Kamara injury changing requirements of him, but even so, injuries happen).

I like Dougie, I like that sort of player, I wish he'd have stayed, but I do think we sometimes forget, it wasn't really until Emery arrived that he started properly looking the part with any consistency

Agree, Paulie, and I'd add that the shape of the squad is changing: perhaps Tielemans and Barkley are now seen as the pace-setter / pass-maker players.

[PeterWithe]

Disagree, Duggie was always very good technically, but lacked strength and was inconsistent, understandable when the movement around him was indifferent. It wasn't as though he was terrible under DS and Gerrard, he just didn't reach the heights he did last year, but he showed signs of it.

Anyroad, the point was that he and Onana may play in Central Midfield but they are not similar players. 

[eamonn]

Did he play much during the Euros?

Did you watch much during the Euros?😂

In fairness, whilst he did play much, he didn't do much.

His most memorable moment was in a post-match interview when he switched accent from natural to semi-Cockney in a flash.

[pauliewalnuts]

Did he play much during the Euros?

Did you watch much during the Euros?😂

In fairness, whilst he did play much, he didn't do much.

His most memorable moment was in a post-match interview when he switched accent from natural to semi-Cockney in a flash.

That was pretty remarkable.

Not just cockney, either, modern, urban cockney (which seems to be spoke by everyone under the age of 20 these days, cockney or not).