Amadou Onana

[ChicagoLion]

He was very good against Citeh, he was ok yesterday.
He has been absent far too often to become a fan of his.

[boozey182]

That’s quite some effort managing to try and deflect blame for the first onto Onana. The pass to Torres was a perfectly fine option, Emi just cocked it up.

Nonsense. Watch again. See the acres of space to his right and he stands there like a fucking statue. Kamara would have drifted into the space but then Kamara is one of the first names to go on the team sheet.  Of course Martinez is to blame but having options, better options, shouldn't be dismissed.

This argument stuck a chord with me, because it's one I have often used against many of our midfielders, especially Tielemans. But I've since realised I was wrong. Or, at least, I've come up with a different idea of what's going on there. Basically, Martinez doesn't need more than one or two options when he has the ball like that, and almost every time that will be Torres and Konsa. That's where he'll always look to, and where the ball is most likely to go. The thing is, though, that those two players need an option, almost immediately, as they are more likely to be under pressure than Martinez is. So it's more important that Bouba, Onana, Cash and Digne are available to our CBs, rather than Martinez.

Take the goal on Saturday - if Martinez would have been able to make a 6 yard pass, Torres could have rolled the ball into the space to the right of Onana, and we'd have been 30 yards up the pitch in an instant. By standing still on Saturday, Onana, kept that space free to Pau to use. But Pau never got the chance.

Since I noticed this, I've been a lot calmer during matches, so I hope it brings you the same feeling of peace that it has brought me.

[spartacuss]

I thought he needlessly risked a second yellow with all the pushing and shoving during those corners late in the game? At the same time he should be aware that Liverpool would never be penalised anything like we would.
 
Mind you, he seemed more committed than of late.

[OCD]

If Konsa and Torres were the only options, we'd quickly become predictable. In contrast, we've seen the likes of Buendia and Rogers come central (unmarked) and we've cut straight through opposition presses in recent games. Kamara is often available and able to pivot.

[eamonn]

I wanted him to beat the crap out of that little whimp MacAllister for his short-man simulation tactics at the corners.

[Drummond]

I wanted him to beat the crap out of that little whimp MacAllister for his short-man simulation tactics at the corners.

Yep, a whack-a-mole impersonation would have been nice.

[Smirker]

Amadou, do do
He's better than me and you
Amadou, do do
In the claret and the blue
He will score to win the game
And Andre is not his name
He is sexy he is nice
And he shits on Declan Rice

(c) Smirker

[PeterWithesShin]

Made a mistake but played well and a foot like a traction engine.

[Three Spires Villa]

Amadou, do do
He's better than me and you
Amadou, do do
In the claret and the blue
He will score to win the game
And Andre is not his name
He is sexy he is nice
And he shits on Declan Rice

🤣🤣🤣 shame it’s not true!

(c) Smirker

[Brazilian Villain]

Amadou, do do
He's better than me and you
Amadou, do do
In the claret and the blue
He will score to win the game
And Andre is not his name
He is sexy he is nice
And he shits on Declan Rice

Your best effort since

"Good golly, another miss Ollie...."

[Smirker]

Amadou, do do
He's better than me and you
Amadou, do do
In the claret and the blue
He will score to win the game
And Andre is not his name
He is sexy he is nice
And he shits on Declan Rice

Your best effort since

"Good golly, another miss Ollie...."

Thanks BV 

[Toronto Villa]

Excellent again today

[Smirker]

Gonna be a top player for us. Looks worth every penny imo.

[cdbearsfan]

Amadou, do do
He's better than me and you
Amadou, do do
In the claret and the blue
He will score to win the game
And Andre is not his name
He is sexy he is nice
And he shits on Declan Rice

(c) Smirker

Another banger.

[N'ZMAV]

he's such a capable player - would love him to have a run of about 30 starts in a row.