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Offline Dave

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1470 on: December 28, 2025, 08:48:50 PM »
Was he an upgrade on Dougie? No

DL's best for us is still better than Onana's best at time of writing.

It's very obvious that won't be the case at the end of their respective Villa careers.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1471 on: December 28, 2025, 08:55:18 PM »
Agree with the first sentence.

Not sure about the second sentence at all. The jury is out although I hope you’re right. If anybody can get the best out of him it’s Unai.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1472 on: December 28, 2025, 09:42:20 PM »
He's different to Luiz in what he offers. Luis was more of a ball player and Onana offers dynamism and drive. They were both great but Onana has the potential for a higher ceiling.

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Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1473 on: December 28, 2025, 11:20:15 PM »
Given we already had Tielemans and Kamara if you asked me to pick between Doug and Onana for the 3rd regular starter in there I'd have absolutely no hesitation in picking the latter, regardless of individual skill our midfield is far better balanced now, and with Bogarde and Barkley around as competition for spaces I firmly believe this is the best midfield we've had this century and is up there with the best central midfield units in the world. None of them are absolute top drawer talent but they work so well together that it more than makes up for the difference.

I think Hemming gets added to the group properly next year as well.

 


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