Amadou Onana

[AGRIPPA]

A bit worrying that he was withdrawn at half-time. The squad is getting severely stretched. Not having Amadou and suspended Bouba second half makes a huge difference. Hopefully we can bring in some reinforcements in January.

When fit we have Bouba/onana/tielemans/bogarde and McGinn at a push who can play there…..it’s not somewhere we need to look for me…..a top notch striker is what we need….IMO

[paul_e]

A bit worrying that he was withdrawn at half-time. The squad is getting severely stretched. Not having Amadou and suspended Bouba second half makes a huge difference. Hopefully we can bring in some reinforcements in January.

When fit we have Bouba/onana/tielemans/bogarde and McGinn at a push who can play there…..it’s not somewhere we need to look for me…..a top notch striker is what we need….IMO

Barkley too.

[andyh]

A bit worrying that he was withdrawn at half-time. The squad is getting severely stretched. Not having Amadou and suspended Bouba second half makes a huge difference. Hopefully we can bring in some reinforcements in January.

When fit we have Bouba/onana/tielemans/bogarde and McGinn at a push who can play there…..it’s not somewhere we need to look for me…..a top notch striker is what we need….IMO

I agree.
Today we saw the best of Onana. He can be a top notch player.
The ‘made of glass’ problem is the biggest issue.

Hopefully, he’s fit for Saturday and it’s not another lengthy spell out.

[tomd2103]

Frustrating as he's been playing well recently and then on a night like tonight when we really need him due to others being absent, he's off injured at half-time.  Obviously not his fault that he gets injured, but it's just a bit symptomatic of his time with us really. 

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Agree, Andy. Tonight was unquestionably his best display in a Villa shirt,  probably any shirt. More of that please and he'll be one of the first names on the team sheet.

[Goldenballs]

Up until fairly recently, he'd missed nearly as many games through injury as he's started.

[brontebilly]

Huge loss when he went off. Was showing leadership and drive in midfield.

[Villafirst]

He didn't look too bad when he walked off at Half-time. Probably precautionary to sub him for McGinn. But, that was a main turning point. Arsenal did next to nothing offensively in the first-half.

[Dante Lavelli]

Hopefully, he’s fit for Saturday and it’s not another lengthy spell out.

A rested Kamara (and to an extent McGinn) will be back so it’s not essential he plays. Bogarde provides cover on the bench too.