Amadou Onana

[Crown Hill]

Didn’t fit in from the moment he signed. Loads of wishful thinking from some supporters but even thats dried up now. A huge mistake!

[Villafirst]

I don't know......Onana was great when McGinn, Tielemans and Kamara were alongside him. The balance of the midfield is out with our main trio out injured. I think it affects the Centre Backs as well.

[TheToffnar]

He's not experienced or brave enough to be soloing that position. He needs someone better and more reliable behind to get the best out of him. Sadly, he's not getting that for the rest of the season.

Lad needs to wake up and seize the opportunity. He was completely cowering in the shadow of the occasion tonight.

[LeonW]

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.

I tend to agree. Great players elevate those around them, like Kamara does. Onana is not and will never be at that level.

[PhilVill]

If Saudis offer the same money in summer that we paid, bite their hand off.

[Ian.]

At times last night he looked very good, other times not.

He’s not been the same player since his injury, he was fantastic prior to that this season.

[Demitri_C]

If Saudis offer the same money in summer that we paid, bite their hand off.

Same.  We can complain  about FFP but we chose to pay 50m for this guy on sky high wages. We have to take a look at ourselves as well

[Nev]

But other clubs can go and spend another 50m if they make a mistake. We can't.

[TheToffnar]

Not going to sit here and say he hasn't at times looked our best player this season, but the way he's gone missing in games these past few weeks is unacceptable.

Was hiding for long stretches last night. The space was there for him to exploit many a time but looked too tentative and abandoned his runner to Konsa and Mings too many times.

His patchy form paired with his injuries and ridiculous wages point one way for me. Stick him on the clear out list.

[Dante Lavelli]

£40m and I'd sell.  I think that would be a profit on the accounts for the reasons Toffnar say.  He really hasn't stepped up. 

Otherwise, keep him for another year as a rotational squad player instead of a starter. Send Hemmings on loan, with the plan to integrate him the season after.

[brontebilly]

He looks like an average centre back playing in midfield. Struggles with the easiest of passes.

[eamonn]

At times last night he looked very good, other times not.

He’s not been the same player since his injury, he was fantastic prior to that this season.

Which injury do you mean?!

[Holte L2]

I think he has a bigger opinion of himself than what we have of him.  if we get £50m or around that mark, absolutely sell.

[Crown Hill]

He looks like an average centre back playing in midfield. Struggles with the easiest of passes.

And this has never changed right from the early pre season games. A really strange signing.

[SamTheMouse]

Someone said he looked like an injury-prone player trying to stay out of trouble until the World Cup, and I think that's on the money.