Amadou Onana

[brontebilly]

Yeah, we're a bit one-dimensional... in the most creative way - quick passing through the lines centrally.

More expert crosses from Lucas wouldn't go astray.

Put a great one on a plate for Ollie at Newcastle but Lucas looks Do(g)ne to me. Hoping he isn't starting tonight. Maatsen to drive on all night. Maybe a case for starting that waster Sancho in front of him

[Aldridge Villa]

Played ok today but time and time again didn’t have the nous , perhaps ability , to play a pass into the box with options available when he had ample time to.

[Villa in Denmark]

Played ok today but time and time again didn’t have the nous , perhaps ability , to play a pass into the box with options available when he had ample time to.

The number of times in the second half we'd got bodies in the box and Onana or Bogarde refused to cross was unbelievable.

[brontebilly]

Played ok today but time and time again didn’t have the nous , perhaps ability , to play a pass into the box with options available when he had ample time to.

The number of times in the second half we'd got bodies in the box and Onana or Bogarde refused to cross was unbelievable.

Neither of them have the technical ability to do it. We spent 50m on one of them. Thought Onana was ok today but poor for the third goal. Forced their keeper into a good save after a strong tackle.

[Ozzjim]

Get anywhere near £60m for him it would be daylight robbery. Scout better. Can't turn on the ball and needs 4 touches to play a pass, can't shoot in the box, never dominates in the air like you'd hope. Made of glass.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Watched Sporting captain and Danish international Morten Hjulmand closely last night, heart on sleeve viking and leader who can play more than a bit, cost Sporting €18m back in summer 2023 and has a buy out clause of €80m now. Now that was good scouting, something we could have done (should be doing), eased him in and allowed him to develop within the squad so that when the opportunity arises - in Sporting's case selling Ugarte to PSG and scumbag Palhinha, Hjulmand was fully up to speed.

Would I swap him today for Onana? I'd piggy back both to their new clubs.

[Pete3206]

[Dante Lavelli]

Watched Sporting captain and Danish international Morten Hjulmand closely last night, heart on sleeve viking and leader who can play more than a bit, cost Sporting €18m back in summer 2023 and has a buy out clause of €80m now. Now that was good scouting, something we could have done (should be doing), eased him in and allowed him to develop within the squad so that when the opportunity arises - in Sporting's case selling Ugarte to PSG and scumbag Palhinha, Hjulmand was fully up to speed.

Would I swap him today for Onana? I'd piggy back both to their new clubs.

Whilst we have Kamara we do have the opportunity to buy a young DCM and ease them in slowly.  The balance of the squad might be better if we sold Onana and used the money to buy a more genuine young DCM. Luiz can replace Onana in the 6/8 position (wages funded by releasing Barkley).

[Mellin]

That's exactly what we should do, but I'd keep Barkley and run with Kamara/Tielemans/Luiz/Barkley with McGinn, Bogarde and Lindelof as emergency back ups. It's enough. Then spend every single penny where we really need too.

[cdbearsfan]

We can't release Barkley, he has a year left on his contract. Onana needs to stay and we do what we can to trim the squad of some of the older players.

[Dante Lavelli]

It’s frustrating Bogarde has had to fill at RB so often, this was his chance to play DCM.

[brontebilly]

It’s frustrating Bogarde has had to fill at RB so often, this was his chance to play DCM.

He did I guess - Everton and Brentford, Spurs in cup and he didn't really impress. Granted our 50m man rarely impresses but that's besides the point. Bogarde is a good athlete but too limited on the ball for Emery.

[Dante Lavelli]

I agree he hasn’t but I feel it’s too early to write him off.

A loan might help him where he plays every week.  Maybe a pawn to use when buying a player in the summer.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It’s frustrating Bogarde has had to fill at RB so often, this was his chance to play DCM.

Agreed. I guess any experience is better than none and despite the bollox Bronté may think, Bogarde is way beyond being a good athlete, he's got a fair bit of skill to his game. I fully expect Unai to keep him in the squad rather than send him out on loan in the summer.