2023/24 Amadou Onana

[Cameron Manning]

Its a shame you didnt mention Messi or Busquets.

Because Messi advises to "walk more" which I im sure Busquets did, while also positioning was a key to his game.

Great to see players charging around and all action...but that doesnt make them superior. Onana has his game which is why top sides want him for big money.

Well he’s brilliant at walking I’ll give you that! He will definitely go, let’s see how much profit we make, we still owe most of the fee we agreed to pay, the team he came from are due a certain percentage from the profit we make, so whatever it is I hope Everton get to spend it, If it’s 777 in charge I wouldn’t be hopeful of any of it getting spent on recruitments.

 

[ElGato]

Our best midfield is Onana alongside Garner I think. They complement eachother well and are both very accomplished on the ball, which I like. We always have a chance of controlled retention of possession with them in the side, which makes a big difference to our tempo.

Gueye is alright like, but has a tendency to vacate his position to go in search of the press which often leaves us open, and he is much less controlled on the ball. Perhaps Gueye is a better option when we are trying to win the ball high, but Onana gives us more time in control of the game.

 

[Walken]

Late fitness test for the big man apparently, I feel we really need him in this one

 

[Bebeto]

Late fitness test for the big man apparently, I feel we really need him in this one

Probably injured...often when late fitness test is mentioned more often than not the player ends up in the stand. Looking forward to young on Saturday....

 

[MikeH72]

There’s simply no way he’s injured again lol lol

 

[koma]

The question is should we be rushing him back to play if he’s not fully fit or wait a couple of more weeks?

 

[Simon Buttle]

There’s simply no way he’s injured again lol lol

He does seem a bit on the fragile side.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

He does seem a bit on the fragile side.

He does seem to suffer from regular niggly injuries, even though they aren't individually that serious cumulatively they are a bit worrying at such a young age. Guys with his sort of frame do tend to struggle. Although I like him as a player it's probably all the more reason to cash in this summer.

 

[Carlito]

And people said we didn't replace Mina.

 

[efcste97]

And people said we didn't replace Mina.

Garner has been out for twice as long in the past

 

[Carlito]

Garner has been out for twice as long in the past

Well, there you go.

Not only did we replace him, we also brought in a back-up.

 

[efcste97]

Anyone who doesn't think Onana is our best midfielder simply doesn't understand football.

 

[Curtis]

Hope he starts as his presence benefits garner as he can actually play the ball and still get stuck in although Gana has scored a goal this season his woeful shots usually end up in the stratosphere

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Anyone who doesn't think Onana is our best midfielder simply doesn't understand football.

You could argue he is our only midfielder full stop.

Doucoure better as a 10
Garner better as a right back
Gueye not been as good as he was first time.

 

[efcste97]

Hope he starts as his presence benefits garner as he can actually play the ball and still get stuck in although Gana has scored a goal this season his woeful shots usually end up in the stratosphere

He's easily the most comfortable player on the ball as well, He's playing a role for the manager at the moment and he's doing it very well, sometimes it can look like he's taking the easy option but thats 100% the managers instructions. One of the first things I remember hearing from Dyche when he joined was that he wants Onana to be more like Steven Defour, I think he even set up a meeting between the 2.