2022/23 Amadou Onana

[coleman=quality]

No midfielder had a good game for us.

Garner showed decent movement, a blocked shot and played some safe passes...little cameo. Nothing special though.

The other 3 were poor.

What do you expect with 2 vs 3 ?

Didn’t expect much, whole squad was poor except Pickford, wasn’t just today he’s been non existent tho was it that was my point. I’d start garner over him next game 100% needs a day off by the looks of it

 

[bluejohn66]

Basically a Tall and Athletic Tom Davies !!

 

[EGWToffee]

A big strong powerful midfielder who doesn’t impose himself in the middle of the park. Seems he only operates in first gear.

Poor today

 

[ford_uk]

Definitely needs dropping.

 

[Zatara]

Didn’t expect much, whole squad was poor except Pickford, wasn’t just today he’s been non existent tho was it that was my point. I’d start garner over him next game 100% needs a day off by the looks of it

Im not blaming any of the players today...

100% on Dyche for me

If we'd have had 3 midfielders and United had 2 in there and Onana etc were poor then id be agreeing with you.

But for me today its all about the tactics.

If Dyche was going to play this way he may have just rested a few players.

 

[roy vernon]

He was poor today, but, most of them were poor today.

 

[Axlswhk]

Im not blaming any of the players today...

100% on Dyche for me

If we'd have had 3 midfielders and United had 2 in there and Onana etc were poor then id be agreeing with you.

But for me today its all about the tactics.

If Dyche was going to play this way he may have just rested a few players.

Players not to blame at all? You can play 5 midfielders but if they refuse to press, we will still face an onslaught regardless defensive line.

 

[Zatara]

Players not to blame at all? You can play 5 midfielders but if they refuse to press, we will still face an onslaught regardless defensive line.

If our players would have been pressing and harrying do you not think that having Fernandes as the spare man in midfield would have been a massive weakness in our press?

For me, you have a deep defence....Onana and Gana sitting as the base. Throw in Garner as well so we have someone good on the ball for counters.

Playing Onana + Gana against a 3 just left us massively exposed....

Every single outfield player was poor...no one knew what they were doing as they were getting outnumbered, outpassed and out thought in midfield.

Setup in a low block, deep 3 midfielders and let them come at us...

Played into their hands.

 

[Axlswhk]

If our players would have been pressing and harrying do you not think that having Fernandes as the spare man in midfield would have been a massive weakness in our press?

For me, you have a deep defence....Onana and Gana sitting as the base. Throw in Garner as well so we have someone good on the ball for counters.

Playing Onana + Gana against a 3 just left us massively exposed....

Every single outfield player was poor...no one knew what they were doing as they were getting outnumbered, outpassed and out thought in midfield.

Setup in a low block, deep 3 midfielders and let them come at us...

Played into their hands.

We didn’t press effectively because Simms defensive contribution was very poor.

Gray drop back and press a lot when he played as a striker and Doucoure suspension reduce our energy level significantly. That was the difference today.

Base on your logic we shouldn’t press at all and the defensive line should be deep in our penalty area. I don’t think this could stop the onslaught.

 

[Zatara]

We didn’t press effectively because Simms defensive contribution was very poor.

Gray drop back and press a lot when he played as a striker and Doucoure suspension reduce our energy level significantly. That was the difference today.

Base on your logic we shouldn’t press at all and the defensive line should be deep in our penalty area. I don’t think this could stop the onslaught.

It worked under Ancelotti + we 'could' have had a better midfield had we gone with Garner Gana Onana.

Think weve thrown a point away today.

 

[james2805]

He needs to impose himself on every game really. The boy has the talent. But doesn't go up through the gears enough

 

[Axlswhk]

It worked under Ancelotti + we 'could' have had a better midfield had we gone with Garner Gana Onana.

Think weve thrown a point away today.

Sit deep and low block, press only in the final third of the pitch. Isn’t that Lampard all over again?

 

[Zatara]

Sit deep and low block, press only in the final third of the pitch. Isn’t that Lampard all over again?

Why press away to United with our forward options?

Just get 8 players sat on the edge of the box for 70mins.

 

[Axlswhk]

Why press away to United with our forward options?

Just get 8 players sat on the edge of the box for 70mins.

I don’t see how we can compete with no press at all. Like I say it will just be a different type of onslaught with the ball sitting in our half most of the time. No guaranty we won’t concede either.

 

[twoblue]

Im not blaming any of the players today...

100% on Dyche for me

If we'd have had 3 midfielders and United had 2 in there and Onana etc were poor then id be agreeing with you.

But for me today its all about the tactics.

If Dyche was going to play this way he may have just rested a few players.

Really?
We don’t have any players to play any other system.