Onana has not worked out. We need a new keeper.

[McGrathsipan]

What do you suggest? We are where we are.... Hopefully he can cut out some of the coachable issues

Short term a spell out of the team.
Work on him intensely.

Then back into the side and expect massive improvement.
If none then send him on his way this summer.

Now that's assuming the back up keeper doesn't do amazingly well. I know very little about him.

We can't go into next season with a dud

 

[RedRocket9908]

Yes, that's what I meant. I should've said "for next summer". I hate to say it but city/pep would be looking for his replacement now. He did it with Bravo and many of his centre backs.

If he was playing for Pep he would have a proper defence in front of him and a midfield that doesnt get overran everytime the opposition get the ball so wouldnt face the same issues he has faced at Man Utd so far.

 

[afrocentricity]

Short term a spell out of the team.
Work on him intensely.

Then back into the side and expect massive improvement.
If none then send him on his way this summer.

Now that's assuming the back up keeper doesn't do amazingly well. I know very little about him.

We can't go into next season with a dud

That's fair enough

 

[djembatheking]

His handling of the ball is terrible which has cost us in goals conceded as well as the times he has got away with it. I really wish it is just nerves and bad form but the amount of times he has now flapped at it and struggles to catch the ball is worrying. Blaming Lindelof, the defense in general or saying if he had a defense like City he would be doing much better because of the protection he is getting is just bollocks. I was excited when we signed him and really hoped he would be a solid keeper that was good with his feet and I suppose we have to stick with him until the African Cup. I just hope he turns it around.

 

[wolvored]

You cant blame the defence for some of the terrible mistakes he has made at times. I think TH should encourage him to go to Afcon and give him a break away from the pressure cooker. Im sure bayindir will be adequate and might surprise us, hopefully the good way.

 

[Zlatan 7]

If he was playing for Pep he would have a proper defence in front of him and a midfield that doesnt get overran everytime the opposition get the ball so wouldnt face the same issues he has faced at Man Utd so far.

Did you afford DDG these excuse too? A shakey defence has nothing to do with a calamity goalkeeper. Even the saves he makes look iffy.

DDG balied out our shit defence for years, Onana amplifies it

 

[Yakuza_devils]

All these arguments comparing DDG (rightly claimed to be past it by most at the time) are actually doing more to paint Onana in a bad light. If you're arguing for Onana why not compare him to peak DDG?

Very good point.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

If he was playing for Pep he would have a proper defence in front of him and a midfield that doesnt get overran everytime the opposition get the ball so wouldnt face the same issues he has faced at Man Utd so far.

How can any defence be solid knowing a complete liability is between the sticks? This works both ways.

 

[Ibrahimorich]

If he was playing for Pep he would have a proper defence in front of him and a midfield that doesnt get overran everytime the opposition get the ball so wouldnt face the same issues he has faced at Man Utd so far.

I don't think you can blame handling errors or poor positioning like we saw against Galatasary on the defence or midfield. Look, I want him to work but we need to be thinking about what we do if it doesn't work out. My point about city/pep was that they replace players immediately who aren't cutting it.

 

[RedRocket9908]

How can any defence be solid knowing a complete liability is between the sticks? This works both ways.

Inter Milan did alright with Onana in goal last season.

The problem at Utd is most of the time we give the ball away cheaply then do absolutely nothing to try to win it back with the opposition having the freedom to dribble the ball in to our box completely unchallenged and setup amd/or take a shot meaning the keeper is constantly under pressure.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Inter Milan did alright with Onana in goal last season.

The problem at Utd is most of the time we give the ball away cheaply then do absolutely nothing to try to win it back with the opposition having the freedom to dribble the ball in to our box completely unchallenged and setup amd/or take a shot meaning the keeper is constantly under pressure.

The problem is that Onana is inept. It's his job to stop the ball going into the goal. He's bad at it.

 

[RedRocket9908]

The problem is that Onana is inept. It's his job to stop the ball going into the goal. He's bad at it.

Saying he is inept is ridiculous when his stats show he clearly isnt

 

[Zlatan 7]

Saying he is inept is ridiculous when his stats show he clearly isnt

What about what your eyes telling you when watching him, all this stats nonsense is killing football.

it’s a sport to watch, not to read in a spreadsheet

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

I honestly think my hometown club Wrexham currently have a better keeper than us, Arthur Okonkwo, who is on loan from Arsenal, their third or fourth choice keeper. Was on loan at Sturm Graz last season. He’s a belter.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Saying he is inept is ridiculous when his stats show he clearly isnt

I don't care what the stats say. My eyes tell a different story.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

What about what your eyes telling you when watching him, all this stats nonsense is killing football.

it’s a sport to watch, not to read in a spreadsheet

Correct. I mean "the stats" made De Gea Golden Gloves winner last season. Was he the best goalkeeper in the league?

 

[RedRocket9908]

Another awful goal conceeded there with our defence nowhere to be seen yet according to the De Gea fans on here its not the defence at fault its the keeper

 

[Zlatan 7]

Another awful goal conceeded there with our defence nowhere to be seen yet according to the De Gea fans on here its not the defence at fault its the keeper

Give over

 

[rajds89]

His distribution isn’t even that good..

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Another awful goal conceeded there with our defence nowhere to be seen yet according to the De Gea fans on here its not the defence at fault its the keeper

Almost like he wasn't at fault for that goal and no one has criticised him at all. Actually, it's exactly like that.

 

[Berbaclass]

Good to see. Seems like a good character to have in the squad.

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[Annihilate Now!]

A semi decent shot stopper saves that

It's frustrating as feck that we keep conceding all these naff goals

 

[Snow]

The positioning and footwork was poor for the goal. Been good in all the other scenarios this match.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

He dives like an outfielder who has had to go in goal

 

[Jev]

Nah, harsh to blame him. Looks clumsy because it’s slow but that’s a tricky shot to save. Opposite from where the shooter is running, wrong-footing the keeper, and so well-placed.

 

[Shane88]

1980's action movie goalkeeper. Dives in slow motion at the moment of catastrophe.

He is absolute wank.

 

[El Zoido]

I don’t think you can blame him at all for the goal.

 

[Bastian]

Nah, harsh to blame him. Looks clumsy because it’s slow but that’s a tricky shot to save. Opposite from where the shooter is running, wrong-footing the keeper, and so well-placed.

Nah, he looks cumbersome and heavy to me.

 

[arnie_ni]

A semi decent shot stopper saves that

It's frustrating as feck that we keep conceding all these naff goals

Doesn't need to be a semi decent shot stopper just someone with a decent spring.

He done well earlier on the sterling cut back.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Jeysus you lot are harsh

 

[laughtersassassin]

My initial reaction was he should save it. Looked a slow shot.

Maybe I'm being harsh but he's made so many mistakes that it's hard to not assume that he shot do better again

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

I thought it was a soft goal to concede. Look at his footwork. Or lack of it.

 

[led_scholes]

It was a shot in his corner from 5 meters away in front of two players. Surely Lindelof is to blame?

 

[evil_geko]

Anyone blaming Onana for that goal should give their head a proper wobble. This agenda against Onana is getting to clownish levels now.

 

[Berbaclass]

Saved us a goal with the 1v1 save

 

[Remember the geese]

Falls like a sack of spuds

 

[ROFLUTION]

When he did that shot, my reaction was that it was some great finishing.

… and it just is. You cant blame him for a great shot like that. Also saved a 1on1.

 

[El Zoido]

Anyone blaming Onana for that goal should give their head a proper wobble. This agenda against Onana is getting to clownish levels now.

Yeah, watching it again at half time, he’s got no chance. Knives are out for him now so every goal he concedes is going to have this kind of focus. People want an excuse to blame him, that much is very clear.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

The defenders 100% were the issue not onana.

 

[The_Midfielder]

Amazing goal... not much he can do