Confirmed Signing Amadou Onana

[kung_yoda]

Dont forget Lacina Traore

 

[Gilbert..]

The worst has to be Bakayoko... good grief

Christ, forgot all about him. Shockingly bad. Think he scored about 3 goals. And 2 of them were in a cup tie away at some lower league side.
Yeah. He was bad.

 

[arbok]

Make it difficult???

We've been crying out for a physical presence in midfield for years. How do you figure it will be difficult?

There is a difference between physical presence and being mobile. When you’re 6’5”, shorter guys get past you more easily. Onana looks good in the tackle so that’s good but the prem pace might mean he’ll be out of position at times.

I don’t particularly think height is as important in the midfield as it is in central defence for example. The ideal dm is kante who just gets about the pitch and covers a ton of ground. It’s also weird that if we get gana we also sign yet another DM.

I do wish the lad well, but our priorities were a striker, CM and RB.

 

[arbok]

viera says hi

Viera was literally one of the best players in the prem. I hope onana is that good.

 

[arbok]

Not one of

We had the worst possession rate across every team in the top 5 leagues

Mother of god

 

[TheBigIguana]

Not one of

We had the worst possession rate across every team in the top 5 leagues

I actually had no idea it was this bad. Wowzers.

 

[Goat]

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I actually had no idea it was this bad. Wowzers.

We have finally won something.

 

[arbok]

Remains to be seen but Bruno Guimares looked very good on Saturday for Newcastle, would have liked to sign that type of CM player instead.

 

[arbok]

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I actually had no idea it was this bad. Wowzers.

There were some games last season, not a single player would help in keeping possession and we kept giving it back. There was the game against man city where they had 91% possession in the second half.

 

[Martin Alvito]

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I actually had no idea it was this bad. Wowzers.

The comparison teams. My God. Truly excruciating.

Great research.

 

[edge]

To many teams have over run us in midfield the last few years.
Hopefully he will help stop that with gana .
Expect he will take a while to settle in, being young and from a different league.
Looks an exciting signing.

 

[hktoffee]

#8.

 

[Zatara]

There is a difference between physical presence and being mobile. When you’re 6’5”, shorter guys get past you more easily. Onana looks good in the tackle so that’s good but the prem pace might mean he’ll be out of position at times.

I don’t particularly think height is as important in the midfield as it is in central defence for example. The ideal dm is kante who just gets about the pitch and covers a ton of ground. It’s also weird that if we get gana we also sign yet another DM.

I do wish the lad well, but our priorities were a striker, CM and RB.

Remains to be seen but Bruno Guimares looked very good on Saturday for Newcastle, would have liked to sign that type of CM player instead.

Guimaraes was someone ive posted about for 2 or so years.

Best as a deep lying playmaker but class all round really.

He will and has improved newcastle.

I believe onana is a player used both as a 6 and an 8. The way lampard is talking he will become a guimaraes or a vieira in terms of improving the whole team due to his presence.

Roy keane and vieira were great at everything. In an ideal world you want all rounders and thats what it seems onana is.

 

[matty1878]

Viera was literally one of the best players in the prem. I hope onana is that good.

my point

 

[Mr Happy]

Christ, forgot all about him. Shockingly bad. Think he scored about 3 goals. And 2 of them were in a cup tie away at some lower league side.
Yeah. He was bad.

Bristol City I think