Amadou Onana

[LeonW]

Made of glass.

My worry also. You can’t have a physical defensive midfielder made of glass.

[PeterWithesShin]

He's played over 150 games in the last 3 and a half seasons, he's hardly Keinan.

[Aldridge Villa]

He's played over 150 games in the last 3 and a half seasons, he's hardly Keinan.

Fair point, but when he has played he’s nowhere near the calibre of McGinn driving the ball forward or Kamara getting us out of tight spots defensively and then being able to put us on the front foot. Can’t compare him to Barkley because I can’t remember what impact the aforementioned was having the last time he played.

[Toronto Villa]

The hyperbole over Onana is ludicrous now. Just give him a fucking chance to recover vs thinking it’s the end of the world and the worst signing ever. He’s a young man. He’ll be fine. And £50M in today’s market is nothing.

[Aldridge Villa]

The hyperbole over Onana is ludicrous now. Just give him a fucking chance to recover vs thinking it’s the end of the world and the worst signing ever. He’s a young man. He’ll be fine. And £50M in today’s market is nothing.

Strange comment when mentioning “hyperbole”and “£50 M is nothing”. Get a grip.

[andyh]

It’s weird isn’t it.
It’s like we are questioning whether a £50m player has the balls to get stuck  in,  or picks up constant little niggles that remove any responsibility from him.

I think it’s more of a character question than anything

[VillaTim]

As our record signing I think he's been poor . £50m wow , who agreed this needs a review meeting . Made of glass too .

[LeonW]

I think Onana has been decent enough…when he’s on the pitch. Our record signing should be a regular. It is early days but it is a tad concerning that during any physical duel he goes down like a sack of spuds and his availability has not been as regular as I would like for our record investment in the engine road. He’s limped off a few times during games. It might just be bad luck or adjusting to our style of play from Everton’s. But as someone once said (not sure who), reliability is availability (or something like that).

[tony scott]

It is interesting there wasn’t a great outcry from Everton supporters when they sold him.  He looks an imposing figure in our midfield, because of injuries he hasn’t had a protracted run in the team, 50mil is a significant amount even in todays market, my impression is that he needs a minder in midfield.

[PeterWithe]

All these things can be true, £50m is the going rate for a regular first team PL starter so we haven't overpaid, he looked to be what we needed, after a bright start he's faded and his injury record is worrying. Overall, we've seen what he can do and its impressive but we expect to see it much more regularly.

[Rigadon]

I always assumed he was bought as competition / injury cover for Kamara. Might still come good. 

[Villan For Life]

I wonder if part of the problem is that he doesn’t have the physical attributes to play the role that we need him to play, that’s why he picks up so many injuries. I’m not suggesting that he isn’t physically fit, clearly he is but without being in the right kind of physical condition he will continue to be a regular in the treatment room.

Maybe a full preseason and work with the strength and conditioning team will help him gain the required strength.

[PaulWinch again]

Fitness has been challenge, but when he’s played for the most part he’s been good.

[paul_e]

I don't think it's anything as fundamental as that, just purely he picked up an injury (that he had no record of previously) and has found it difficult to get back from, a lot like JJ and similar to the troubles Delph had (amongst many others).

[PhilVill]

I like him, think he's done well in most games and think he's struggling to overcome a persistent knock at the moment, it's no biggie.