He’s not as bad as a lot of people are saying, but he’s not very good either. Really average gk. He reminds me of Mark Bosnich, where he had a respectable career up to when he joined us, but it was clear he was never the one to replace Schmeichel. Never felt like a safe pair of hands. I get the same feeling from Onana. In hindsight it’s a really weird signing.
Andre Onana made another mistake. Ohnono.
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He's better with his face than his hands.
Still struggling to understand how a goalkeeper who is so technically poor at the basics of goalkeeping has made it to the top of the game.
I'd happily take DDG back and I was very keen on moving on from him. Blimey this guy is bad.q
This bloke is absolute bobbins.
This is just perfect.
He can pass a ball, but everything else he does is 2/10
Could someone tell me what he was supposed to do for any of their goals tonight?
His job?
How about saving? Penalty - dove prematurely, 2:nd - doesn’t close down fast enough/bad reflexes, 3:rd positioned all wrong.
Along with everything else we need this summer, add a #1 to that list.
Just not good enough. A top goalkeeper is so important.
i wouldn’t actually blame him for the goals they scored tonight, it was that brain dead moment when he came off his line, only to be saved by Martinez.
You need to actually watch a game at normal speed, not 14 replays in slo-mo.
Maybe his positioning could be better but overall not what I would call United quality.
Hope he will improve massively and prove us all wrong but I doubt it.
He trash. We will forever be shaky at the back due to his inability to save anything thats not a tame shot straight at him ( even then he has let those in ).
Spurs signed a keeper for half the price and he is twice the player Onana is
Spurs signed a keeper for half the price and he is twice the player Onana is
3rd is poor keeping again. The inverse of Henderson against liverpool at OT, poor positioning at the far post.
Shot went a foot inside the post, objectively not good enough. A bit weak for the 2nd but that’s nitpicking.
Another assault on the opposition when coming for a cross.
He’a 27, this is the finished article in terms of development. Think we’ve bought a lemon tbh.
Footwork and positioning are not up to standard. Has quality on the ball & is press resistant, but everything else is below the standards needed
Shot went a foot inside the post, objectively not good enough. A bit weak for the 2nd but that’s nitpicking.
Another assault on the opposition when coming for a cross.
He’a 27, this is the finished article in terms of development. Think we’ve bought a lemon tbh.
Footwork and positioning are not up to standard. Has quality on the ball & is press resistant, but everything else is below the standards needed
Yeah, the easy thing about penalties is that you always know exactly where the player is going to shoot.
The guy made a save with his hands, made a save with his legs, made a save with his chest, made a save with his head ... and you are still unhappy? What do you want him to do?
Keep the ball out of the net.
this is what you get when you want keepers with personality...barthez vibes.
Given the fee for paid I think our best hope might be in trying to find a young wonderkid goalie who could steal the job or an older veteran on the cheap. There are a couple of highly rated young keepers around.
I can’t get over Inter signing Onana for free then after a year selling him for €50m to us and replacing him with Sommer for €6m! €44m profit and an upgrade!
Then to top it off we paid €50m and lost De Gea for free! It’s these sort of things that kills you on FFP.
Their second goal was pathetically weak goalkeeping. Most top level keepers command their area and make themselves big. Onana is petrified of coming off his line.
Top of the list. Next manager won’t have an attachment to terrible players.
Because people seem to think that players who can play the ball are the answer to everything even if they’re not that good at what their actual role is supposed to do.
I was listening to the match on the radio and Paul Robinson was commenting about Onana body position and foot movement which was interesting. To me, he is not a natural goalkeeper. And he doesn't have a goalkeeper natural instinct. Far too often he is flat footed instead of being on his toes ready to move instinctively.
How many other PL sides would have him...
He looks like a competition winner.
Guess where the ball is in this image and YOU could play in goal for Manchester United.
John O Shea had more idea of positioning in goal, and he only played there once.
Guess where the ball is in this image and YOU could play in goal for Manchester United.
John O Shea had more idea of positioning in goal, and he only played there once.
You mean he stopped it with is hands, it hit his legs, hit his chest, hit his head. He came off his line once to take a cross which he should have held, was nowhere near and could have been a goal in empty net. His positioning for their 3rd goal and his actions for the 2nd were horrendous. No way this man should be our no 1 goalkeeper!
I was thinking the same. Take de Gea til the end of the season.
i'm afraid so, Barthez could play a blinder one game and then make a huge cock up the next, and he was here for a few seasons and never improved too. Thing is, Berrada seen this at City with Pep''s boy Claudio Bravo and they were ruthless in fixing it, i think he will do the same here in the close season. Onana is on borrowed time and unless he shows massive improvment over the next few months he will be gone. Also i not one of these that wants DeGea back, great lad and keeper when he was here but it was time to move on, his wage demands were ridiculous.
I remember the feeling of dread I had whenever Peter Schmeichel was injured and we had to play Gary Walsh. Sad thing is if gladly take a chance on a 55 year old Walsh over Onana.
Good idea for a weekly ‘Onana Spot The Ball’ competition
That's a bit harsh on Bosnich. He got incredibly unlucky that his hamstrings decided to give up the goat pretty much immediately after he moved here. He could barely kick the ball after that without pulling his hamstrings and I'm sure it impacted his agility and movement.
Starting to look the part...
Considering the lack of a consistent back 4, he's doing ok.
It's almost as though it takes people time to adapt to a new country, league etc. Who knew.
Jury is still out but was decent today, tad bit of luck.
Been solid past few games.
Fantastic performance from him
Guess what, he's always been a good goalkeeper 
THis place is just too knee jerk
THis place is just too knee jerk
Yes jury still out but it does feel (for me at least) that the tide is turning and im starting to see the merit in him
No joke, this is just the most sensible post which the majority of think when a foreign player comes in and has to adapt to the PL. we’ve got to give players time who aren’t used to playing in the PL.
Next season I’d like to see the £50m player though but that will come with a stable back four
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