He was not comfortable on the ball, and not claiming crosses. Onana is excellent at the first and better at the second thing.
Transfer Tweets - Manchester United - 2023/24
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In the mid 90's - Leicester (in the Championship at the time) signed an australian goalkeeper called Zeljko Kalac - the guy was a beast at 6'6. But his career in England turned out to be a short disaster (he did redeem himself some years later when he moved to Italy) - but I still to this day more or less remember how one sports writer described him
He was big, strong, good in the air, lightning reflexes and have all the attributes to be a top goalkeeper. If he could only learn to save the ball. This is basically how I see Onana. If only he could learn to save the ball
You are basically saying that since Onana can claim a cross and distribute the ball he is a better goalkeeper. Well he is awful 1 vs 1 - where DDG was excellent. He goes to ground every time and a composed striker can simply chip it over him - which Icardi proved with ease. He is awful at freekicks - I have seen more freekicks go in against Onana in 6 months than I saw DDG concede in 3-4 seasons. He doesn't have the reflexes to make these supersaves that DDG was known for.
Basically yes - he is better in the air (but not great) - and he is granted excellent with the ball at his feet - but he is at least 2 levels below DDG when it comes to saves. And noone can seriously say that what Onana has shown so far has strengthened us compared to when we had DDG in goal
Any transfer tweets here lately?
If there were we'd know they were nonsense.
I'm stating the obvious here...we ain't signing anyone in this transfer window.
Can the Saudi's take Rashford too? Might be nice to get wingers who can pass and beat their man every now and then.
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Yeh no sh*t, sherlock.
Was just trying to end the mindless Onana/De Gea discussion here.
I think you're being kind by saying "at least 2 levels below" in regards to savings shots on goal. Which, in my mind, should be the number one trait for judging goalkeepers. But I would say that Onana isn't in the same universe as DDG when it comes to making saves. And yes, DDG isn't in the same universe as Onana with the ball at his feet, but that just doesn't move the needle as much when you can't trust your keeper to make routine saves.
Right now its a relief whenever Onana makes any save. Some of the goals he has conceded for us defy explanation. I don't think I will ever forget the Cole Palmer goal, and how he mishit it from outside the box, and it was going in slow motion and Onana still got nowhere near it.
*edit to say, "just inside the box" instead of outside. Ha ha I guess I have already forgotten it. Oh well, the point stands.
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Seems like Ashworth is no.1 candidate, but awaiting Berrada's input.
Every other loan deal tweet it gives the fee, whether salary is covered, whether there's any purchase option.
With Pellestri, nothing, no details whatsoever.
With Pellestri, nothing, no details whatsoever.
I assume this means that Bayern gets Zaragoza already in this transfer window.
Plettenberg already reported that this has no relation to the Zaragoza transfer, but I can see how it'll make that departure easier to deal with for Granada.
So we're paying someone to play him for us?
This surprises you why?
Well, I can't imagine he's on a huge salary.
Every other club in Europe gets a loan fee for any old crap, yet we can't muster a few million for a, potentially, really good player.
If Girona paid his wages in full, he'd be their 5th highest earner. I doubt they seem him as anything like the 5th best player in their squad on arrival. Pellistri is on a modest contract only by our own insane standards.
The real point here, anyway, is that we aren't every other club in Europe; we're Manchester United.
Edit: this isn't the first time I've mixed up Girona and Granada. Apologies to all my Spanish Gs
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Since United were linked to Leny Yoro a while back:
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Isak Hansen-Aarøen has 6 months left on his contract. United can still be compensated if the player signs for another club as a free agent, but United aren't ruling out a January sale for a higher fee with favourable clauses (e.g. sell-on clause). The teams that are interested in him:
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Isak Hansen-Aarøen has 6 months left on his contract. United can still be compensated if the player signs for another club as a free agent, but United aren't ruling out a January sale for a higher fee with favourable clauses (e.g. sell-on clause). The teams that are interested in him:
- Ajax
- Atletico Madrid
- Napoli
- Dutch clubs
- German clubs
I think I'm getting old because seeing a neck tattoo just makes me immediately assume someone is a twat.
Hell, I'd sell him just for those daft tattoos that he has.
Official: Facundo Pellistri joins Granada on loan for the rest of the season
Great that they're covering his wages in full. Sink or swim time for him this at Man Utd. Not that him being by the club in the summer means he won't go on to be a great player in the future but new regime might not fancy him unless he wows on loan.
It'll be tough to shine in 19th placed La Liga team.
Forget it you don't know the kid
It's the right move for all parties, we have very promising players coming through the u18s and Hansen-Aaroen needs first team football.
Just like his Alaves loan.
Who'd have thought that come transfer deadline day, with us languishing midtable that there would be nothing going on at all. Not even left field rumours...obviously the ownership / structural changes are the main factor...
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