23 Jun 2023 10:42:59
Rumours that we are talking with the agents of Onana with potential bid to Inter next week. If this is true we will be getting a quality keeper more in line with how EtH wants the team to play, he was exceptional in the Champions League final and knows EtH from his Ajax days.
If he comes in I think it will have a knock on effect as to who will play at RB, he will play as a sweeper keeper and will need players comfortable on the ball in front of him and we have that with Varane, Martinez, Shaw. However on the right we will need to play Dalot to ensure we have that comfort across the back line.
AWB will have game time but feel he will be back up next year with the Defence playing a higher line and full backs expected to push forward.
Exciting signing if it goes through.

1.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 11:12:58
I'm not so sure, AWB seems to finally be progressing in his attacking and posession play under ETH's coaching. IF he can keep up this improvement, I think he could become a really good all-rounder RB, with Dalot relegated to backup.

Obviously, there are no guarantees he will keep improving, but it's worth keeping in mind.

2.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 12:04:14
I'd love Onana. He's the keeper that we should be pursuing over all others. He'd allow us to move our line up and press more effectively higher up the pitch.

3.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 12:29:13
Thorme, Definitely think AWB has improved massively under EtH, I am still not convinced from a technical point of view if we are looking to play from the back.

4.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 13:42:35
Not convinced about AWB either. Technically he isn’t good enough, simple.

5.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 16:24:16
AWB is an outstanding one on one defender, but the forwards get really poor service when AWB is playing. He is not the answer to the RB problem.

6.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 17:03:07
He’ll end up at West Ham too - if we could actually sell players.

7.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 18:17:57
Awb is awful on the ball so much so other teams literally don’t mark him and encourage him to have the ball, which causes us issues in other areas then!

8.) 23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023 22:41:41
I've been saying for years awb should be a cb. If he's the last man your not beating him.