19 Jun 2025 19:32:44
Lots of noise today about emi Martinez. Supposedly we've had talks and he's happy to come, not sure what that means for Onana?! Hopefully means we are moving him on. Genuinely interested to hear peoples opinions on Martinez and if u think he'd be a good fit. For me he's a definite upgrade and reminds me a lot of barthez.
19 Jun 2025 20:41:57
Barthez was marginally better than Onana. But I get the analogy and both WC winners.
Personally £30-40M on Martinez is a waste of money, he’s only slightly better than Onana and he was average at best last season. Potentially we could do some trading with Rashford or Garnacho going the other way.
He could be a safe pair of hands but feel money needs to be invested in other areas and would rather sign Pope or ann upcoming player like Lammets.
£20M would be fair, I’d pay more like £30M if Villa give us £80M for Garnacho.
19 Jun 2025 21:37:30
He's a hateful so and so, but a much better keeper than Onana.
19 Jun 2025 22:39:56
Barthez is marginally better than Onana right now, never mind when he was actually playing.
19 Jun 2025 22:53:53
Move Onana into midfield, better on the ball than Ugarte and more mobile than Casemiro lol.
19 Jun 2025 23:06:54
the bass of a good successful team starts at the back. keep your current keeper at your peril.
20 Jun 2025 05:50:22
Martinez not the nicest person, but such an upgrade on Onana, so that’s good for me, personally would look at season long loan for TerStegan with option from Barca.
20 Jun 2025 10:07:39
Pope is an interesting rumour but it is vital we have a better keeper immediately. Martinez is a far better keeper than Onana, that's Emi not Lisandro but Lisandro is also better than Onana.
20 Jun 2025 10:33:39
Pope would be back up surely. What about Trafford at Burnley?
I’d have no concerns with Martinez though if Onana is to be moved.
20 Jun 2025 11:05:02
Bring back John O Shea
Seriously though, Martinez is a very good keeper but too emotional and sporadic. Can't see many out there available better than what we have. It's better to wait a year or six months than put a sticking plaster over it like Martinez would be.
{Ed001's Note - is that a typo there? Don't you mean that you can't see many out there that aren't better than what you have?}
20 Jun 2025 14:36:52
Martinez is far better than the appaling Onana. However, does he miss the first 3 games?
20 Jun 2025 14:50:20
Surely there are better options than Martinez.
I don't rate him. His red card against Utd in the last game this season, looked rather suspicious. In a must win game for Villa, he got sent off for ana absolutely ridiculous challenge, that made no sense. You can't help but feel he was trying to force an exit due to Villas PSR problems.
He makes mistakes aswell. Have the club not learnt anything, should they pursue and sign him.
20 Jun 2025 15:44:38
Rumours of Monaco after Onana ?.
20 Jun 2025 15:49:57
Ed my comment was about those available ? I don't even think Martinez is truly available but van der stegen would be a stop gap and donnaruma is only using us to get a better contract. That is the leven of keeper or the next version that we need to go for and not many if any available.
{Ed001's Note - you just need to improve on what you have - you can go for top class later once you have a steady keeper at the back that will allow you to build a side to compete at the top end.}
20 Jun 2025 16:10:55
Just a keeper can that actually make a save that doesn’t parry it back into danger, or someone who can claim and command his box.
There’s 1000s of keepers below the championship that are better than both keepers we have now.
20 Jun 2025 16:39:57
I think Martinez is a great GK, one of the best in the league. He's also a bit of a rogue/ character which I like. Surely he'll cost a sackful though. I don't see it, as much as I'd love to.
{Ed077's Note - is he top 3 in the PL? (No, he's nowhere near the best in the world, despite what the award facades say)
20 Jun 2025 17:12:46
I’d absolutely love it.
This squad lacks serious bollocks.
Him, Licha, De Ligt, Bruno and Cunha in the same side mean we actually have some fight.
20 Jun 2025 18:32:07
Horrible, horrible person, can't stand him, so don't want him.
20 Jun 2025 20:24:10
Martinez would be a mistake in my opinion. He's good without being great, drops the occasional clanger, and is an utter tool by all accounts.
We can find a better keeper than him for half the quoted 40m.
20 Jun 2025 20:29:36
Definitely an upgrade on Onana, been really impressed with Diogo Costa when I've seen him play, really calm. He would be my 1st choice.
20 Jun 2025 21:10:23
Im surprised we didn't bid for flekken. Decent keeper and went for about 10 mill to leverkusen.
20 Jun 2025 23:11:21
I like the look of the Savic Brother. He reminds me of Allison a bit. I'm not saying he is as before some of you go and break your keyboard.
I just love a keeper that can claim corners and charges down on any runners that slip through into the box. Call me old fashioned.
The need for a ball playing keeper in this "System" is less important with three at the back and a midfielder dropping into the half space.
21 Jun 2025 02:55:04
He is a really good keeper and a player well liked by his team mates which is important. All keepers make the odd bad mistake ours makes the odd good save. I'd love is to sign him we need more character in the team and he is one I'd rather have in my dressing room than the opponent's.
21 Jun 2025 06:24:17
I'm not convinced by Emi for a number of reasons.
As per thoughts on other positions and what Ed eluded to, we just need to have better than what we currently have, but we also need to have some long term vision in those improvements.
For the GK, I think it is important that we identify a target that can fill that role for the next decade. Have grown some names out there previously, many in the hat, moving for one this summer is essential, but they don't have to be out decade long number 1, it might be that we bring in our targeted #2, who if performing better than Onana, will get the nod. Onana might not get shifted on this summer.
21 Jun 2025 07:57:10
He drops the same amount of clangers as onana. And he does those at villa. What will it be like at united with the scrutiny and added pressure.
Surely there are steadier keepers out there.
21 Jun 2025 11:32:56
No he did not do the same about of clangers as onana. Simply not true.
21 Jun 2025 13:00:18
Personally, I'd prefer the guy newly linked to us - Marco Carnesecchi.
He would likely cost over £40m, but if we could shift Onana then, imo, he'd be a far better shout than either of Martinez or ter Stegen.
21 Jun 2025 15:32:43
I dislike Martinez and don’t want him. Is he a better ‘keeper than Onana? He is but he’d have to be poor not to be better. My old Mum is probably better than Onana and she died a year ago.
23 Jun 2025 07:56:32
We should wait until better becomes available, I reckon Heaven would make a great 'rush goalie'. Would give us the extra man up front we need.
25 Jun 2025 08:19:16
Statistically speaking ken, Martinez has had 5 errors that lead to goals this season, Onana 3.