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Great video exploring Onana's weaknesses. Could we have a video about Diogo Costa, the Portoguese goalkeeper in comparison with Onana please? Thank you.
Man I'd like to say I have never seen anything like your work. This is more like a club level scouting report than just a YT video. I hope you have all success you deserve. Speaking of Onana, I noticed that soft wrist issue but couldn't find the words and I am happy you agree. Thank you man.
A really profound analysis, nice job. The only thing that I would add (as an Inter fan that watched him constantly) is the only thing that statistics can’t show: heart. He has a phenomenal personality, transmitting confidence to all teammates, and above all he has the heart of a champion. When the match is more important he increases his level. All his best performances this year was in champions league or in big matches. A real good signing IMHO
We all know Man UTD goalkeepers are always under scrutiny but one thing we all agree with is that Andre Onana is world class and also one of the best goalkeepers right now.
@@sportsrockyyou can't use shotstopping statistics to say if a keeper is world class or not. Any keeper playing for a team who alows lots of chances against will have good shotstopping statistics. Onana is not a great goalkeeper....
I think the thinking with ETH is, he's willing to give up having a good shot stopper if it means we'll be better in possession. Keeping possession for longer periods of time negates the need for a purely shot stopping GK because we'll be in possession most times instead of constantly absorbing the pressure.
@@Ricky-nb1sbten hag talks about possession all the time, he defo cares about possession lol. Onana would help United play out of the back better and relieve pressure of a press
With Martinez and Varane as the centerbacks and Casemiro as the defensive midfielder Onana will be fine and his stats improve. Onana never played in a team with a world class defense like Courtois and Edison already do and I'm sure he will benefit from that as well as they will benefit from Onana making their jobs easier. I'm 100% sure Onana will be a United fan favorite soon.
@@oldmanskySanchez came at a time when the team was absolute doo doo. Maguire is just crap. And Sancho needs 1 more season to prove himself. Plus all the players you brought up aren’t GK’s, so your comparison makes no sense
@@oldmansky Why so negative before Onana even kicked a ball for United? Actually Sancho was the only one I liked before United signed him and yes he has flopped so far, but Maguire and Sanchez I didn't want at all and I was sure they would flop. However, Ten Hag knows a lot more about was he's doing than previous managers/Ed Woodward (we don't know who made the final decisions) and none of his signing has flopped so far. You could say Weghorst but United couldn't afford anyone and in January it's very difficult to lloan or buy a decent striker for the 5 million had to spend. We all know Ten Hag wanted Gakpo instead which would have been a good signing.
You do realize that Inter Milan's defense is really good too right. The hype on Onana is incredible, so much focus on De Gea's sole weakness and praise on Onana's passing/ball control. He is a very good GK to have, but De Gea is world class in his own right. Proven shot stopper and arguably Man Utd's best player between 2020-2022 to keep them afloat.
I love your videos because you show how his weaknesses in detail + showing the clips so we can imagine the situation a bit clearer when he plays for united next season
Onana's real stats will be after he joins manutd. Inter's tactics are different than Manutd. The latter will be more offensive so it'll be interesting.
So who is ten hag to onana like you have forgotten he was ten hag boy meaning ten hag knows how to use him better than any coach look at what mason mount did against Leeds united
The stats are already there from Ajax games but the real test is how would he fare n in the premier league which high in intensity. Ederson had also suffered couple of mistakes… I’m sure Onana not going to be perfect but if it’s the overall contribution for the games we going to have in a season that decides where we will be.
@@davidlow77 Ederson hasn't had much to deal with the last few seasons All of that is about to change and you're going to see that he isn't nearly as good as most people rate him
I have seen a lot of comments which says onana's shot stopping ability is below par when compared to De gea! Guys listen, We are transforming ourselves to a possession based team which means eventually our best form of defence is possession and control! For this, the distribution part has an upper hand, Moreover, Onana is a mentality monster, he is calm and confident in pressure situations (Evident in UCL Final) on contrast to De gea (evident in FA cup final). We know the PL is unpredictable and hard, but lets hope for the best, because my gut feeling is he is an instant upgrade to Degea
Your channel is getting devastating popularity nowadays and you deserve it. You know that a lot of talks going with Kylian mbappe and he might change club this summer. An analysis video about mbappe is the best thing you can do right now 👀
His shot stopping is decent.u can't press him, once u try dat, d pitch will open up for him to explore.he knows how to beat d ist press with a single pass whc always lead to a goal.united only need press resistant players dat can easily accept and control a pass from him with or without pressure..for gardiola to single him out for praise bfor d champions league final was great(comendable).D curent game has advanced(keepers are d 11th man on d pitch)..d change in goal keeper department is needed for united to progress.
Great video, as always. Congratulations on the work! I have some suggestions for topics that I would find interesting to be covered in future videos: I'm Brazilian and I support Fluminense, and as you may know, our coach Fernando Diniz has been used as a radical example of "relationism". I’d love to see a video analyzing the differences between positional play and a more relational/apositional style (or, as many Brazilians call it, functional play), possibly using examples from european teams that play in a more free-flowing manner (such as Ancelotti's Real Madrid, Spalletti's Napoli, or even national teams like Scaloni's Argentina). In some of your previous videos (for example, Riquelme, De Jong, Redondo), it was clear to me that you have the sensibility to recognize these extreme cases where players are enhanced by having more freedom on the field. Thus, I think it would be interesting to discuss some examples of famous players who could benefit from a relational style of play. Additionally, it could be worth exploring how certain players who might struggle to perform well together in a positional system (due to similar playing characteristics or preferring the same areas of the field) could actually thrive within a less rigid structure. Regarding analyses of retired players: in several videos, you mentioned Pirlo, and I believe he would be an excellent subject. I always enjoy analyses of midfielders from the past, as it's a position that has produced many players with different profiles throughout history. As for analyses of current players: I would love to see more videos on goalkeepers. With the ongoing discussions about the evolution of the goalkeeper position and the increasing desire among fans to see their teams looking for goalkeepers who are comfortable playing with their feet, it would be great to have an in-depth look at the characteristics of more contemporary GKs. Apologies for the long comment and for my English not being as good, I hope you understood everything. Once again, congratulations on your work on the channel, I'll keep following along :)
@@victorkreig6089onana is a better passer, better with the ball but de gea is a better shotstopper and one of the best gks of the last decade. If you disagree you lack football IQ.
Good video. Hopefully not too many blunders in his early starts so he can keep the media/pundits off his back I don't think we're expecting to sign a starting CB. If Maguire leaves we'd need to buy a direct replacement though and Disasi is the name that's been mentioned most
From an arsenal fan… I think you’ve been fair in this analysis. Not gonna lie I was kinda expecting you to tell us he was insane. He’s very good but it’s more about the impact he will have for United than how good he is.
You’re the best TH-cam for tactical analysis of young stars. NEED! NEED! NEED! A Rasmus Højlund breakdown video asap! He’ll be United’s new no. 9 soon enough
I would've liked to see "unforced errors" covered as well. You said that De Gea is better in pure goalkeeping sense, but DDG was famous for silly errors that would turn a 0.1 XG in a goal.
de gea was good for ONE season as a shot stopper, since 2018 his shot stopping has literally been average with his numbers looking like they do purely because clubs had so many attempts at our goal that he basically stat padded I mean look at his numbers for this past season, he was personally responsible for 18 goals against the club. Yet his stats were huge because of how much access opposition had to him in the first place most of which was due to how often he just gave away the ball
@@victorkreig6089 ok. I know all that, you don't need to explain it to me for two reasons - I know it and what I commented has absolutely nothing to do with what you're blabbing about. Let me try and clear it for you since it's evident you have trouble doing it on your own. The person who posted this video (the one that is talking in it, you can hear his voice, aka Pythagorass in Boots) said that DDG was beter than Onana in pure goalkeeping sense. So I challenged him to compare unforced errors of both keepers. As unforced errors are part of every football player and the less the better. Do you understand now? :)
Your work is phenomenal. One thing I personally would like to see more when I'm watching your videos is more comparisons to other players. You compared some, but it would really put statistics in perspective if you could say, "he is exception at this, I comparison, these players in this position have these stats, and some Legends of the game has these stats". Just so there's more information that allows the viewer to mentally place the player in question in a mental graph. But again, probably the what tactical reports I've seen on TH-cam as they're detailed but not dragged out. Plenty of example clips, clear explanations and simple terms. All the success to you bro I'd love to see a Bruno Frenanades tactical report 💪
It seems like majority of the footage of Onana's errors circulating on youtube are from his earlier career days up till Ajax, so there's a good chance he has improved during his time at Inter. Nonetheless the overriding factor in his likely transfer to Man Utd would be Erik Ten Hag, who will definitely know everything about his new GK and would be the perfect coach for him to take his game to the next level.
It definitely is, he will play even better than he did at Ajax and Inter as neither team have the same level of quality that United do. Ajax were so good under Ten Hag because he managed to get them to basically be as fluid as a symphony so they were very VERY hard to keep the ball from and their stamina would wear the opposition down. I am still very mad that we didn't take back Blind, such an amazing versatile player
Inter plays a deep lying back five defense. That meana he faces less shots. He will be exposed to more shots at united. I can't wait for the disaster he will unleash on that team. Maguire will look like an angel in comparison.
@@jmphuhuck9735 he will not be exposed to more shots at United as United's back line is better than Inter's He also played way less matches this past season which is why his numbers aren't crazy
He is still developing. Like van der Sar did. Getting better with age and experience. Ten Hag knows him very well. All the ingredients for a great season!
Glad to be the first 😁 Expecting a banger as always. EDIT : After watching the video, I'm more sure that he's got an error in him like kepa yet I do believe that kepa is a better keeper than him. Tremendously good video as always 🖤
Do bare in mind that I've only ever watched the Martinez video, before we signed him, and literally everything you said in that video was exactly how he played when he got here. The only oversight being "height disadvantages will hurt him in a more physical league". But it's what I thought too and you weren't the only one. Martinez proved us wrong with that but everything else was literally 100% spot on. It's a shame you don't do more videos. The amount of research that goes into them is probably a limitation and quality is definitely better than quantity.
Very good analysis on the Flimsy hands of Onana, and very good observation on his positioning during shots , and how he is better at saving near post. I think the PL opponents will study this and then advise their attackers. However Onana ball distribution and ball handling is just miles better than DDG, this is an important fundamental attacking build up by ETH
Content idea! Once the market is closed you should make players analysts on future legends. For example, how good is Modric, Kante, KDB, etc, etc compared to some of footballs greatest ever legends (same positions).
Could you do a video on Jackson? As a Chelsea fan, I’m not convinced he’s the one and think he’s just a panic buy after one purple patch. Who would you recommend for us too?
@@PythagorasinBoots not a good sign then hahaha, all I ask for is that he’s better than Lukaku or Werner and that’s not hard! As much as I rate Lukaku generally and think he was at his best at Everton where he looked complete..that transfer hasn’t worked out for a multitude of reasons. Hoping that the reports are true where we want Toney and he wants us, not ideal waiting until January of course but I think he could be the missing piece in the puzzle for the next five/six years or so before the new generation comes along. I’ve wanted him for a long time, even after they came up I was wondering if we should take a punt on him and since then, he’s more than proven himself at premier league level!
Good work as always. Only critique from me is you did make reference to Varane's speed as a liability multiple times in this video. Varane is the fastest CB at United, he's certainly a faster sprinter than Lisandro Martinez. He's not getting replaced due to lack of speed anytime soon, he just needs to stay healthy.
@@thebiglebrowski3695 lol, what specific stat(s) make him a liability? Varane is far from a liability. If he were a liability they'd be looking for a replacement right now. Maguire is a liability. Lisandro & Varane were very instrumental in that golden glove for United last season.
@@PythagorasinBoots agreed on Lisandro being the future, no doubt... he's the present & the future, lol. A lot of Varane's stats were down last season because Lisandro is such a great footballer. On the Kim topic, MUFC couldn't guarantee Kim a starting spot over Varane (he would have needed to displace him during the season) which is why it was an easy decision for Kim to go with Bayern when they came calling. Varane still has a couple of good years left IMO, hopefully he stays healthy now he's retired from international football.
I wonder how much more highly rated would Barthez be in the modern game. He was great with the ball at his feet, which was just seen - and rightly to- as a liability back then - to such an extent that it took away from his shot stopping abilities (which were excellent)
Great video! Can you analyse Keylor Navas. I always considered him underrated although his reflexes seemed impressive to me. How does his Real Madrid performances compare to Courtois?
Great video as always, kudos to the team! I have so many players I'd like to see but can see I'm not the only one so wont bombard you 😂 That being said, any chance for some quick thoughts on Diogo Costa in comparison? Chels fan here and thinking we may have dodged a bullet and potentially opened the doors up for a gem.
One thing is Inter tactics create to eliminate all of his weakness, when casual saw his flawless UCL Final performance they didn't realize Onana need 3 months in the bench before get #1 place pick in League while he only start on ucl match in that period. Then need another 3 month + world cup break for Inzaghi to create tactic which suit for everyone including Onana. Can see this will be another Lukaku x Chelsea story, when they force him to approach different tactic then failed badly. At this point, can't see Onana style could work with United defense line, pairing him with such as AWB, Varane, Licha and shaw could be a disaster and I don't even mention Maguire.
Wish the best for a boy from Cameroon. Like many African boys from a small Cameroon village, soccer was a way out of poverty. I hope he will continue to develop. I know Onana likes to dribble the ball. He has gotten into trouble with his unconventional habit of using his feet instead of his hands inside the penalty area. Some Premiere League (PL) fans have expressed concerns about his dribbling inside the penalty box area. Many PL fans have expressed that PL attackers will make Onana pay for too much footwork inside the penalty area. I hope that will not be the case. Good luck to Onana (the Cameroon Lion) and much success when he rejoins his old Ajax Coach Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
I was with you until you said "Lisandro being in a doubt of the team with injuries". Last season he was pretty solid until a long term serious injury put him out of commission for the last month. That injury happened due to a bad tackle on him. Until that point he was pretty consistent.
Allison used to do a lot of this. It looks ok when it works but in the PL the pressing is more intense than Italy and keepers are more likely to get caught out. If keepers play around with the ball outside the area it’s just a matter of time before they make a costly mistake.
@@ejcp4201 exactly my point. Even Allison and Ederson have had to change the way they play. They pace and pressing on the PL won’t give him much time to relax on the ball
Dude real big fan of your channel 👏. Could you do a Kai Havertz video for us please 🙏 your very brief and yet at the same time very concise . I hope he turn out to a good player just don't see how though
he is a good distributor, calm in pressing situation, very good at long passess..he is a very modern keeper...David was superior in 1v1 situation and stopping long shots.. He improves not just the saves but adds a lot to the game play..he is having an extra player in the build-up to the game...
One thing that Man United has generally done well at is coaching keepers shot-stopping ability. Richard Hartis is Head Goalkeeping Coach, right now and whilst he might not be the progressive, sweeper coach that EtH would like, I think that as far as Onana's weaknesses are concerned, he's in good hands, so to speak.
Make one about Vini Jr. Most underated player of the world... Like, the man is the best player in Real Madrid e NO ONE TALK ABOUT... The guy has 23... Is Unreal
This was very well put and I have to say I agree with most of it. I had a clue he was more comfortable on the ball and if thats what ETH wants he will get. Truth is De gea even at his floppiest last season, won the gold glove with games to spare. Which is why i feel they should have kept him even as a 2. The ball playing of Onana will translate well to the prem, the question is what about the rest?
He's younger than Arda Guler by 3 days... he'll be older than him by the time I do the video 😅 (planning to release it for around the time he joins in January).
The weaknesses that have been mentioned can be ironed out with proper coaching, and I hope he receives that. De Gea needed coaching too, he was more raw when he arrived at United than Onana. I hope ETH and the GK coaching team iron out the flaws in Onana and turn him into a more rounded GK like Alisson or Ter Stegen for example.
Please make one about michael olise now that hes rumoured going to either man city or chelsea. As a chelsea fan i would like to see an analysis of him.
Good analysis. I'm a bit concerned that he punches long balls a lot...sometimes in the direction of his opponents. His pass distribution as a goalkeeper is great though.
If you do any more legends analysis, I would love to see Andriy Shevchenko vid. Won a Ballon d'or but when I look back I can't think what type of forward he was. Did he have any signature moves? You look at compilations of him finishing with either foot and not just from inside the box.
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Great video exploring Onana's weaknesses. Could we have a video about Diogo Costa, the Portoguese goalkeeper in comparison with Onana please? Thank you.
@@deep9153 He's on the list, will see when I can get around to him.
Could you do one for Florentino Luis of Benfica please
Are you somehow connect to croatia
Man I'd like to say I have never seen anything like your work. This is more like a club level scouting report than just a YT video. I hope you have all success you deserve. Speaking of Onana, I noticed that soft wrist issue but couldn't find the words and I am happy you agree. Thank you man.
Great and Top notch analysis.
Clubs will need to hire you cos I believe they need this service.
Keep the videos coming
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Totally agree with you.
I agree his work is great ! That said, if you like this kind of analysis you will find more of it in written publications
Agreed. Keep em coming boss
A really profound analysis, nice job. The only thing that I would add (as an Inter fan that watched him constantly) is the only thing that statistics can’t show: heart.
He has a phenomenal personality, transmitting confidence to all teammates, and above all he has the heart of a champion. When the match is more important he increases his level. All his best performances this year was in champions league or in big matches. A real good signing IMHO
We all know Man UTD goalkeepers are always under scrutiny but one thing we all agree with is that Andre Onana is world class and also one of the best goalkeepers right now.
The guy is not world class, he is good with his feet not with his hands
This guy never stay on the goal line man.uni will have problems with this clown
@@mauriceshabangu8046he's no.1 in shot stopping and clearance in UCL since 2019
@@sportsrockyyou can't use shotstopping statistics to say if a keeper is world class or not. Any keeper playing for a team who alows lots of chances against will have good shotstopping statistics.
Onana is not a great goalkeeper....
@@stephenholmen-jensen1944 cry more 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
I think the thinking with ETH is, he's willing to give up having a good shot stopper if it means we'll be better in possession. Keeping possession for longer periods of time negates the need for a purely shot stopping GK because we'll be in possession most times instead of constantly absorbing the pressure.
That's going to cost against the big teams
Not really, the Reason ten hag wants a new keeper is because of de gea's shot stopping ability has regressed too.
Ten hag doesn't care about possession he doesn't mind the other team having more possession it's all about counter attacking
@@Ricky-nb1sbten hag talks about possession all the time, he defo cares about possession lol. Onana would help United play out of the back better and relieve pressure of a press
@@Ricky-nb1sbwhat are you talking about? Did you see ajax under him? 😂😂😂
With Martinez and Varane as the centerbacks and Casemiro as the defensive midfielder Onana will be fine and his stats improve. Onana never played in a team with a world class defense like Courtois and Edison already do and I'm sure he will benefit from that as well as they will benefit from Onana making their jobs easier. I'm 100% sure Onana will be a United fan favorite soon.
Absolutely agree with you.
or become another Sancho, Maguire, Sanchez, etc :))
@@oldmanskySanchez came at a time when the team was absolute doo doo. Maguire is just crap. And Sancho needs 1 more season to prove himself. Plus all the players you brought up aren’t GK’s, so your comparison makes no sense
@@oldmansky Why so negative before Onana even kicked a ball for United? Actually Sancho was the only one I liked before United signed him and yes he has flopped so far, but Maguire and Sanchez I didn't want at all and I was sure they would flop. However, Ten Hag knows a lot more about was he's doing than previous managers/Ed Woodward (we don't know who made the final decisions) and none of his signing has flopped so far. You could say Weghorst but United couldn't afford anyone and in January it's very difficult to lloan or buy a decent striker for the 5 million had to spend. We all know Ten Hag wanted Gakpo instead which would have been a good signing.
You do realize that Inter Milan's defense is really good too right.
The hype on Onana is incredible, so much focus on De Gea's sole weakness and praise on Onana's passing/ball control.
He is a very good GK to have, but De Gea is world class in his own right. Proven shot stopper and arguably Man Utd's best player between 2020-2022 to keep them afloat.
I love your videos because you show how his weaknesses in detail + showing the clips so we can imagine the situation a bit clearer when he plays for united next season
Needs to be done! No sugar coating.
Onana's real stats will be after he joins manutd. Inter's tactics are different than Manutd. The latter will be more offensive so it'll be interesting.
So who is ten hag to onana like you have forgotten he was ten hag boy meaning ten hag knows how to use him better than any coach look at what mason mount did against Leeds united
Ten Hag used more or lessthe same system when he played for him at Ajax, we already have(most) the stats
The stats are already there from Ajax games but the real test is how would he fare n in the premier league which high in intensity.
Ederson had also suffered couple of mistakes… I’m sure Onana not going to be perfect but if it’s the overall contribution for the games we going to have in a season that decides where we will be.
@@davidlow77 Ederson hasn't had much to deal with the last few seasons
All of that is about to change and you're going to see that he isn't nearly as good as most people rate him
@@victorkreig6089people don't rate him!
Only City fans
Whoever made this video understands the game of football... Am so impressed 👍
I've watched lots of analysis with analysts using fbref and other things but in the most simplistic way your video is a masterclass
Cheers David
I have seen a lot of comments which says onana's shot stopping ability is below par when compared to De gea! Guys listen, We are transforming ourselves to a possession based team which means eventually our best form of defence is possession and control! For this, the distribution part has an upper hand, Moreover, Onana is a mentality monster, he is calm and confident in pressure situations (Evident in UCL Final) on contrast to De gea (evident in FA cup final). We know the PL is unpredictable and hard, but lets hope for the best, because my gut feeling is he is an instant upgrade to Degea
Onana is not a good shot stopper, United will remember Degae soon
Solid truth
Stop crying over spilled milk.
@@ngahlidwaine301make it make sense he’s not he’s literally saying that Onana may b instant upgrade mate
Possession with casemiro who is sloppy sometimes on the ball or Scott who hides behind the attackers ???
Got to say man. No one comes close to you when it comes to anaylsis videos. Keep up the outstanding work my friend!
Your channel is getting devastating popularity nowadays and you deserve it. You know that a lot of talks going with Kylian mbappe and he might change club this summer. An analysis video about mbappe is the best thing you can do right now 👀
His shot stopping is decent.u can't press him, once u try dat, d pitch will open up for him to explore.he knows how to beat d ist press with a single pass whc always lead to a goal.united only need press resistant players dat can easily accept and control a pass from him with or without pressure..for gardiola to single him out for praise bfor d champions league final was great(comendable).D curent game has advanced(keepers are d 11th man on d pitch)..d change in goal keeper department is needed for united to progress.
I'd love to see him play live, cause I have NEVER ever seen a goalie play like that, it's crazy to me lol 🤣🤣🤣
The champions league final performance was incredible
@@saqib7965 ohh really thanks for the info
@@saqib7965 He did still lump it out for throws 3-4 times but yes he was impressive in the main.
My conclusion: Courtois, what a phenomenal keeper! (according to the information shared in the videos xD)
This is your bestt goalkeeper video yet. Great work.
Great video, as always. Congratulations on the work!
I have some suggestions for topics that I would find interesting to be covered in future videos:
I'm Brazilian and I support Fluminense, and as you may know, our coach Fernando Diniz has been used as a radical example of "relationism". I’d love to see a video analyzing the differences between positional play and a more relational/apositional style (or, as many Brazilians call it, functional play), possibly using examples from european teams that play in a more free-flowing manner (such as Ancelotti's Real Madrid, Spalletti's Napoli, or even national teams like Scaloni's Argentina). In some of your previous videos (for example, Riquelme, De Jong, Redondo), it was clear to me that you have the sensibility to recognize these extreme cases where players are enhanced by having more freedom on the field. Thus, I think it would be interesting to discuss some examples of famous players who could benefit from a relational style of play. Additionally, it could be worth exploring how certain players who might struggle to perform well together in a positional system (due to similar playing characteristics or preferring the same areas of the field) could actually thrive within a less rigid structure.
Regarding analyses of retired players: in several videos, you mentioned Pirlo, and I believe he would be an excellent subject. I always enjoy analyses of midfielders from the past, as it's a position that has produced many players with different profiles throughout history. As for analyses of current players: I would love to see more videos on goalkeepers. With the ongoing discussions about the evolution of the goalkeeper position and the increasing desire among fans to see their teams looking for goalkeepers who are comfortable playing with their feet, it would be great to have an in-depth look at the characteristics of more contemporary GKs.
Apologies for the long comment and for my English not being as good, I hope you understood everything. Once again, congratulations on your work on the channel, I'll keep following along :)
Nah, we’re not expecting a prime De gea. But he’s decent with shot stopping and he’ll improve our ability on the ball.
prime de gea still couldn't pass to save his life
He is better than de gea period
@@victorkreig6089onana is a better passer, better with the ball but de gea is a better shotstopper and one of the best gks of the last decade. If you disagree you lack football IQ.
@@arrow2380onana legit is a better shot stopper last season. He had a higher saving percentage than De gea
Dont see him for what he is doing but for what he will become. Most of the issues you spoke about him having are really solvable though training
You’re channel is extremely underrated, keep up the great vidoes you will blow up soon trust 👍🔥
Cheers Ethan
Good video. Hopefully not too many blunders in his early starts so he can keep the media/pundits off his back
I don't think we're expecting to sign a starting CB. If Maguire leaves we'd need to buy a direct replacement though and Disasi is the name that's been mentioned most
I'd like Silva next season
Dessai just looks fit for a high press team
@@moekhan6842 lol he is worse than maguire :D
Man united defense is porous, so he will make some blunders due to pressure from players like maguire 😂😂😂
@@ronaldchulu7282Maguire looks like he’ll leave, and Onana will be near Martinez his mate from Ajax!
From an arsenal fan… I think you’ve been fair in this analysis. Not gonna lie I was kinda expecting you to tell us he was insane. He’s very good but it’s more about the impact he will have for United than how good he is.
You’re the best TH-cam for tactical analysis of young stars. NEED! NEED! NEED! A Rasmus Højlund breakdown video asap! He’ll be United’s new no. 9 soon enough
The flimsy wrist is so accurate
I think it's time to review this video and make an updated version of his analysis
Just came back after he cost us a place out of th Champions league
You lot wanted De gea out so deal with your supposedly better keeper.
Great video and so far everything you said has been pretty accurate. He’s probably been more error prone than anyone anticipated
Ten Haag knows what he's doing, he knows Onana well and he is the keeper we need right now
One A
Ten haag Forget but maguirrrrrre 😢
Lmao 😂😂😂
Hahahahah
I would've liked to see "unforced errors" covered as well. You said that De Gea is better in pure goalkeeping sense, but DDG was famous for silly errors that would turn a 0.1 XG in a goal.
De Gea declined
de gea was good for ONE season as a shot stopper, since 2018 his shot stopping has literally been average with his numbers looking like they do purely because clubs had so many attempts at our goal that he basically stat padded
I mean look at his numbers for this past season, he was personally responsible for 18 goals against the club. Yet his stats were huge because of how much access opposition had to him in the first place most of which was due to how often he just gave away the ball
@@victorkreig6089 ok. I know all that, you don't need to explain it to me for two reasons - I know it and what I commented has absolutely nothing to do with what you're blabbing about.
Let me try and clear it for you since it's evident you have trouble doing it on your own.
The person who posted this video (the one that is talking in it, you can hear his voice, aka Pythagorass in Boots) said that DDG was beter than Onana in pure goalkeeping sense. So I challenged him to compare unforced errors of both keepers. As unforced errors are part of every football player and the less the better. Do you understand now? :)
@@pavl3n😅
Onana's passing stats are much better than De Geas so this makes sense.
Your work is phenomenal.
One thing I personally would like to see more when I'm watching your videos is more comparisons to other players. You compared some, but it would really put statistics in perspective if you could say, "he is exception at this, I comparison, these players in this position have these stats, and some Legends of the game has these stats". Just so there's more information that allows the viewer to mentally place the player in question in a mental graph. But again, probably the what tactical reports I've seen on TH-cam as they're detailed but not dragged out. Plenty of example clips, clear explanations and simple terms.
All the success to you bro
I'd love to see a Bruno Frenanades tactical report 💪
It seems like majority of the footage of Onana's errors circulating on youtube are from his earlier career days up till Ajax, so there's a good chance he has improved during his time at Inter. Nonetheless the overriding factor in his likely transfer to Man Utd would be Erik Ten Hag, who will definitely know everything about his new GK and would be the perfect coach for him to take his game to the next level.
It definitely is, he will play even better than he did at Ajax and Inter as neither team have the same level of quality that United do. Ajax were so good under Ten Hag because he managed to get them to basically be as fluid as a symphony so they were very VERY hard to keep the ball from and their stamina would wear the opposition down.
I am still very mad that we didn't take back Blind, such an amazing versatile player
Inter plays a deep lying back five defense. That meana he faces less shots. He will be exposed to more shots at united. I can't wait for the disaster he will unleash on that team. Maguire will look like an angel in comparison.
@@jmphuhuck9735 he will not be exposed to more shots at United as United's back line is better than Inter's
He also played way less matches this past season which is why his numbers aren't crazy
He is still developing. Like van der Sar did. Getting better with age and experience. Ten Hag knows him very well. All the ingredients for a great season!
Nkono was a beast man
Great work and extensive knowledge 👏
Excellent and very detailed video👏🏾 keep up the good work.
Glad to be the first 😁
Expecting a banger as always.
EDIT : After watching the video, I'm more sure that he's got an error in him like kepa yet I do believe that kepa is a better keeper than him.
Tremendously good video as always 🖤
Thanks for watching!
Do bare in mind that I've only ever watched the Martinez video, before we signed him, and literally everything you said in that video was exactly how he played when he got here. The only oversight being "height disadvantages will hurt him in a more physical league". But it's what I thought too and you weren't the only one. Martinez proved us wrong with that but everything else was literally 100% spot on. It's a shame you don't do more videos. The amount of research that goes into them is probably a limitation and quality is definitely better than quantity.
exactly the video we needed, thanks pal
Very good analysis on the Flimsy hands of Onana, and very good observation on his positioning during shots , and how he is better at saving near post.
I think the PL opponents will study this and then advise their attackers.
However Onana ball distribution and ball handling is just miles better than DDG, this is an important fundamental attacking build up by ETH
Agreed. Distribution so so important
Content idea!
Once the market is closed you should make players analysts on future legends.
For example, how good is Modric, Kante, KDB, etc, etc compared to some of footballs greatest ever legends (same positions).
Could you do a video on Jackson? As a Chelsea fan, I’m not convinced he’s the one and think he’s just a panic buy after one purple patch. Who would you recommend for us too?
Wrote on twitter already that I don't rate him enough/doesn't excite me enough to make a video.
@@PythagorasinBoots that's not fair though
We all your fan/subscriber....
@@PythagorasinBoots not a good sign then hahaha, all I ask for is that he’s better than Lukaku or Werner and that’s not hard! As much as I rate Lukaku generally and think he was at his best at Everton where he looked complete..that transfer hasn’t worked out for a multitude of reasons. Hoping that the reports are true where we want Toney and he wants us, not ideal waiting until January of course but I think he could be the missing piece in the puzzle for the next five/six years or so before the new generation comes along. I’ve wanted him for a long time, even after they came up I was wondering if we should take a punt on him and since then, he’s more than proven himself at premier league level!
@@justhereforfun71 💀
@@Neopremium that your skull?
Man, dry asf 🥲
have never seen something like that your analysis is just up to world class pro thank you for it 70+
Good work as always. Only critique from me is you did make reference to Varane's speed as a liability multiple times in this video. Varane is the fastest CB at United, he's certainly a faster sprinter than Lisandro Martinez. He's not getting replaced due to lack of speed anytime soon, he just needs to stay healthy.
He is a liability according to the statistics, though.
Lisandro is the future of that defence & Varane is 30 & picking up injuries & is ever getting slower, hence why Kim was linked.
@@thebiglebrowski3695 lol, what specific stat(s) make him a liability? Varane is far from a liability. If he were a liability they'd be looking for a replacement right now. Maguire is a liability. Lisandro & Varane were very instrumental in that golden glove for United last season.
@@PythagorasinBoots agreed on Lisandro being the future, no doubt... he's the present & the future, lol. A lot of Varane's stats were down last season because Lisandro is such a great footballer. On the Kim topic, MUFC couldn't guarantee Kim a starting spot over Varane (he would have needed to displace him during the season) which is why it was an easy decision for Kim to go with Bayern when they came calling. Varane still has a couple of good years left IMO, hopefully he stays healthy now he's retired from international football.
I wonder how much more highly rated would Barthez be in the modern game. He was great with the ball at his feet, which was just seen - and rightly to- as a liability back then - to such an extent that it took away from his shot stopping abilities (which were excellent)
My mannnnn your channel is intergenerational
Haha I'll take that after after a few years 😅. Hopefully bump up 1 tier higher soon 😉
Very underrated channel, bravo 👏
Glad you think so!
Great video! Can you analyse Keylor Navas. I always considered him underrated although his reflexes seemed impressive to me. How does his Real Madrid performances compare to Courtois?
From a Real Madrid fan´s view Courtois is miles better. Courtois has better ball distribution and is a better goalkeeper overall.
This is a great video to know Onana who is now Man utd's future saver
Wow man thank you 🙏
Your analysis made this very very enjoyable! The bar has raised and these tv analysts are very very outdated! Thanks again!
A whole lot of people panicking on Onana’s shot stopping abilities. I implore you to check Ederson’s shot stopping abilities.
Very unbiased analysis. I like it
Thanks Frank
Great content! Haven't seen similar contents on youtube.
Just a thought, you could do videos of re-review your analysis of players after a few years.
He can be a world class in 2 years , and deliver strong 8-10 years
Great work ... Scouting grade 100percent... I would really love you to watch the tactical analysis of Florentino Luis of benfica
Great video as always, kudos to the team! I have so many players I'd like to see but can see I'm not the only one so wont bombard you 😂
That being said, any chance for some quick thoughts on Diogo Costa in comparison? Chels fan here and thinking we may have dodged a bullet and potentially opened the doors up for a gem.
One thing is Inter tactics create to eliminate all of his weakness, when casual saw his flawless UCL Final performance they didn't realize Onana need 3 months in the bench before get #1 place pick in League while he only start on ucl match in that period. Then need another 3 month + world cup break for Inzaghi to create tactic which suit for everyone including Onana. Can see this will be another Lukaku x Chelsea story, when they force him to approach different tactic then failed badly. At this point, can't see Onana style could work with United defense line, pairing him with such as AWB, Varane, Licha and shaw could be a disaster and I don't even mention Maguire.
Great analysis. Just top class. Bravo!
Amazing video chefs kiss❤
Wish the best for a boy from Cameroon. Like many African boys from a small Cameroon village, soccer was a way out of poverty. I hope he will continue to develop. I know Onana likes to dribble the ball. He has gotten into trouble with his unconventional habit of using his feet instead of his hands inside the penalty area. Some Premiere League (PL) fans have expressed concerns about his dribbling inside the penalty box area. Many PL fans have expressed that PL attackers will make Onana pay for too much footwork inside the penalty area. I hope that will not be the case. Good luck to Onana (the Cameroon Lion) and much success when he rejoins his old Ajax Coach Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
I was with you until you said "Lisandro being in a doubt of the team with injuries". Last season he was pretty solid until a long term serious injury put him out of commission for the last month. That injury happened due to a bad tackle on him. Until that point he was pretty consistent.
Allison used to do a lot of this. It looks ok when it works but in the PL the pressing is more intense than Italy and keepers are more likely to get caught out. If keepers play around with the ball outside the area it’s just a matter of time before they make a costly mistake.
Yeah let's not rpetend like the guy was good enough for a Champions League finale against Man City(An english team).
@@NostalgiNorden so was De Gea
I actually think he'll get caught out a lot by strikers this season. He's comfortable on the ball, but too casual about making punishable mistakes.
@@ejcp4201 exactly my point. Even Allison and Ederson have had to change the way they play. They pace and pressing on the PL won’t give him much time to relax on the ball
great analysis and i am watching this today after the liverpool 3-0 united game. Its a shame we have to deal with him. Was never convincing anyways
I like how most of the negatives on Onana seem to be in Ajax colours. This should have been pointed out my friend.
Really enjoyed your video, man! A new subscriber here! Keep up the good work 🤘🏿🤘🏿
This is a top quality analysis.
With this skill, composure and creativity, I don't mind it costing a goal or two per season.
Dude real big fan of your channel 👏. Could you do a Kai Havertz video for us please 🙏 your very brief and yet at the same time very concise . I hope he turn out to a good player just don't see how though
No video bar the old one but did make this twitter.com/pythaginboots/status/1669089445352468481?s=19
@@PythagorasinBoots thank you mate🙏
he is a good distributor, calm in pressing situation, very good at long passess..he is a very modern keeper...David was superior in 1v1 situation and stopping long shots..
He improves not just the saves but adds a lot to the game play..he is having an extra player in the build-up to the game...
Great analysis, subscribed 👍
You are the best
One thing that Man United has generally done well at is coaching keepers shot-stopping ability.
Richard Hartis is Head Goalkeeping Coach, right now and whilst he might not be the progressive, sweeper coach that EtH would like, I think that as far as Onana's weaknesses are concerned, he's in good hands, so to speak.
Hes not his peak yet ..remember that.. hes a physical specimen for a goalkeeper as well.. ❤
and young
@@victorkreig6089 27 isn't that young compared to a Diogo Costa
@@keanubjorn it's extremely young
Costa is a child by comparison and his gameplay proves as much
@@victorkreig6089I bet you would trade that 'child' diogo Costa for 'Grown' onana.😂
What a bum of a keeper onana is.
God bless you please I want to use this video to tell my fans what we expect from him
Onana has managed to prove your theorem wrong 😂
Make one about Vini Jr. Most underated player of the world... Like, the man is the best player in Real Madrid e NO ONE TALK ABOUT... The guy has 23... Is Unreal
Brazil 🇧🇷 ♥️
Love the intro
This was very well put and I have to say I agree with most of it. I had a clue he was more comfortable on the ball and if thats what ETH wants he will get. Truth is De gea even at his floppiest last season, won the gold glove with games to spare. Which is why i feel they should have kept him even as a 2. The ball playing of Onana will translate well to the prem, the question is what about the rest?
he won the golden glove due to stat padding from situations HE CREATED FOR THE OPPOSITION
@@victorkreig6089Do you know who wins the Golden Glove? I doubt it!!
@@ronniewanendeya6625 lmao from stat padding caused by his mistakes
He's garbage and I can mathematically prove it
Elite distributor
Basically deep line playmaker can sweep to a good standard
A video about Levi cowill will be great
Before a prem ball is kicked.
Can please make a video on Antonio silva please from benfica I think he will be the next big thing
He looks good, wanted him to play in the World Cup. he'll be a Patreon exclusive as it's the Portuguese league who censor hard on youtube.
great video, where did you get that player stats graphic? looks awesome
Wyscout for the listed vertical one, Whoscored for the green starred one.
You should do a series analyzing legends when they were you like how you did with redondo
A few could be Messi R9 zidane etc
maybe hes still too young but vitor roque would be an analysis I'd look forward to!
He's younger than Arda Guler by 3 days... he'll be older than him by the time I do the video 😅 (planning to release it for around the time he joins in January).
@@PythagorasinBoots oh wow that’s actually true😂 I’m looking forward to it👍
Appreciate this video mate
The weaknesses that have been mentioned can be ironed out with proper coaching, and I hope he receives that. De Gea needed coaching too, he was more raw when he arrived at United than Onana. I hope ETH and the GK coaching team iron out the flaws in Onana and turn him into a more rounded GK like Alisson or Ter Stegen for example.
Please make one about michael olise now that hes rumoured going to either man city or chelsea. As a chelsea fan i would like to see an analysis of him.
Can you do Ndombele? Not a very played player but amazing technically and really a fascinating character
Onana is no where as good as David De Gea we would have won against Arsenal and had clean sheets too I question Ten Hags judgement.
Brilliant video!!! 👌👌👌👌
Amazing video 👍🙌👏
Great overview !
All that footwork is great but that's not in the premier league with the more savvy players. Thanks for the video
Florentino Luis!!!! 😃🤩🙏
Quick, I need your expert analysis with the impending Fabinho departure!!!! 😅
Good analysis.
I'm a bit concerned that he punches long balls a lot...sometimes in the direction of his opponents. His pass distribution as a goalkeeper is great though.
We're gonna miss De Gea shot stopping ability this season
Onana has a better shot stopping percentage than De gea 😂
Yeah I really miss De Gea for stopping Gundogan's long range effort in the FA Cup final
The same De Gea that made several blunders last season
@@paschalagwunobi579 im afraid you might feel disappointed once you realize Onana isnt perfect and also makes mistakes
@@ruialmeida7085 Yes, but he still makes less mistakes than to de gea and he has a more daring and riskier approach
Excellent analysis
thank you
Thanks God for us in United this season
If you do any more legends analysis, I would love to see Andriy Shevchenko vid. Won a Ballon d'or but when I look back I can't think what type of forward he was. Did he have any signature moves? You look at compilations of him finishing with either foot and not just from inside the box.
Do colwill please mate
Before a prem ball is kicked.
Superb breakdown.
Thanks.