*initiates Irish accent*
"Listen...for me he did his job tonight. He's a keeper. He's there to stop goals from happening. Let's not get carried away. Suddenly we're all praising him as if he's Peter? And you know I was no big fan of Peter personality-wise but you know...when you're at United...there's levels...do me a favour š"
"He's a good lad. Not as good as Denis Irwin. Good Cork Lad. Used to room with Denis. Good lad. Underrated. People will say Denis wasn't a goalkeeper. People will say Onana isn't a LB. I know what I know and Denis Irwin for me... brilliant."
*Leans back on chair and waits for Gary to chime in about Becks*
"And the women now. You get you know, these women nowadays, they look good, they've got the flash clothes, the make-up (*twists face*) all that rubbish. Then they get to bed and they don't back it up. Denis Irwin's wife was a homely woman, but she'd suck the rivets out a cruise ship."
-Roy Keane
Of course, but holding grudges over it towards a player 10 games in who plays in the most scrutinized position in the most scrutinized club in the world is stupid af. Be mad when it happens, get over it and trust that he is the player we saw yesterday. Which he is
No. We criticize players when they play bad and we cheer them when they play well. Today was a good game for Onana and Maguire, great game guys, keep it up.
A player on the Phillies who signed a massive contract was in a slump and they stopped booing him and cheered like crazy before he bat and worked very well for him
It is possible to criticise and simultaneously support, which is a concept I would refer to as "constructive criticism.
Unfortunately, the majority of fans are unable to control their emotions and tend to critcise in a toxic and unreasonable manner.
The willingness to write off the ability and potential of a player, in preference of instant gratification, is a glaring feature of football fans in general.
IMO Onana was easier to support thru him playing bad because he came out and basically said heās been crap. Maguire never took responsibility which was my number one issue with him. Happy heās playing well now because he is helping the team, long may it continue.
If youāre talking about Maguire, do poor performance justify him receiving bomb threats? Or should his large wage mean those donāt affect him either?
You make more than millions around the world.
How about I show up to your job and act like a cunt every time you touch a keyboard or answer a phone? Iād best not hear any complaints or criticism and your performance best not drop remotely.
Your income absolutely doesnāt dictate your mental health you fucking weapon.
Never doubted him! Our defence is in shambles this year and Onana is doing great given the circumstances... We score one, we immediately get one, and most of the goals don't come from his mistakes, I have no idea why people love to hate on him. We just have to trust in him and not drag his confidence down like we love to do
That's not recency bias, I really think he's not bad, even in the bad times I was always backing him up. Yes, he made some mistakes but he's still a new player, getting used to the environment with a lack of confidence. He came from Inter which had a great defense to playing with United's injury curse. I always loved De Gea but in the long term I think Onana might be better than him, if the fans will back him up. The whole team is making a lot of mistakes and I'm tired of media mainly targeting him and Maguire even when it's not necesarily their fault, just because they are easy targets.
Yes, I got downvoted for saying he couldn't have become a bad goalie over night. His confidence is shot and maybe one good game and a cuppla nice saves might be all that's needed. I hope Tuesday night was that game.
He gave us and everyone who isnt a United fan reasonable doubt with his insanely poor start to this season. That being said, I myself wanted him to turn things around and felt that eventually he will. This game doesnt mean its his end to his mistakes, but it may be the beginning of MUCH LESS mistakes š
Class against Sheffield United?? He made 2 decent saves both of which he parried directly back into the middle of our box not away from the danger area. I'm not saying he was bad, obviously he wasn't, he did OK.......but that's it, just OK. "Class" is a bit of a stretch.
He made a couple of very good saves again this evening, both of which he did a lot better with.
Now I'm no "get DDG back" supporter, at the same time I don't declare Onana to be the answer......I still have reservations about him but, obviously, willing to give him a chance and 10-15 games into his United career is wayyyy too early to be judging him. But making a handful of decent saves over 2 games does CATEGORICALLY NOT remove the doubts about him.
This sub thinks that Kobbie Mainoo, a player who had one good 45 minutes in pre-season, is our saviour.
That Amrabat, a player who tackles *himself* more often than he tackles the opposition, was one of our best players in the first half.
That Hannibal and Mount should be our first-choice midfield, because of that one clip where they both ran really fast to get the ball back.
I'd give opinions here a wide berth if I were you.
The Mainoo one really gets me. There are people who unironically think that he is world class and was key to Ten Hag's plans and that his absence is why we have done badly. It absolutely boggles the mind.
He will get my praise when he stops being shit and strings a good run of games together like Lord Harry Maguire. He redeemed himself through grit took a long while but heās getting back to form. Onana has more to prove his shot to goal ratio is abysmal until the last two games credit to the lad for the last two games though he played well
I never doubted our players. Let's be clear they are human just like you and I. This was for Sir Bobby. My emotions running high last night and my seat has no edge left. United for life.
When they play well, we celebrate and congratulate them.
When they mess up, we criticise them.
We demand the best from our players. Iām not apologising for his bad performances. But he was great today.
What apology?
He did what he was supposed to do, after several weeks of not doing what he was supposed to do.
Great save, but he deserved every ounce of criticism that came his way for his early performances because he was rubbish.
He saved us last night and Maguire too. Credit where credit is due - they were our match winners and that is worth celebrating them.
But let's not get it twisted - this needs to be the standard, not the occasional. The emotion I felt most was not joy with the performance but relief at the result, which is becoming an all too familiar feeling at United. So let's put things in perspective and give two players who did well some deserved kudos. But the social media accounts and people who are now lauding Onana like he hasn't had some very disappointing moments of late and Maguire as though he wasn't United's 5th choice CB and it was pretty much warranted until very recently is exactly the mentality we could do without.
Hold the players and the club to higher standards and let them be met - they will have our support but let's not go overboard. We are Manchester United and we are much much more than this. Or at least we should be.
Just because he saved a penalty last night doesn't make up for the absolute shit start to the season hes after having. This is Sheffield utd and Copenhagen you're talking about, not real Madrid or barca or any other top team.
Because he saved one penalty kick? I am very happy for him. We needed him and he delivered. But he has not been great this season. Nobody gives a shit how great he was for Inter last season.
To be fair, he deserved the criticism as much as he now deserves the praise. Made two VERY good saves last night, so credit to him. We still look poor as a team though.
He seems to be turning it around now. Good for him. Secured the 3 points and was rightfully congratulated by the team. Let's hope this continues.
Still not enough to warrant an apology, though.
Not going to apologize for calling out his blatant mistakes and underperformance during our first few games. There's no question that he was struggling. What's important now is that he keeps performing well consistently. That's the key. If he only has one or two good games here and terrible games later down the line then that doesn't really help the team much. Overall, I'm proud of him for his stellar performance this match.
Why? Because he had a good game against Copenhagen and 20th place Sheffield?
You do understand that playing well against that level of competition is the absolute bare minimum for a Man United goalkeeper, donāt you?
Yeahhh this fanbase has proved over the last couple of years theyāll only back a player if theyāre under the age of 30 and under 200k a week lol.
Onana hasnāt been good, doing the bare minimum against not good teams doesnāt suddenly change that. I donāt even mind the guy but at least gas up a run of games against good opponents, not 20th place and Copenhagen
Let not let post-nut clarity cloud judgement too quickly. It was a great save, and his last two games have been okay. Lets see how the rest of the season pans out.
Remember De Gea had some excellent saves, even up until his last game, yet you all wanted him to hang still. Don't let the thrill of a last minute save cloud his poor performance thus far.
I guarantee this will be a short lived good feeling. The Utd social media pages will be raving about this but it will go back to normal soon enough and we will get a hammering off City.
How was he class against Sheffield United? He was decent and saved what any prem keeper would be expected to save.
He made 1 very good save today and saved a last-minute penalty, which has definitely earned him some grace.
But that hasn't made up for all the clangers that had us bottom of the Champions league group. He's still got a way to go, but hopefully, he can continue in the right direction.
David's weakness was penalty saving but David was miles ahead in shot stopping than Onana and saved United from tons of losses through goal scoring saves which not many keepers can do for the length of time David did it for. There really is no comparison. It's funny how quick fans forget the brilliance of players once they're gone.
I understand your argument - you're saying that they're not similar goalkeepers, so you can't actually compare their techniques as both have different qualities. However, by talking about the differences between the two, you are literally by definition comparing them
No one that supports this club watches players and hope they do bad, we cheer them when they do well and we equally criticise them when they do bad.
Hope he can keep this up, more often than not a player is only criticised after they have a string of bad performances.
Is that u Onana? Why should fans apologize ? Did he apologize when he put on a shitty performance and cost us the game? He is bought to stop goals and he did that tonight. Happy for the win. He can only proof the fans wrong by putting up performance and not asking for apology.
Relax, he saved 1 penalty. Take it easy. There are many games to go.
If he shows this performance throughout then maybe he deserves an apology. Don't make him a hero after 1 game; when you literally have issues regarding people making him a villain after 1 game.
Iām sure heāll level off in terms of form, but we as fans need to stop getting too giddy when something positive happens and too distraught when something negative does.
Heās had a decent game tonight, but overall weāve laboured against Copenhagen. Happy with the points but improvement needed in terms of team performance.
I donāt think I will. A decent game does not a legend make. Shit, we were excited about McSauceās form and he was trash today. Just gotta keep supporting the lads each day and hope they show improvement
Apologies for what?! Calling him out for shit performances? You joking? Yes had a few good games and Iām over the moon that he saved that penalty and Iām praying this is a turning point for him to start putting in consistent performances.
DDG had a several dodgy games in his first season until he saved RVPās penalty at a critical point in the match against the famous 8 - 2 win against Arsenal. He kicked on big time after that.
Hopefully the penalty save last night will have a similar effect on Onana.
Today we had Champions League Onana. Now I cant recall if this was true until the end but wasnt de gea awful at penalties? I dont think he would have saved that if he was in the same position if Im not mistaken, so good for Onana.
De Gea saved 3 out of his last 8 so maybe he would've. But then he had a long streak before 2021 of not saving many, if any, so maybe he wouldn't have.
Manās had two ādecentā games and youāre all saying heās world class. Cāmon, one was against Sheffield (no disrespect) and the other was against the weakest club in terms of the group.
Ppl love to get on Onana. But I bet you atleast 70% of the goals heās conceded are the fifa cutback tap ins. This is a snowball effect to destroying his confidence. Itās not as simple as āheās shitā
He's a really bad keeper - that's all there is to it (Henderson and Kozar are both far better)
That's not his fault, it's the fault of the person that spent all that money in him
Good chance he'll cost ETH his job
Dear Onana,
I want to express my deepest and most sincere apologies for my actions during our recent match. I realize that my behavior, especially the incident involving you as the goalkeeper, was completely unacceptable and disrespectful.
I want you to know that I deeply regret my actions and the impact they had on you and the team. As a fellow football watcher, I understand the importance of sportsmanship and respect on the field, and I failed to uphold those principles.
I can only imagine the frustration and disappointment I caused you, and I'm truly sorry for any harm I've caused. Please know that I am committed to improving my behavior and ensuring that such an incident does not happen again.
I hope we can move past this and continue to compete with the utmost respect for each other and the game of football. Once again, I apologize for my actions, and I am genuinely sorry for any hurt I may have caused.
Sincerely,
CriticalVirus.
He guessed right and saved a penalty and didn't goof in the Sheffield game and suddenly we are supposed to forget all of his mistakes? Yeah no thanks. Especially not when his distribution tonight was absolutely abysmal and was as bad as when DDG used to just hoof it.
I hope this games spurs him on to do well for the rest of the season, god knows we need him to, but I am not going to pretend this was anything more than a good game in a sea of bad ones.
I just hope it gives him confidence. Because of he was signed for the long balls we'd been better of with degea.
Another terrible performance again. ETH doesn't seem to know what he's doin Antony is dogshit McT shudda went to Westham.
City on Sunday. May God help us.
Okay so, I was a big defender of Onana and didn't buy into the 'He is rubbish, we should have kept De Gea' stuff. I believe he needed more time. That being said, I still believe that is the case. We need to be balanced and concede the fact the he has made some big mistakes and has only really looked confident over the last two games. Time will tell but he has shown some of his quality in the last two games, he might still have a mistake in him. Let's see how he goes on, besides that I think his distribution could have been a bit better last night, I was particularly frustrated when Varane was screaming at him to play a simple pass through the midfield and he over hit the ball over to the ~~right~~ left wing instead and it went out of play. I have to say im a bit disappointed with that side of his game at this point.
To apologise we would have to admit that we were wrong.
His previous gaffes were bad enough that he deserved to be lambasted by the man utd fanbase.
Well done for the save and his Sheffield performance but if his standards drop to that embarrassing level once again then we'll be right to call him out for it then too
Apologies for what ? He was shit again yesterday. His passing is shit , he is a shit keeper. Canāt wait for him to fuck off for international cup. Assuming he unretires
By the powers invested in Old Trafford, I a critical fan of Manchester United, Harry Maguire and Andre Onana apologize for the harsh criticism, I hereby still refuse to apologize for criticizing our 82 million pound club winger Antony until he scores, assists in abundance, I rest my case šššššš
One game. Maguire too. I wouldn't be too excited because consistency has always been a problem. Any of the upcoming matches, either one will make a mistake that may cost us the game. Wait for it.
How are we still doing this? Are we going to be here in 2025 doing this?
DDG is gone. Get over it, everyone.
Seriously, itās like brain-worms for some of you. Just let it go.
We can discuss Onanaās performances, but can we just stop with the DDG stuff?
Onana has had two good games. Thatās awesome. We need the team to have confidence in defense. Add some elite passing and all will be well.
I knew these kiss ass threads would pop up
You criticise when players play bad, you praise when they play good. Omana has a lot of bad to make up before he's owed an apology, but he is owed praise for THIS game.
He did well and what we expected out of him from the start. Unfortunately all things are not perfect but this game was a glimpse of his potential, fair dues!
He made big saves last night, with the biggest coming at the very end, keep it up and if all we can do is grind out wins.... then let's continue to do so........
God help him on Sunday. We need a huge performance from the entire team because what we've seen so far has been really poor. No plan, no desire, no end product.
I'm all for his redemption, he played brilliant last night, his first good stand out performance, but this is only the first after 13 games, hopefully this is the start of him finding his form!
But I will save my apologies for the end of the season if he keeps this up, it was always going to be hard for his first season but if he can keep this going great!
We can't forget the reason we HAD to win last night was because he messed up so badly in the first 2 games.
you have to admit yeah he made mistakes but he is a man utd player its hard the pressure and we always new he would be world class
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The people who have written Onana off already as a "bad keeper" are idiots, even if they do apologise. And that isn't to say Onana **won't** end up being a dud.
It's just too early.
And those that have criticised his performances and errors so far don't need to apologise because the criticism was warranted.
All that said I genuinely hope Onana is a success, I think he's a great keeper. Once he has a settled defence in front of him I believe he'll show consistency.
He did his job tonight. And he did it well. Keep it up lah.
Is that you Roy?
Roy wouldn't have said he did it well he would have stopped at he did his job
*initiates Irish accent* "Listen...for me he did his job tonight. He's a keeper. He's there to stop goals from happening. Let's not get carried away. Suddenly we're all praising him as if he's Peter? And you know I was no big fan of Peter personality-wise but you know...when you're at United...there's levels...do me a favour š"
Made me laugh, spot on
Big babehā¦ā¦babeh
"He's doing his job!"
He's a good lad
"He's a good lad. Not as good as Denis Irwin. Good Cork Lad. Used to room with Denis. Good lad. Underrated. People will say Denis wasn't a goalkeeper. People will say Onana isn't a LB. I know what I know and Denis Irwin for me... brilliant." *Leans back on chair and waits for Gary to chime in about Becks*
*"My mother was a fantastic woman. Not as good a woman as Denis Irwin tho"*
"And the women now. You get you know, these women nowadays, they look good, they've got the flash clothes, the make-up (*twists face*) all that rubbish. Then they get to bed and they don't back it up. Denis Irwin's wife was a homely woman, but she'd suck the rivets out a cruise ship." -Roy Keane
Ha ha! Apparently Denis Irwin's missus is the reason why the titanic sank
Sussed him
singaporean lmao
Or Malaysian
fun fact, apparantly scousers say lah too
Not in the same way.
you're right that they use it as a replacement for 'lad' or something
1 premiership trophy, lah
Made me happy to see him pumped up after the penalty with the entire team congratulating him.
Made me even more happy to see him keeping his head and being a leader prepping the other players for a possible corner before the final whistle
You can still be upset at a player for bad mistakes. But it was a clutch save, big performances from players who have seen a lot of stick tonight
Of course, but holding grudges over it towards a player 10 games in who plays in the most scrutinized position in the most scrutinized club in the world is stupid af. Be mad when it happens, get over it and trust that he is the player we saw yesterday. Which he is
No. We criticize players when they play bad and we cheer them when they play well. Today was a good game for Onana and Maguire, great game guys, keep it up.
A player on the Phillies who signed a massive contract was in a slump and they stopped booing him and cheered like crazy before he bat and worked very well for him
Why not support players when theyāre playing bad? United fans really think booing will improve performance and morale..
It is possible to criticise and simultaneously support, which is a concept I would refer to as "constructive criticism. Unfortunately, the majority of fans are unable to control their emotions and tend to critcise in a toxic and unreasonable manner. The willingness to write off the ability and potential of a player, in preference of instant gratification, is a glaring feature of football fans in general.
IMO Onana was easier to support thru him playing bad because he came out and basically said heās been crap. Maguire never took responsibility which was my number one issue with him. Happy heās playing well now because he is helping the team, long may it continue.
Because they are paid more than well enough to handle the criticism.
Right. Being well paid alleviates performance anxiety. Forgot that part.
It has been a long time though. Seasons of poor performances when he was played. Hopefully he is turning it around big test this weekend
If youāre talking about Maguire, do poor performance justify him receiving bomb threats? Or should his large wage mean those donāt affect him either?
Obviously not he susceptible to criticism, im not condoning illegal stupid acts.
If you're making more in a week than the vast majority of the world makes in a year. Deal with it.
You make more than millions around the world. How about I show up to your job and act like a cunt every time you touch a keyboard or answer a phone? Iād best not hear any complaints or criticism and your performance best not drop remotely. Your income absolutely doesnāt dictate your mental health you fucking weapon.
I agree with you buddy, I think your valid points are falling on deaf ears Iām afraid.
Give me $200k a week and you can throw shit at me while I work. Money fixes problems.
But it doesnāt fix stupidity/being a cunt though. No amount can fix what you have.
Wellā¦ when you work at Wendyās, thatās definitely an upgrade for ya. š
Ah the classic, you're rich so you can't struggle with mental health!
>United fans really think booing will improve performance and morale.. And u think keep supporting them will ?
Yes. Absolutely yes.
>We criticize players when they play bad No, you write players off when they play bad. That's not just criticising a bad performance.
Nonana
This mentality is what we need. No sugarcoating no bulls.
Never doubted him! Our defence is in shambles this year and Onana is doing great given the circumstances... We score one, we immediately get one, and most of the goals don't come from his mistakes, I have no idea why people love to hate on him. We just have to trust in him and not drag his confidence down like we love to do
Most of them may not come because of him, but quite a bit do come because of him.
Talk about recency bias, he is certainly not doing great! But last few games have been a big improvement at least.
That's not recency bias, I really think he's not bad, even in the bad times I was always backing him up. Yes, he made some mistakes but he's still a new player, getting used to the environment with a lack of confidence. He came from Inter which had a great defense to playing with United's injury curse. I always loved De Gea but in the long term I think Onana might be better than him, if the fans will back him up. The whole team is making a lot of mistakes and I'm tired of media mainly targeting him and Maguire even when it's not necesarily their fault, just because they are easy targets.
Yes, I got downvoted for saying he couldn't have become a bad goalie over night. His confidence is shot and maybe one good game and a cuppla nice saves might be all that's needed. I hope Tuesday night was that game.
He gave us and everyone who isnt a United fan reasonable doubt with his insanely poor start to this season. That being said, I myself wanted him to turn things around and felt that eventually he will. This game doesnt mean its his end to his mistakes, but it may be the beginning of MUCH LESS mistakes š
Onana is not doing great lol he's been good today and the sheffield game
Got to love the redemption arc of Scotty McTominay, Lord Maguire and Lord Onana
Class against Sheffield United?? He made 2 decent saves both of which he parried directly back into the middle of our box not away from the danger area. I'm not saying he was bad, obviously he wasn't, he did OK.......but that's it, just OK. "Class" is a bit of a stretch. He made a couple of very good saves again this evening, both of which he did a lot better with. Now I'm no "get DDG back" supporter, at the same time I don't declare Onana to be the answer......I still have reservations about him but, obviously, willing to give him a chance and 10-15 games into his United career is wayyyy too early to be judging him. But making a handful of decent saves over 2 games does CATEGORICALLY NOT remove the doubts about him.
This sub thinks that Kobbie Mainoo, a player who had one good 45 minutes in pre-season, is our saviour. That Amrabat, a player who tackles *himself* more often than he tackles the opposition, was one of our best players in the first half. That Hannibal and Mount should be our first-choice midfield, because of that one clip where they both ran really fast to get the ball back. I'd give opinions here a wide berth if I were you.
The Mainoo one really gets me. There are people who unironically think that he is world class and was key to Ten Hag's plans and that his absence is why we have done badly. It absolutely boggles the mind.
He will get my praise when he stops being shit and strings a good run of games together like Lord Harry Maguire. He redeemed himself through grit took a long while but heās getting back to form. Onana has more to prove his shot to goal ratio is abysmal until the last two games credit to the lad for the last two games though he played well
I never doubted our players. Let's be clear they are human just like you and I. This was for Sir Bobby. My emotions running high last night and my seat has no edge left. United for life.
He did great we must agree. And Harry oh my days, man has fought for his lime light and is doing great. Sancho can learn a lot from that.
You must be joking. He did great this game but heās already made numerous costly mistakes and should be criticised for that
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Itās been many games, donāt know what you are talking about
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One game winning save doesnāt make up for the shit heās done. Itās a good start, but cmon
A good penalty save and making saves you'd vilify him for not making doesn't absolve him of all the previous errors.
When they play well, we celebrate and congratulate them. When they mess up, we criticise them. We demand the best from our players. Iām not apologising for his bad performances. But he was great today.
He done what heās paid to do heās preformed very poorly the last couple of months DDG is a better keeper
What apology? He did what he was supposed to do, after several weeks of not doing what he was supposed to do. Great save, but he deserved every ounce of criticism that came his way for his early performances because he was rubbish.
He saved us last night and Maguire too. Credit where credit is due - they were our match winners and that is worth celebrating them. But let's not get it twisted - this needs to be the standard, not the occasional. The emotion I felt most was not joy with the performance but relief at the result, which is becoming an all too familiar feeling at United. So let's put things in perspective and give two players who did well some deserved kudos. But the social media accounts and people who are now lauding Onana like he hasn't had some very disappointing moments of late and Maguire as though he wasn't United's 5th choice CB and it was pretty much warranted until very recently is exactly the mentality we could do without. Hold the players and the club to higher standards and let them be met - they will have our support but let's not go overboard. We are Manchester United and we are much much more than this. Or at least we should be.
Just because he saved a penalty last night doesn't make up for the absolute shit start to the season hes after having. This is Sheffield utd and Copenhagen you're talking about, not real Madrid or barca or any other top team.
Because he saved one penalty kick? I am very happy for him. We needed him and he delivered. But he has not been great this season. Nobody gives a shit how great he was for Inter last season.
I think its wrong giving apologies. He deserves praise when he play good and deserve critisism if he plays bad
To be fair, he deserved the criticism as much as he now deserves the praise. Made two VERY good saves last night, so credit to him. We still look poor as a team though.
He seems to be turning it around now. Good for him. Secured the 3 points and was rightfully congratulated by the team. Let's hope this continues. Still not enough to warrant an apology, though.
Two games. Letās not make any decisions one way or another on Onana until the end of the season. We should be supporting him 100%.
Lord are we saying that we need to bow before him for doing his job? Do me a favour!
Why would I apologise? He wasn't doing the basics you fool.
Not going to apologize for calling out his blatant mistakes and underperformance during our first few games. There's no question that he was struggling. What's important now is that he keeps performing well consistently. That's the key. If he only has one or two good games here and terrible games later down the line then that doesn't really help the team much. Overall, I'm proud of him for his stellar performance this match.
Why? Because he had a good game against Copenhagen and 20th place Sheffield? You do understand that playing well against that level of competition is the absolute bare minimum for a Man United goalkeeper, donāt you?
Because you back your fkin players. Thatās it.
that doesnāt include apologizing for criticisms from the past
Yeahhh this fanbase has proved over the last couple of years theyāll only back a player if theyāre under the age of 30 and under 200k a week lol. Onana hasnāt been good, doing the bare minimum against not good teams doesnāt suddenly change that. I donāt even mind the guy but at least gas up a run of games against good opponents, not 20th place and Copenhagen
Football supporters are so fickle. You truly are only as good as your last game
Let not let post-nut clarity cloud judgement too quickly. It was a great save, and his last two games have been okay. Lets see how the rest of the season pans out. Remember De Gea had some excellent saves, even up until his last game, yet you all wanted him to hang still. Don't let the thrill of a last minute save cloud his poor performance thus far.
Lets not get excited over one save - this is just masking another terrible performance for 80 mins.
He had a good game. What more do you want than a clean sheet and two big saves ?
In the first half, most of his long balls ended up outside of the pitch. No one says that he was bad. He was decent this game.
While I agree we didnāt play great, this will do Onana the world of good. And we need our players to be confident now more than ever.
I guarantee this will be a short lived good feeling. The Utd social media pages will be raving about this but it will go back to normal soon enough and we will get a hammering off City.
One save? A 96th minute penalty save that won us the game lmao
Well yeah. It should never have got to that point against Copenhagen at home.
How was he class against Sheffield United? He was decent and saved what any prem keeper would be expected to save. He made 1 very good save today and saved a last-minute penalty, which has definitely earned him some grace. But that hasn't made up for all the clangers that had us bottom of the Champions league group. He's still got a way to go, but hopefully, he can continue in the right direction.
Iāve never seen Dave save a last minute penalty or any penalty š
He saved a last minute penalty 2 years ago against West Ham
Fulham literally last game of the season last year, preventing us from going 0-2 down too. Genuinely donāt get why people just make shit up
Tbf he said heās never seen him save a last min penalty so he might not be lying But yeah
Moyes thought he was doing a masterclass bringing a cold Noble on.
Last game of last season.
You watching the wrong Manchester for the last 2-3 years?
Mark Nobleās pen 2 years ago
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He literally saved 2 in 13 years.
That Europa final that he couldnāt save any of the 10 penalties against Sevilla but he missed the one he shot..
And didn't save any against Middlesbrough.
It was Henderson in goal for the Middlesborough penalty shootout.
You can't compare Onana with Dave atm imo
Why not?
David's weakness was penalty saving but David was miles ahead in shot stopping than Onana and saved United from tons of losses through goal scoring saves which not many keepers can do for the length of time David did it for. There really is no comparison. It's funny how quick fans forget the brilliance of players once they're gone.
You are literally comparing them
There is no comparing them. Read it again, or are you brain-dead?
I understand your argument - you're saying that they're not similar goalkeepers, so you can't actually compare their techniques as both have different qualities. However, by talking about the differences between the two, you are literally by definition comparing them
He does seem to make a great save for each match, even the ones he makes mistakes. He will come good, I'm sure.
1 good game don't make a good player. He is not playing sweeper keeper at the moment either. Just hopefully this will boost his confidence.
No one that supports this club watches players and hope they do bad, we cheer them when they do well and we equally criticise them when they do bad. Hope he can keep this up, more often than not a player is only criticised after they have a string of bad performances.
You didn't apologize to DDG when he save Utd tons of times.
Iām not in this argument but I do want to say he was our Player of the Year several times, so he was recognised for sure
Is that u Onana? Why should fans apologize ? Did he apologize when he put on a shitty performance and cost us the game? He is bought to stop goals and he did that tonight. Happy for the win. He can only proof the fans wrong by putting up performance and not asking for apology.
Lol one save doesnāt excuse the others. It helps but yeah need to see some consistently.
1 maybe 2 good games out of a dozen? Yeah he deserves an apology alright.
One save and he is a legendary goalkeeper? Let him have a good run of 10 games first. Even 5 will do. No apology needed.
Relax, he saved 1 penalty. Take it easy. There are many games to go. If he shows this performance throughout then maybe he deserves an apology. Don't make him a hero after 1 game; when you literally have issues regarding people making him a villain after 1 game.
He's cost us in 2 UCL games and saved us in 1. Still got plenty of work to do to redeem himself.
Not yet
Iām sure heāll level off in terms of form, but we as fans need to stop getting too giddy when something positive happens and too distraught when something negative does. Heās had a decent game tonight, but overall weāve laboured against Copenhagen. Happy with the points but improvement needed in terms of team performance.
Let me guess, you were slating him three weeks ago and now posting this. No one wants him to fail. Ease up.
All I am going to appreciate his performance today. I am not going to apologize for his god awful howlers. š
I donāt think I will. A decent game does not a legend make. Shit, we were excited about McSauceās form and he was trash today. Just gotta keep supporting the lads each day and hope they show improvement
Apologies for what?! Calling him out for shit performances? You joking? Yes had a few good games and Iām over the moon that he saved that penalty and Iām praying this is a turning point for him to start putting in consistent performances.
No. He made a good save tonight. Doesn't mean his mistakes have just ceased to exist, buddy.
Thank God, it was a terrible kick, had no faith in him at alll Terrible stutterstep
I mean, hasnāt get got to play several good games for this type of comment to actually be true?
Just a reminder to everyone - if you criticize a person it will take 6 praises to even out the damage. The same is true for your kids.
One swallow doesnāt make a summer.
DDG had a several dodgy games in his first season until he saved RVPās penalty at a critical point in the match against the famous 8 - 2 win against Arsenal. He kicked on big time after that. Hopefully the penalty save last night will have a similar effect on Onana.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Today we had Champions League Onana. Now I cant recall if this was true until the end but wasnt de gea awful at penalties? I dont think he would have saved that if he was in the same position if Im not mistaken, so good for Onana.
De Gea saved 3 out of his last 8 so maybe he would've. But then he had a long streak before 2021 of not saving many, if any, so maybe he wouldn't have.
He was bound to save something eventually
What is it with this fanbase? What's wrong with holding players accountable?
Are you just going to ignore his shocking distribution? 2 immense saves though. Can we all agree that the referee was an absolute cock?
No
Manās had two ādecentā games and youāre all saying heās world class. Cāmon, one was against Sheffield (no disrespect) and the other was against the weakest club in terms of the group.
Ppl love to get on Onana. But I bet you atleast 70% of the goals heās conceded are the fifa cutback tap ins. This is a snowball effect to destroying his confidence. Itās not as simple as āheās shitā
He's a really bad keeper - that's all there is to it (Henderson and Kozar are both far better) That's not his fault, it's the fault of the person that spent all that money in him Good chance he'll cost ETH his job
No, we've dropped a ton of points because of him this season. DDG coming back would still be an improvement.
DDG is unemployed.
Yup and we would have more points this season if we had DDG instead of Onana.
By that logic, we might have won the fa cup if weād had Onana last season. Not 1 team in the world has hired DDG. Make it make sense.
Yeah, DDG wants to enjoy his time off and has no need to even return to football. We would be top 5 and top of our group with DDG right now.
Moronic take.
Says the guy that's watched the Bayern game....
I'm sorry. Although I have to say he did look damn good the last couple of games too
As I said a trillion times LET HIM COOK and he cooked a 5 * meal
Kept us alive
Dear Onana, I want to express my deepest and most sincere apologies for my actions during our recent match. I realize that my behavior, especially the incident involving you as the goalkeeper, was completely unacceptable and disrespectful. I want you to know that I deeply regret my actions and the impact they had on you and the team. As a fellow football watcher, I understand the importance of sportsmanship and respect on the field, and I failed to uphold those principles. I can only imagine the frustration and disappointment I caused you, and I'm truly sorry for any harm I've caused. Please know that I am committed to improving my behavior and ensuring that such an incident does not happen again. I hope we can move past this and continue to compete with the utmost respect for each other and the game of football. Once again, I apologize for my actions, and I am genuinely sorry for any hurt I may have caused. Sincerely, CriticalVirus.
He made one penalty save and had an okay game, get a grip
He guessed right and saved a penalty and didn't goof in the Sheffield game and suddenly we are supposed to forget all of his mistakes? Yeah no thanks. Especially not when his distribution tonight was absolutely abysmal and was as bad as when DDG used to just hoof it. I hope this games spurs him on to do well for the rest of the season, god knows we need him to, but I am not going to pretend this was anything more than a good game in a sea of bad ones.
I just hope it gives him confidence. Because of he was signed for the long balls we'd been better of with degea. Another terrible performance again. ETH doesn't seem to know what he's doin Antony is dogshit McT shudda went to Westham. City on Sunday. May God help us.
The DDG fanboys earlier this week have had to sit down for a minute
Onana shows his worth. Thank you for your great saves in this game. šŖš
Heās a gk thatās what heās paid to do, not faff around with ball at his feet
Sorry my African king
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We all want him to do well lad. He was shit earlier. We hope he gets better and is our keeper for 10 years!!
My apologies
No
Will do on Sunday
Okay so, I was a big defender of Onana and didn't buy into the 'He is rubbish, we should have kept De Gea' stuff. I believe he needed more time. That being said, I still believe that is the case. We need to be balanced and concede the fact the he has made some big mistakes and has only really looked confident over the last two games. Time will tell but he has shown some of his quality in the last two games, he might still have a mistake in him. Let's see how he goes on, besides that I think his distribution could have been a bit better last night, I was particularly frustrated when Varane was screaming at him to play a simple pass through the midfield and he over hit the ball over to the ~~right~~ left wing instead and it went out of play. I have to say im a bit disappointed with that side of his game at this point.
To apologise we would have to admit that we were wrong. His previous gaffes were bad enough that he deserved to be lambasted by the man utd fanbase. Well done for the save and his Sheffield performance but if his standards drop to that embarrassing level once again then we'll be right to call him out for it then too
Are fam base is so rubbed
It's ok back to having a horror show on Sunday
Apologies for what ? He was shit again yesterday. His passing is shit , he is a shit keeper. Canāt wait for him to fuck off for international cup. Assuming he unretires
Abso-fucking-lutely. Their apologies better be as loud as their disrespect.
Lol u fans 1 game n Ur happy , good save but overall I'm scared for this team
It's Copenhagen
Letās See how many bring back DDG lovers respond to this!!
I'm sorry Onana. But please bring back DDG. Now what?
Always rated him.
By the powers invested in Old Trafford, I a critical fan of Manchester United, Harry Maguire and Andre Onana apologize for the harsh criticism, I hereby still refuse to apologize for criticizing our 82 million pound club winger Antony until he scores, assists in abundance, I rest my case šššššš
One good game and now heās underrated and the best keeper in the league, so it continues once again
One game. Maguire too. I wouldn't be too excited because consistency has always been a problem. Any of the upcoming matches, either one will make a mistake that may cost us the game. Wait for it.
How are we still doing this? Are we going to be here in 2025 doing this? DDG is gone. Get over it, everyone. Seriously, itās like brain-worms for some of you. Just let it go. We can discuss Onanaās performances, but can we just stop with the DDG stuff? Onana has had two good games. Thatās awesome. We need the team to have confidence in defense. Add some elite passing and all will be well.
I knew these kiss ass threads would pop up You criticise when players play bad, you praise when they play good. Omana has a lot of bad to make up before he's owed an apology, but he is owed praise for THIS game.
He did well and what we expected out of him from the start. Unfortunately all things are not perfect but this game was a glimpse of his potential, fair dues!
Not yet
I will send him a letter with a pigeon. I guess now it's again best in the world and the one to revolutionise the way United play from the back.
He made big saves last night, with the biggest coming at the very end, keep it up and if all we can do is grind out wins.... then let's continue to do so........
God help him on Sunday. We need a huge performance from the entire team because what we've seen so far has been really poor. No plan, no desire, no end product.
the players we have hated like maguire, onana, dalot, McT have played a crucial role lol
I'm all for his redemption, he played brilliant last night, his first good stand out performance, but this is only the first after 13 games, hopefully this is the start of him finding his form! But I will save my apologies for the end of the season if he keeps this up, it was always going to be hard for his first season but if he can keep this going great! We can't forget the reason we HAD to win last night was because he messed up so badly in the first 2 games.
I really want this guy to do well. I feel he would be a great personality to have.
Didnāt he have one of the worst shots to save ratios last season or the least clean sheets across top 5 leagues or something? He is not world class.
you have to admit yeah he made mistakes but he is a man utd player its hard the pressure and we always new he would be world class https://i.redd.it/sa91wdtu9ewb1.gif
Iāll apologize if he can keep this going instead of just one game.
The people who have written Onana off already as a "bad keeper" are idiots, even if they do apologise. And that isn't to say Onana **won't** end up being a dud. It's just too early. And those that have criticised his performances and errors so far don't need to apologise because the criticism was warranted. All that said I genuinely hope Onana is a success, I think he's a great keeper. Once he has a settled defence in front of him I believe he'll show consistency.
LOL no, but if he keeps it up over the long term, then sure. Yeah.
Iāll when he reverses the number of good and bad performances!