MUFC Defenders Aren’t Protecting Onana Enough – Paul Ince

Ex-Manchester United midfielder, Paul Ince has come out to say that Andre Onana only looked good at Inter Milan because he did not have as much work to do. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Manchester United are conceding a lot of goals and a lot of shots this season because they are just not protecting their goalkeeper enough.

Paul added that the team has looked very open in a lot of games, and that will never help Onana’s cause.

His words, “This phase of his career will provide valuable experience for him. It’s not just him, either, as the goalkeeper is only as good as the defence he has in front of him. That’s why he looked so good at Inter and why he didn’t have so much to do. Man United are conceding a lot of goals and a lot of shots like we saw last night. They’re not protecting him enough, and there lies the problem. Peter Schmeichel had Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Roy Keane, and myself in front of him and it was hard for teams to get at us. Man United look all over the place and they’re very open at times. That doesn’t help Onana’s performances whatsoever. It’s a good learning curve for him and I think he’ll get through it as he’s a very good goalkeeper. He’ll improve what he’s doing, but I don’t want him to completely change how he plays. Every player goes through bad times, and it’s magnified even more due to him playing in goal.”

“People need to understand that the pressure at Man United is ten-fold. He started in OK form, but the pressure got to him after he made one or two mistakes – and we can see that in his form now. Some players take a few months to adjust, some take a year, and others never live up to the standards, pressure, and expectations of the fans. I think Onana has to get past that. The opposition fans always hound him when he’s on the ball, but that’s the pressure you have to deal with.”

WOW.

Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.

Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992, beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the second to win that competition for the first time as well.