By Humberto Viera
01 Dec 2023, 16:28 PM EST
Erik ten Hag, the Dutch coach in charge of Manchester United, has once again supported Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana, despite the mistakes made in the recent Champions League match that led the team to a 3-3 draw against Galatasaray .
According to reports from EFE, Ten Hag highlighted that, despite recent setbacks, statistics show Onana as the second best goalkeeper in the Premier League. The coach stated this after the draw in Turkey, which now forces United to win against Bayern Munich on the last matchday and hope for a draw between Copenhagen and Galatasaray.
“If we look at the statistics, we can see that he is the second best goalkeeper in the Premier League in terms of statistics and expected saves (a parameter that measures the probability of saving a ball),” Ten Hag commented during the press conference.
“He is doing well, he is aware of the mistakes he has made in the Champions League, but in general in these five months he has done well (…) He has a great character and a great personality and he can deal with mistakes, because he already does it.” We have seen. We saw how he reacted to a bad game, when he played against Burnley after failing against Bayern Munich,” added the Dutch coach in his statements to the media.
Onana leads the Premier League clean sheet statistics, tying for first place with Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope and Crystal Palace’s Sam Johnstone, all with five clean sheets.
The Cameroonian goalkeeper also stands out as the second most made saves in the first division of English football, with a total of 51, a figure tied with Fulham’s Bernd Leno and Sheffield United’s Wes Foderingham.
However, despite these positive data, United have conceded 16 goals in the Premier League in 13 games, added to 14 goals in five Champions League games. The “Red Devils” are the second most scored team in the European competition, along with Glasgow Celtic, surpassed only by Antwerp (15 goals against).
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