“Welcome to the jungle” – Twitter reacts to Amadou Onana’s dramatic debut as Everton lose to Aston Villa
In a sweltering afternoon, Aston Villa clung on to beat Everton 2-1 in a match that turned on one moment.
It’s the 90th minute at a sweltering Villa Park and Anthony Gordon has devastated Matty Cash on the right side of the Villa defence, getting a shot off that Emi Martinez has only managed to palm back out into the danger zone.
Salomon Rondon has reacted first and is about to tap home a dramatic late equaliser for Everton when Tyrone Mings reacts, going body-to-body with Rondon and putting the Venezuelan off enough that his shot is muddled and the ball bobbles safely back to Martinez.
The match ended 2-1.
That wasn’t actually the end of the drama as Amadou Onana had a chance late on thanks to a Calum Chambers mistake but was denied by a Calum Chambers block as the Englishman made up for his error.
And, indeed, before that Mings moment we had Everton’s new signing Amadou Onana go through his own horror to joy transition within a minute. First he tried to dribble through the middle of the park and got caught out the Aston Villa press, allowing Steven Gerrard’s men to break quickly, moving the ball to Ollie Watkins before he laid on his second assist of the day for Emi Buendia (his first was another cross from the right for Danny Ings – albeit the striker had more work to do in that instance).
Then almost instantly Onana was determined to make up for the mistake and, after picking up the ball off the edge of the area, he drove through the Villa defence then squared the ball brutally across the box, leading to a Lucas Digne own goal.
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Unsurprisingly, Twitter had something to say about Onana’s remarkable 14 minute debut.
80' Final changes as we make a double sub. Onana is on for his #EFC debut.
🦁 1-0 🟡 #AVLEVE pic.twitter.com/uzb5Rqly53
— Everton (@Everton) August 13, 2022
Not an ideal start for Onana I suppose.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) August 13, 2022
Onana thought he was in Ligue Un. Welcome to the jungle, young fella.
— Shirtless Plantain Show 🇳🇬 (@theplantainshow) August 13, 2022
Onana mistake pic.twitter.com/LQGMcqyQZn
— JD (@JJDooley3) August 13, 2022
Onana already causing mistakes to make Everton go 2-0 down, Moyes masterclass in the window again you absolute beauty
— LVM⚒🇬🇧 (@lewisreece_) August 13, 2022
Welcome to the Premier League, Amadou Onana. We don't do that here.
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) August 13, 2022
Instant response and there's one back. COYB!
Onana does brilliantly to get into the box and to the byline and Digne can't help but turn the ball into his own net.
🦁 2-1 🟡 #AVLEVE pic.twitter.com/9GcfixO9fB
— Everton (@Everton) August 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/RHv2i/status/1558443120618004480
If we build around Onana starting from this weekend with new strikers and a midfielder i feel we have something special. Let’s hope this is the turning point. (Onana is special)
— Ozzer (@OzzerEFC) August 13, 2022
Onana Comes On An Does More In A Small Space Of Time Then Most In 90 Mins Got To Start From The Off !! Poor Substitution Bringing Davies On Ahead Of Him 👎🏻
— Marty Conroy (@MartyConroy1) August 13, 2022
The back end of the game was the only time they did anything…they were dreadful the rest of the time. They looked better when Onana came on, but he can't do everything for them.
— Dr Jan Gorski-Mescir #FBPE 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇱🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jans_red) August 13, 2022
Onana was actually good there, bar losing possession for Villa’s second. He made a positive impact
— 𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 (@MichaelNUFC_) August 13, 2022
Onana is the Núñez of Premier League midfielders?
— Shirtless Plantain Show 🇳🇬 (@theplantainshow) August 13, 2022
Could've nicked that. Onana made an impact, sans an error. Sort striker soon. Last year, we won four of five to start, and ended up in a relegation battle. Journey just starting for this group. Up the Toffees!
— Jeff Wallner (@JeffWallner) August 13, 2022
Onana is like two units welded together.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) August 13, 2022
