Match Ratings Ratings vs Rochdale

[TheHoddleWaddle]

I didn't see the game either, but someone posted up that Onomah actually put I more tackles than anyone in the Villa team. I think he was played LM ?

At one stage their forum was full of fans praising him and saying they need to bust the bank to keep him. Football forums eh...

It's hard to evaluate loans, they are young players playing in teams that have no real vested interest or value in advancing the player over their own players, and we've seen kids like Kane, Smith and Mason have disastrous loans where they aren't getting a look in but have all ended up proving to be varying degrees of decent PL players.

The bottom line with Onomah is, until someone actually has the bollocks to give home a few games in CM, in a set up that works and wants to play football, not hump it over the midfield as they do at Villa, we'll never really know if he's going to have a career or not.

But I'd sure as shit preferred to see him given the chance to fail as gloriously as Sissoko.

It's by no means a judgement of his ability, it's just interesting to see opinion. These loan moves seem like a good idea but sometimes I wonder if it inhibits development. As you point out, if villa are playing hoofball tactics, onomah won' be learning from the better coaches.

Having said that. I don't think there's much excuse for lack of effort. On loan means you haven't reach PL ability according to your parent club. So knuckling down and making the most of your current situation would be advisable.

That said, he never shirked when he got game time at spurs (or england youth)so perhaps the environment isn't suitable. Who knows. Be a shame to see his talent wasted away.