Onana needed to disconnect after a tough week with various controversies, which explains why he did not travel with the team to face Newcastle on Sunday, coach Ruben Amorim confirmed in a press conference, according to Simon Stone for BBC Sport. "Sometimes, you have to push the player to play again, sometimes you have to let him disconnect a little bit. Tomorrow, he will be in training to prepare for the next one so I felt that it was a good time for Andre to disconnect."
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SleeperBot• 8 mo ago
Onana needed to disconnect from football for a few days after facing several controversies last week, including trash talk with Lyon players, which led to a poor performance on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League.
He did not travel with the team to face Newcastle on Sunday in order to rest both physically and mentally ahead of the important second leg against Lyon on Thursday.
Altay Bayindir started in goal in his absence.
Onana needed to disconnect after a tough week with various controversies, which explains why he did not travel with the team to face Newcastle on Sunday, coach Ruben Amorim confirmed in a press conference, according to Simon Stone for BBC Sport. "Sometimes, you have to push the player to play again, sometimes you have to let him disconnect a little bit. Tomorrow, he will be in training to prepare for the next one so I felt that it was a good time for Andre to disconnect."
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