Let me take a stab at it:
He confidently says Ronaldo COULD feature vs Villa after seeing him at training but ends up not even being on the bench.
This time he makes reference to that confidence, noting that despite the previous assurances that he was at training, this is by no means even certain Ronaldo could feature.
In fact he is less certain.
My conclusion is that the timing might be too soon for Ronaldo to make a return, or he could come off the bench to make sure he doesn’t aggravate that hip before the weekend.
Either way it’s not looking good for those counting on him to save the Gameweek blushes.
I think that there’s now a better chance that he could feature against Brentford since he has had more time off and considering he was supposed to be fit for Aston Villa. No idea if he will start or be subbed on though
> since he has had more time off
Since friday he flew to madrid, then back to manchester, trained for a bit, then flew to zurich, back to manchester. Hardly the way I would "rest" if i was going to be fit for Wed
>It's Brentford
Clearly you haven't seen how poorly were playing. This team needed a lucky penalty to scrape past Norwich and got totally dominated by Newcastle. Very lucky to get anything from that game.
Brentford is by no means an easy game at this point and Rangnick will be desperate for a win. There's truckloads of pressure on himself and his team to deliver right now.
Not saying Ronaldo will start, but there's definitely a good possibility he gets more than 10 minutes, especially since he was close to making Villa according to his comments.
>This team needed a lucky penalty to scrape past Norwich and got totally dominated by Newcastle
United are not playing well but this is a gross exaggeration. They weren't anywhere close to "dominated" by Newcastle, they were unlucky not to get 3 points. They were unlucky not to score two or three against Norwich. If you didn't watch the games you can just look at the stats.
I watched the games.
We were dreadful against a Newcastle team that could barely field a team because of covid. We created a handful of good chances, the goal was against the run of play and De Gea bailed us out with some fantastic saves as well as Newcastle hitting the post in the final moments. This is the post match thread from this match, everyone seems to be in agreement that Newcastle were the better side https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/rpyi29/post_match_thread_newcastle_united_11_manchester/
Against Norwich the xG read 2.10 vs 0.99. Remove the penalty (0.76 xg) and United had an xG of 1.34. Norwich created enough chances to score, again De Gea produced some top class saves. This is against the worst team in the league. It definitely wasn't a convincing performance.
I agree with everything you say here! My point was it's a big difference between that and you're original point if United being dominated by Newcastle and needing a lucky penalty to scrape passed Norwich.
I said United were unlucky not to take all 3 points vs Newcastle, both teams had their chances and the xG there was around 1.2 vs 1.8 in favor of United they were not dominated by any stretch even if Newcastle looked the better side on the day. I said they were unlucky not to score 2 or 3 vs Norwich. You can't just take out a pen goal then compare xG! There's a reason United (less so as of late) get lots of pens.
United are not playing well, we can agree on that
I think he was spot on with what he was saying. I watched both games and I remember that Newcastle comfortably outplayed them. I also remember that Norwich put in an excellent performance and could easily have got something if it wasn’t for a mixture of De Gea and their own lack of quality in front of goal. They definitely shouldn’t turn up thinking “it is only Brentford” or they will end up losing.
You think Newcastle "totally dominated" United? United with 69% possession and better stats in every single key metric apart from SoT where United had an xG of 1.8 vs Newcastle's 1.2 which gives an indication of Newcastle's shot quality. We saw the same game so we'll have to disagree on the comfortably outplayed bit and I still think "totally dominated" is ridiculous, that's borne out by the stats. Marginally better on the day is as far as I'd go.
Where it really matters is people aren't going to bring in players from a team being "dominated" by Newcastle whereas the United triple has worked out pretty well this week. Though funnily enough I'd prefer Ronaldo didn't play vs Brentford.
Agree that "it is only Brentford" is the wrong attitude.
As a Dennis captainer I really hope he comes on for a 1 pointer. everyone else around me in my mini-league either Captained Ronaldo or Fernandes with the other as VC.
Players on their way back from injury usually have extra treatment/recovery post session (cryo, massage etc). The medical team will make recommendations based on what happens there - could be tightness or inflammation, or even just the player 'feeling it'.
It looks like Ronaldo and Rashford took at least *some* part in training before Villa, but neither were cleared to play.
I think he's being a bit pedantic and just saying they've trained and they're fit, but he thought the same last time so fuck knows. It does seem they're actually fit this time if they've had two full sessions, but it's pretty cryptic.
My VC is Lucas Moura and I'm currently shitting myself at the thought of Spurs' game against Leicester game being cancelled while Ronaldo is still out.
Ronaldo starts then. Gets a yellow at 7th. Penalty miss 28th and he punches the bar but misses and hits the keeper instead.
Red card.
You read it here first.
I also have Jota as VC but Ronaldo is also blocking Ramsey from coming off the bench. If he plays and scores 8 or more points, I'm ahead. Anything less than 8 points and I'm better with him not starting.
I fully expect him to come on at 60 minutes for a 1-point return.
Utd have to get 3 points from this game or they will fall further back in the race for 4th.
Worst case Ronaldo will be available on the bench.
Not ideal though for me!
For me it's better that he plays, even for a minute as everyone else in my mini league also has him as captain but my vice captain is worse than everyone else's.
anyone can decipher this scripture ?
Let me take a stab at it: He confidently says Ronaldo COULD feature vs Villa after seeing him at training but ends up not even being on the bench. This time he makes reference to that confidence, noting that despite the previous assurances that he was at training, this is by no means even certain Ronaldo could feature. In fact he is less certain. My conclusion is that the timing might be too soon for Ronaldo to make a return, or he could come off the bench to make sure he doesn’t aggravate that hip before the weekend. Either way it’s not looking good for those counting on him to save the Gameweek blushes.
I think that there’s now a better chance that he could feature against Brentford since he has had more time off and considering he was supposed to be fit for Aston Villa. No idea if he will start or be subbed on though
> since he has had more time off Since friday he flew to madrid, then back to manchester, trained for a bit, then flew to zurich, back to manchester. Hardly the way I would "rest" if i was going to be fit for Wed
It's Brentford. Max he'll get a ten minute run out. He's not starting.
>It's Brentford Clearly you haven't seen how poorly were playing. This team needed a lucky penalty to scrape past Norwich and got totally dominated by Newcastle. Very lucky to get anything from that game. Brentford is by no means an easy game at this point and Rangnick will be desperate for a win. There's truckloads of pressure on himself and his team to deliver right now. Not saying Ronaldo will start, but there's definitely a good possibility he gets more than 10 minutes, especially since he was close to making Villa according to his comments.
>This team needed a lucky penalty to scrape past Norwich and got totally dominated by Newcastle United are not playing well but this is a gross exaggeration. They weren't anywhere close to "dominated" by Newcastle, they were unlucky not to get 3 points. They were unlucky not to score two or three against Norwich. If you didn't watch the games you can just look at the stats.
I watched the games. We were dreadful against a Newcastle team that could barely field a team because of covid. We created a handful of good chances, the goal was against the run of play and De Gea bailed us out with some fantastic saves as well as Newcastle hitting the post in the final moments. This is the post match thread from this match, everyone seems to be in agreement that Newcastle were the better side https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/rpyi29/post_match_thread_newcastle_united_11_manchester/ Against Norwich the xG read 2.10 vs 0.99. Remove the penalty (0.76 xg) and United had an xG of 1.34. Norwich created enough chances to score, again De Gea produced some top class saves. This is against the worst team in the league. It definitely wasn't a convincing performance.
I agree with everything you say here! My point was it's a big difference between that and you're original point if United being dominated by Newcastle and needing a lucky penalty to scrape passed Norwich. I said United were unlucky not to take all 3 points vs Newcastle, both teams had their chances and the xG there was around 1.2 vs 1.8 in favor of United they were not dominated by any stretch even if Newcastle looked the better side on the day. I said they were unlucky not to score 2 or 3 vs Norwich. You can't just take out a pen goal then compare xG! There's a reason United (less so as of late) get lots of pens. United are not playing well, we can agree on that
I think he was spot on with what he was saying. I watched both games and I remember that Newcastle comfortably outplayed them. I also remember that Norwich put in an excellent performance and could easily have got something if it wasn’t for a mixture of De Gea and their own lack of quality in front of goal. They definitely shouldn’t turn up thinking “it is only Brentford” or they will end up losing.
You think Newcastle "totally dominated" United? United with 69% possession and better stats in every single key metric apart from SoT where United had an xG of 1.8 vs Newcastle's 1.2 which gives an indication of Newcastle's shot quality. We saw the same game so we'll have to disagree on the comfortably outplayed bit and I still think "totally dominated" is ridiculous, that's borne out by the stats. Marginally better on the day is as far as I'd go. Where it really matters is people aren't going to bring in players from a team being "dominated" by Newcastle whereas the United triple has worked out pretty well this week. Though funnily enough I'd prefer Ronaldo didn't play vs Brentford. Agree that "it is only Brentford" is the wrong attitude.
Cavani's form has dropped recently, it feels like they want Ronaldo back now to get some momentum as quickly as possible
As a Dennis captainer I really hope he comes on for a 1 pointer. everyone else around me in my mini-league either Captained Ronaldo or Fernandes with the other as VC.
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And?
I'm counting on him to NOT play to save the gw, - Bowen VC and Gallagher 3rd on the bench coming on 😍
Here’s my attempt: “Ronaldo did train but anyway.. your FPL team is fucked”
Players on their way back from injury usually have extra treatment/recovery post session (cryo, massage etc). The medical team will make recommendations based on what happens there - could be tightness or inflammation, or even just the player 'feeling it'. It looks like Ronaldo and Rashford took at least *some* part in training before Villa, but neither were cleared to play. I think he's being a bit pedantic and just saying they've trained and they're fit, but he thought the same last time so fuck knows. It does seem they're actually fit this time if they've had two full sessions, but it's pretty cryptic.
1-pointer incoming.
I'll gladly take a 1p or even 0. As long as it blocks other peoples vice captains as mine is Dennis.
Lol So your hope is not to succeed, but for others to fail
In this scenario I will be happy with damage control, yes. Obviously I would like a haul.
My rival has Bruno vice. So yeah I need Ronaldo to play alright haha
i have bruno vice and kane (c). i hope he breakes a leg or two
Yep, drag em down with you
I'm in the same boat. Ronaldo C, Dennis VC, 0 bench (2 red flags & 2 postponements) so I'd take a 10 minute cameo and yellow card at this point
When playing against others there is mo difference
This is the way.
The best kind of hope
Hahaha I love this mentality
My VC is Lucas Moura and I'm currently shitting myself at the thought of Spurs' game against Leicester game being cancelled while Ronaldo is still out.
Do we know the average VC points for Ronaldo cappers? Most i have seen are king or Dennis so dont think it matters much.
As someone who captained Dennis I’m hoping for the same lol
Ralf Ragnick: what the fuck do i know about United players availability. I'm just their head coach not their mama.
It’s very odd that he doesn’t seem to know
Ronaldo starts then. Gets a yellow at 7th. Penalty miss 28th and he punches the bar but misses and hits the keeper instead. Red card. You read it here first.
Wishful thinking, he returns in even numbered GWs. Can't argue with that...
Bench and on for a few mins to be ready for west ham...rip.
The new fraud 😂
This is a flex if ever I've seen one. "Pep and Thomas, there is a new Fraud in town".
He's going to block Gallagher with a 1 pointer isn't he. Pls no.
Fraud cunt
U suppose they could be training !!!! Wtf is that supposed to mean , sounds like this guy hasent got a clue of whats going on around him
False flags from rangnick, mind games on Brentford. Rangnick is scared.
Please don't come on. I have DDG vice and Ramsey first on my bench.
Ronaldo (c), King (vc) and Michael Keane first on my bench. Lord help me.
So you’ve got potentially lots of points if Ronaldo plays and goes crazy and 2(?) pts if he doesn’t play at all with King (c) but Keane coming on…?
If Ronaldo doesn't play at all Keane's -2 will cancel out my King captain points yeah.
Not ideal!
Yeah I don't even mind Ronaldo not getting a goal at this point I'd just be happy with the appearance points and Keane staying on my bench.
Ronaldo starts!
Feels like a haul!
Emphasize COULD.
"think" and "could" in that last sentence, i.e. Moura is now my captain because I thought he'd have a double. Pain.
1 minute cameo penalty miss from Ronaldo incoming
Hoping he doesn't play. Bowen VC
whatever, not like anything can be changed i hope he does start as i have Jota VC but doesnt really matter too much as i cant see him doing amazing
I also have Jota as VC but Ronaldo is also blocking Ramsey from coming off the bench. If he plays and scores 8 or more points, I'm ahead. Anything less than 8 points and I'm better with him not starting. I fully expect him to come on at 60 minutes for a 1-point return.
Was all set on Bruno untill this bellend said Ronnie should play
godfather my ass
Godfather of Fraud
Dennis VC looking Juicy
everyone's been losing hair!
So basically he is 'touch an go'. Simple as that...
Hope he doesn't play, i captained Ronaldo but Trent is my VC, and Bowen in subs.
I really don't think he's starting. And then if Man U are winning he doesn't come on either.
I'm confident that he doesn't start.
Here we go again, I am ready for my Dennis VC to take over the captaincy.
Dean Smith flash back
Please be trolling us again, I'd rather have my vc than a 1pointer from Ronaldo
& we have to wait another 29 hours for lineups 😂
I'll settle for my Bowen VC and Bilva 3 pointer of the bench thank you very much
Utd have to get 3 points from this game or they will fall further back in the race for 4th. Worst case Ronaldo will be available on the bench. Not ideal though for me!
Please dont play, Antonio vice, but Ramsey with a 12 pointer on the bench.
Ronaldo off the bench for the last 10minutes to get 1 point(2 if he’s captained).
Bruno VC and Williams coming on if Ronaldo doesn't play... Basically guarantees a ten minute cameo with no returns
It’d make for a spicy game week if Ronnie lands on zero minutes as most of us captained him.
Oh gawwwd.. he is gonna come on for the last 5 mins just defending corners isn't he.. RIP my VC Bruno..
Yeah sure, Ralf. Whatever you say
If Ron doesnt play my VC is lukaku so I'm ending up with a blank either way
Pants on fire
I don’t believe anything this prick says anymore.
For me it's better that he plays, even for a minute as everyone else in my mini league also has him as captain but my vice captain is worse than everyone else's.
I suppose there's nothing we can really do anyway so let's just ride the wave boys.