Rds1983 Posted August 31, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 I think his minutes will be managed (he's 36 so they'll need to be) but he will start the majority of games, especially the important ones. He has outscored Lukaku in Serie A and the Euro's and will likely be on penalties, which Utd get a lot of. Ultimately though I think he's must own just to actually own him. It's only a game after all and to not own one of the best ever players to be available on it seems daft. Like playing Mario Kart and never using Mario (got to be a better /more relevant analogy). Short term I am leaning towards Lukaku. He plays us without Emi in goal and doubts as to starting CBs. Chelsea are in great form and he's already up to speed whereas Ronaldo might need a few games to get match fit. Utd are playing Newcastle though. I think I'm leaning towards upside chasing this season as there's so many premium players available and I'll jump on and off them to suit the fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, a-k said: I just think based solely on fixture lists, Lukaku might be the better option, at least short-term. But I've played horribly through the first 3 GWs, so maybe do the opposite of what I do As above I'll be getting Ronaldo now, I think, and then swapping with Lukaku in my wildcard based on what happens between now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 Ronaldo played 33 times for Juve last season. 2 of those were off the bench and the other 31 he played 90 minutes in. He'll play. A lot. The guy is a machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2021 And to repeat what I said earlier, this is definitely a perfect opportunity to make a balls of everything We know Ole is a fanny though, so Ronnie will be immediately on penalties and will play every possible game. Even if you're not jumping onto Ronnie you should probably be jumping off Bruno. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, BOF said: And to repeat what I said earlier, this is definitely a perfect opportunity to make a balls of everything We know Ole is a fanny though, so Ronnie will be immediately on penalties and will play every possible game. Even if you're not jumping onto Ronnie you should probably be jumping off Bruno. The fact he's gone to Utd and not to City makes it far far easier to jump off Bruno as a way of getting him in. My big thing is which forward do sacrifice. DCL or Antonio? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I'll see how things are shaping up closer to the next game week, but right now with Martinez, Buendia and Bruno in the side, and wanting to get Lukaku and Ronaldo in, I think it might be wildcard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2021 17 hours ago, BOF said: And to repeat what I said earlier, this is definitely a perfect opportunity to make a balls of everything We know Ole is a fanny though, so Ronnie will be immediately on penalties and will play every possible game. Even if you're not jumping onto Ronnie you should probably be jumping off Bruno. this i'm not sure i agree with. it would be a very bold move from ole to take bruno off pens for no reason and i'm not 100% sure he'd do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 1, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2021 28 minutes ago, tomav84 said: this i'm not sure i agree with. it would be a very bold move from ole to take bruno off pens for no reason and i'm not 100% sure he'd do it No-one can be 100% sure, but IMO Ole is a fanny and it'll be the Ronnie show. Ronnie also takes them for Portugal even though Bruno is statistically the better penalty taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, BOF said: No-one can be 100% sure, but IMO Ole is a fanny and it'll be the Ronnie show. Ronnie also takes them for Portugal even though Bruno is statistically the better penalty taker. it's definitely an interesting debate. i'm sure the discussion would have already happened and the players already know who's taking them. ole will probably be asked the question by the media at some point but lets not pretend that bruno is just a pen merchant. he'll still have a big role to play IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 1, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, tomav84 said: it's definitely an interesting debate. i'm sure the discussion would have already happened and the players already know who's taking them. ole will probably be asked the question by the media at some point but lets not pretend that bruno is just a pen merchant. he'll still have a big role to play IMO He'll have a big role to play for United, but he is statistically a 50% pen merchant from an FPL point of view, so if Ronnie does get pens then straight away your £12 million midfield asset will have lost half his goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted September 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2021 I'm waiting to see if anything pops up in interviews over the international break that suggests whether Ronaldo will indeed take pens off Bruno. If so, I'll make that trade - will mean taking a hit on points though to shift a striker out, but I've still got Ings and he needs to go before the forthcoming games anyway so I can at least sort that at the same time. Annoyingly I used my two transfers last week, one to get Tsimikas out and then I thought I'd swap Buendía for Benrahma... that first call was fine but the latter was a disaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2021 18 hours ago, Troglodyte said: I'm waiting to see if anything pops up in interviews over the international break that suggests whether Ronaldo will indeed take pens off Bruno. If so, I'll make that trade - will mean taking a hit on points though to shift a striker out, but I've still got Ings and he needs to go before the forthcoming games anyway so I can at least sort that at the same time. Annoyingly I used my two transfers last week, one to get Tsimikas out and then I thought I'd swap Buendía for Benrahma... that first call was fine but the latter was a disaster! i think i'm going to have them both either way. want to put lukaku in too so it's wildcard time for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Ronaldo in and triple captained , watch him stay on the bench now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2021 Just now, Genie said: Ronaldo in and triple captained , watch him stay on the bench now. Brave on the triple captain you headcase He only gets out of quarantine 3 days before the match, although with him that might just make him more determined and rested. Ole is the key. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BOF said: Brave on the triple captain you headcase He only gets out of quarantine 3 days before the match, although with him that might just make him more determined and rested. Ole is the key. I know, I don’t take it very seriously, just thought the headlines couple be written for him to score at least one and be the hero (again). Hell no doubt be training hard wherever he is to make an immediate impact. Edited September 6, 2021 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2021 It actually wouldn't surprise me if he didn't start. I'd put money on him scoring when he came on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Contemplating my wildcard already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I’ve wildcarded. Had wanted to save it for longer this season but Ronaldo (or no viable route to him or Lukaku) has forced my hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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