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[BenitoSTARR]

where do you think dalot will end up in real life
bit of a let down
thought he was going to be the next portugeuse Joao Pinto

End up back in Portugal. Never going to be United first choice now.

 

[Damien]

First draw of the season 1:1 against Southend United. Was inevitable. With Aston Villa and Everton up next, this is going to be a very bad week for United.

De Gea (93)

Trent (92) Dias (90)↓ Ramos (95) Gaya (91)
Kovacic (91)↓ Pogba (93)
Goretzka (91) -- Brandt (91)↓ -- Eriksen (94)
Griezmann (95)​

Subs: Boateng (91)↑, Christensen (90), Kroos (95), Sancho (91)↑, Pulisic (90)↑, Sterling (94), Mbappe (95)
Injured: Zakaria (90)
Did not travel: Alaba (93), Elvedi (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
LCQF: Aston Villa (H)
MD22: Everton (A)
MD23: Bournemouth (H)

Manchester United v Southend United fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Southend Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Southend Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Southend Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Southend SoT Conv.
23rd Apr: Utd v Southend​	58%​	42%​	14 (8)​	9 (3)​	3​	2​	37.5%​	66.6%​
28th Jun: Southend v Utd​	55%​	45%​	15 (5)​	10 (2)​	1​	1​	20%​	50%​
Combined​	56.5%​	43.5%​	29 (13)​	19 (5)​	4​	3​	30.8%​	60%​

 

[The Taurean]

Bayern better not feck up.

 

[Damien]

Bayern better not feck up.

Congrats on the move. That's Alaba fecked.

 

[Damien]

Despite dominating, an expected 2:1 defeat to a full strength Aston Villa side. Their red card sealed the result.

Oblak (95)

Christensen (90) Dias (90) Alaba (93) Elvedi (90)
Kovacic (91) Kroos (95)
Pulisic (90) -- Brandt (91) -- Sterling (94)↓
Mbappe (95)↓​

Subs: Boateng (91)↑, Gaya (91), Pogba (93), Eriksen (94), Goretzka (91), Sancho (91)↑, Griezmann (95)
Injured: Zakaria (90)
Cup tied: Trent (92)
Did not travel: Ramos (95)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD22: Everton (A)
MD23: Bournemouth (H)
LSQF: Southend United (A)

Manchester United v Aston Villa fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Aston Villa Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Aston Villa Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Aston Villa Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Aston Villa SoT Conv.
7th May: Aston Villa v Utd​	61%​	39%​	21 (13)​	6 (1)​	5​	1​	38.5%​	100%​
23rd June: Aston Villa v Utd (Shield)​	50%​	50%​	12 (5)​	9 (1)​	1​	0​	20%​	0%​
30th June: Utd v Aston Villa (Cup)​	61%​	39%​	19 (7)​	9 (4)​	1​	2​	14.3%​	50%​
Combined​	57.3%​	42.7%​	52 (25)​	24 (6)​	7​	3​	28%​	50%​

 

[Damien]

Teams in Last 4 of Cup
Aston Villa (3)
Bournemouth (0)
Cardiff City (0)
Mansfield Town (0)

Teams in Last 8 of Shield
Barnsley (0)
Blackburn Rovers (2)
Cardiff City (0)
Ipswich Town (2)
Manchester United (27)
Southampton (0)
Southend United (0)
West Ham United (2)

Good chance of a team without a major trophy winning the Cup. Villa have been playing full strength though so won't be easy.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Teams in Last 4 of Cup
Aston Villa (3)
Bournemouth (0)
Cardiff City (0)
Mansfield Town (0)

Teams in Last 8 of Shield
Barnsley (0)
Blackburn Rovers (2)
Cardiff City (0)
Ipswich Town (2)
Manchester United (27)
Southampton (0)
Southend United (0)
West Ham United (2)

Good chance of a team without a major trophy winning the Cup. Villa have been playing full strength though so won't be easy.

Of course I draw Villa in the cup

 

[infamous7]

great job villa

 

[Gythio]

great job villa

Thanks mate

Good game Damo, we took one each. Was sure i’d be out of both cup and shield after drawing you.

 

[Gythio]

Of course I draw Villa in the cup

Good luck you’ve got a strong side, it’ll be a toss-up

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Good luck you’ve got a strong side, it’ll be a toss-up

Are you going full strength though...

 

[Damien]

Thanks mate

Good game Damo, we took one each. Was sure i’d be out of both cup and shield after drawing you.

I was thinking exactly the same! I suppose I could have played my first team in both matches like you did but didn't want to risk my league lead going to nothing so early in the season.

Good luck in the rest of the competition. Messi should smash it.

 

[Damien]

FFP Status (1 July 2020)

Div 1

1. Manchester United - 43/45
2. Arsenal - 47/48
3. Manchester City - 48/49
4. Liverpool - 48/50
5. Newcastle United - 48/50
6. Sunderland - 49/51
7. AFC Bournemouth - 52/52
8. Aston Villa - 52/52
9. Darlington 1883 - 51/52
10. Everton - 50/52
11. Fulham - 51/52
12. Nottingham Forest - 51/52
13. Southampton - 47/52
14. Southend United - 51/52
15. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 51/52
16. Middlesbrough - 51/53
17. Cardiff City - 54/54
18. Ipswich - 52/54
19. Bristol City - 55/56
20. Hereford - 55/56

Div 2

1. Tottenham Hotspur - 39/44
2. West Ham - 49/50
3. Barnsley - 53/54
4. Blackburn Rovers - 52/54
5. Chelsea - 51/54
6. Milton Keynes Dons - 52/54
7. Norwich City - 46/54
8. Leeds United - 42/55
9. Charlton - 50/58
10. QPR - 46/58
11. Bury - 40/59
12. Mansfield Town - 50/59

Div 3

1. Preston North End - 47/60

Div 4

1. Kidderminster - 57/64
2. Gillingham - 39/65
3. Leyton Orient - 64/65

Thanks to @green_smiley for access to the spreadsheet for calculating team FFP

July'20 Youth Table

Position	Team	Points	# of Players
1	Southend United	67.2	20
2	Manchester United	44.3	12
3	Leyton Orient	32.4	18
4	Nottingham Forest	28.5	10
5	Fulham	26.8	13
=	Sunderland	26.8	11
7	Barnsley	24.6	12
8	Hereford	23.8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20.3	8
10	Manchester City	19	7
11	Chelsea	18.3	8
12	Newcastle United	17.3	5
13	Bristol City	16.3	8
14	Blackburn Rovers	14.4	9
15	Arsenal	14.3	6
16	Kidderminster Harriers	13.9	8
17	Middlesbrough	13.6	7
18	Cardiff City	13.2	5
19	Liverpool	13.1	7
20	Norwich City	12.6	5
21	Bury	10.3	7
22	Southampton	9.8	5
23	Everton	9.3	5
24	Tottenham Hotspur	7.8	2
25	Milton Keynes Dons	7.4	4
26	Charlton Athletic	6.1	4
27	Aston Villa	5.4	3
28	Bournemouth	5	3
29	West Ham United	4.9	4
30	Mansfield Town	4.1	3
31	Leeds United	3.6	3
32	Darlington	3.5	2
33	Ipswich Town	2.5	1
34	Queens Park Rangers	1.3	1
35	Gillingham	0	0
36	Preston North End	0	0

Formula
Age: 21yrs = 0pts; 20yrs = 0.3pts; 19yrs = 0.6pts ...
Rating: 82 = 1pts; 83 = 1.5pts; 84 = 2pts ...

And add them up

Players turning 22 in July

Team	Player	Rating	Birthday	Points
Bristol City	Ivan Oblyakov	83	5th	1.5
Chelsea	Faitout Maouassa	87	6th	3.5
Ipswich Town	Yann Karamoh	85	8th	2.5
Newcastle United	Marc Cucurella	88	22nd	4
Southend United	Federico Valverde	88	22nd	4
Darlington	Sofiane Alakouch	85	29th	2.5

Top 10 youth players by points

Rank	Team	Player	Age/Rating	Points
1	Manchester United	Kylian Mbappe	21/95	7.5
2	Southend United	Matthijs de Ligt	20/92	6.3
3	Manchester United	Trent Alexander-Arnold	21/92	6
4	Manchester United	Jadon Sancho	20/91	5.8
5	Southend United	Gianluigi Donnarumma	21/91	5.5
=	Southend United	Kai Havertz	21/91	5.5
7	Tottenham Hotspur	Joao Felix	20/90	5.3
8	Manchester United	Christian Pulisic	21/90	5
=	Southend United	Dayot Upamecano	21/90	5
=	Norwich City	Achraf Hakimi	21/90	5
=	Newcastle United	Declan Rice	21/90	5

Thanks to @RedSky for helping me out with the spreadsheet with full youth data which you can see here (includes breakdown of points by player age). Let me know if any of you spot any incorrect data - I did most of the spreadsheet on the 28th so might have missed a player rising/falling since.

 

[Gythio]

Are you going full strength though...

Will play mostly full strength i think, haven’t really got a lot to lose in the league..

I was thinking exactly the same! I suppose I could have played my first team in both matches like you did but didn't want to risk my league lead going to nothing so early in the season.

Good luck in the rest of the competition. Messi should smash it.

Yeah i figured that you’d focus on the league, especially since you’re in the lead.
Your so called second team is still better than my first though

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Will play mostly full strength i think, haven’t really got a lot to lose in the league..


Yeah i figured that you’d focus on the league, especially since you’re in the lead.
Your so called second team is still better than my first though

Wanna do a full vs full?

Haha

 

[Gythio]

Wanna do a full vs full?

Haha

No let's just do reserves vs reserves instead

 

[BenitoSTARR]

No let's just do reserves vs reserves instead

We could have a bit of fun and play everyone deliberately out of position like Neuer upfront? You could put Messi in goal how fun would that be!

 

[Damien]

As expected, another Everton win (2:1). Lead down to just six points.

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Boateng (91)↓ Ramos (95) Gaya (91
Pogba (93)↓ Eriksen (94)
Mbappe (95) -- Goretzka (91)↓ -- Sterling (94)
Griezmann (95)​

Subs: Dias (90), Elvedi (90), Alaba (93)↑, Kroos (95)↑, Zakaria (90), Sancho (91)↑, Pulisic (90)
Did not travel: Kovacic (91), Brandt (91), Christensen (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD23: Bournemouth (H)
LSQF: Southend United (A)
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)

Manchester United v Everton fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Everton Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Everton Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Everton Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Everton SoT Conv.
26th Apr: Utd v Everton​	54%​	46%​	12 (4)​	11 (4)​	0​	1​	0%​	25%​
5th May: Utd v Everton (cup)​	53%​	47%​	15 (8)​	8 (0)​	1​	0​	12.5%​	0%​
2nd Jul: Everton v Utd​	49%​	51%​	11 (2)​	12 (5)​	1​	2​	50%​	40%​
Combined​	52%​	48%​	38 (14)​	31 (9)​	2​	3​	14.3%​	33.3%​

 

[BenitoSTARR]

As expected, another Everton win (2:1). Lead down to just six points.

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Boateng (91)↓ Ramos (95) Gaya (91
Pogba (93)↓ Eriksen (94)
Mbappe (95) -- Goretzka (91)↓ -- Sterling (94)
Griezmann (95)​

Subs: Dias (90), Elvedi (90), Alaba (93)↑, Kroos (95)↑, Zakaria (90), Sancho (91)↑, Pulisic (90)
Did not travel: Kovacic (91), Brandt (91), Christensen (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD23: Bournemouth (H)
LSQF: Southend United (A)
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)

Manchester United v Everton fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Everton Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Everton Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Everton Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Everton SoT Conv.
26th Apr: Utd v Everton​	54%​	46%​	12 (4)​	11 (4)​	0​	1​	0%​	25%​
5th May: Utd v Everton (cup)​	53%​	47%​	15 (8)​	8 (0)​	1​	0​	12.5%​	0%​
2nd Jul: Everton v Utd​	49%​	51%​	11 (2)​	12 (5)​	1​	2​	50%​	40%​
Combined​	52%​	48%​	38 (14)​	31 (9)​	2​	3​	14.3%​	33.3%​

3 points you play Cardiff end of season.

 

[Damien]

3 points you play Cardiff end of season.

I'll score in the 51st minute again and ruin your tactics.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

I'll score in the 51st minute again and ruin your tactics.

Fool me once...

We will be with a fully operational tactical set up designed to tear you apart

We will lose heavily it will not be pretty

 

[infamous7]

This game is shit
Damien can you reprogram is please

 

[Damien]

3:1 victory at home to Bournemouth with a vastly weakened side.

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Dias (90) Zakaria (90) Elvedi (90)
Kovacic (91) Kroos (95)↓
Sancho (91) -- Pulisic (90) -- Sterling (94)↓
Griezmann (95)↓​

Subs: Boateng (91), Christensen (90), Goretzka (91), Brandt (91), Alaba (93)↑, Eriksen (94)↑, Mbappe (95)↑
Did not travel: Ramos (95), Pogba (93), Gaya (91)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
LSQF: Southend United (A)
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)
MD25: Aston Villa (H)

Manchester United v Bournemouth fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Bournemouth Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Bournemouth Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Bournemouth Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Bournemouth SoT Conv.
30th Apr: Bournemouth v Utd​	58%​	42%​	11 (5)​	7 (1)​	2​	1​	40%​	100%​
5th Jul: Utd v Bournemouth​	59%​	41%​	18 (10)​	9 (3)​	3​	1​	33.3%​	33.3%​
Combined​	58.5%​	41.5%​	29 (15)​	16 (4)​	5​	2​	33.3%​	50%​

 

[BenitoSTARR]

3:1 victory at home to Bournemouth with a vastly weakened side.

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Dias (90) Zakaria (90) Elvedi (90)
Kovacic (91) Kroos (95)↓
Sancho (91) -- Pulisic (90) -- Sterling (94)↓
Griezmann (95)↓​

Subs: Boateng (91), Christensen (90), Goretzka (91), Brandt (91), Alaba (93)↑, Eriksen (94)↑, Mbappe (95)↑
Did not travel: Ramos (95), Pogba (93), Gaya (91)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
LSQF: Southend United (A)
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)
MD25: Aston Villa (H)

Manchester United v Bournemouth fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Bournemouth Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Bournemouth Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Bournemouth Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Bournemouth SoT Conv.
30th Apr: Bournemouth v Utd​	58%​	42%​	11 (5)​	7 (1)​	2​	1​	40%​	100%​
5th Jul: Utd v Bournemouth​	59%​	41%​	18 (10)​	9 (3)​	3​	1​	33.3%​	33.3%​
Combined​	58.5%​	41.5%​	29 (15)​	16 (4)​	5​	2​	33.3%​	50%​

Now you’re just showing off

 

[Damien]

2:0 win in the Shield against Southend. Went all-out to win.

De Gea (93)

Boateng (91) Ramos (95) Alaba (93) Gaya (91)
Eriksen (94) Kroos (95)↓
Mbappe (95) -- Pogba (93) -- Sterling (94)↓
Griezmann (95)↓​

Subs: Elvedi (90), Christensen (90)↑, Goretzka (91)↑, Brandt (91)↑, Zakaria (90), Kovacic (91), Sancho (91)
Cup tied: Trent (92)
Did not travel: Dias (90), Pulisic (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)
MD25: Aston Villa (H)
MD26: Arsenal (A)

Manchester United v Southend United fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Southend Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Southend Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Southend Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Southend SoT Conv.
23rd Apr: Utd v Southend​	58%​	42%​	14 (8)​	9 (3)​	3​	2​	37.5%​	66.6%​
28th Jun: Southend v Utd​	55%​	45%​	15 (5)​	10 (2)​	1​	1​	20%​	50%​
7th Jul: Southend v Utd (Shield)​	63%​	37%​	19 (8)​	5 (0)​	2​	0​	25%​	0%​
Combined​	58.7%​	41.3%​	48 (21)​	24 (5)​	6​	3​	28.6%​	60%​

 

[spontaneus1]

2:0 win in the Shield against Southend. Went all-out to win.

De Gea (93)

Boateng (91) Ramos (95) Alaba (93) Gaya (91)
Eriksen (94) Kroos (95)↓
Mbappe (95) -- Pogba (93) -- Sterling (94)↓
Griezmann (95)↓​

Subs: Elvedi (90), Christensen (90)↑, Goretzka (91)↑, Brandt (91)↑, Zakaria (90), Kovacic (91), Sancho (91)
Cup tied: Trent (92)
Did not travel: Dias (90), Pulisic (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD24: Middlesbrough (A)
MD25: Aston Villa (H)
MD26: Arsenal (A)

Manchester United v Southend United fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Southend Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Southend Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Southend Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Southend SoT Conv.
23rd Apr: Utd v Southend​	58%​	42%​	14 (8)​	9 (3)​	3​	2​	37.5%​	66.6%​
28th Jun: Southend v Utd​	55%​	45%​	15 (5)​	10 (2)​	1​	1​	20%​	50%​
7th Jul: Southend v Utd (Shield)​	63%​	37%​	19 (8)​	5 (0)​	2​	0​	25%​	0%​
Combined​	58.7%​	41.3%​	48 (21)​	24 (5)​	6​	3​	28.6%​	60%​

Why bother. You will just get Barnsleyed in the final anyway.

 

[Damien]

Why bother. You will just get Barnsleyed in the final anyway.

Too true.

 

[Damien]

Bundesliga review coming next, my thoughts

100% rise
Jadon Sancho (91)
Ridle Baku (83)

Should rise, but SM's gonna SM
David Alaba (93)

I think deserve a rise despite lack of minutes, 100% won't rise
Leon Goretzka (91)

 

[Ravelation]

Beat villa , chuffed to bits.
Check schedule to see where my next 3 points is coming from.
Arsenal followed by liverpool.

 

[Damien]

Beat villa , chuffed to bits.
Check schedule to see where my next 3 points is coming from.
Arsenal followed by liverpool.

So both, then?

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Back up to 5th place now...

 

[Ravelation]

So both, then?

You'd hope so

 

[Damien]

You'd hope so

I definitely do as someone needs to take points off Liverpool

 

[Dans]

Bundesliga review coming next, my thoughts

100% rise
Jadon Sancho (91)
Ridle Baku (83)

Should rise, but SM's gonna SM
David Alaba (93)

I think deserve a rise despite lack of minutes, 100% won't rise
Leon Goretzka (91)

This review is gonna hit me very hard! Midfield degraded massively in the space of a few days.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Just want Brooks to stay 89 and LB/CB

 

[Damien]

4:1 victory against ten men Middlesbrough.

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Dias (90) Christensen (90)↓ Elvedi (90)
Kovacic (91)↓ Kroos (95)
Sancho (91) -- Pulisic (90)↓ -- Sterling (94)
Griezmann (95)​

Subs: Gaya (91), Alaba (93), Goretzka (91)↑, Brandt (91)↑, Zakaria (90)↑, Eriksen (94), Mbappe (95)
Did not travel: Ramos (95), Pogba (93), Boateng (91)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD25: Aston Villa (H)
MD26: Arsenal (A)
MD27: Season 21 Champions Liverpool (H)

Manchester United v Middlesbrough fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Middlesbrough Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Middlesbrough Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Middlesbrough Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Middlesbrough SoT Conv.
3rd May: Utd v Middlesbrough​	59%​	41%​	18 (8)​	10 (4)​	2​	1​	25%​	25%​
9th Jul: Middlesbrough v Utd​	51%​	49%​	16 (6)​	8 (3)​	4​	1​	66.6%​	33.3%​
Combined​	55%​	45%​	34 (14)​	18 (7)​	6​	2​	42.9%​	28.6%​

 

[Damien]

4:1 victory against Aston Villa in the fourth, and hopefully final, time we face them this season. Knowing my luck, we'll draw them in one of the knockout games in the Champions Cup.

Oblak (95)

Christensen (90)↓ Ramos (95) Alaba (93) Elvedi (90)
Pogba (93) Eriksen (94)
Brandt (91)↓ -- Goretzka (91)↓ -- Sterling (94)
Griezmann (95)​

Subs: Gaya (91), Trent (92)↑, Kroos (95)↑, Mbappe (95)↑, Zakaria (90), Kovacic (91), Sancho (91)
Did not travel: Boateng (91), Dias (90), Pulisic (90)

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD26: Arsenal (A)
MD27: Season 21 Champions Liverpool (H)
CCR1L1: Real Betis (H)

Manchester United v Aston Villa fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Aston Villa Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Aston Villa Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Aston Villa Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Aston Villa SoT Conv.
7th May: Aston Villa v Utd​	61%​	39%​	21 (13)​	6 (1)​	5​	1​	38.5%​	100%​
23rd June: Aston Villa v Utd (Shield)​	50%​	50%​	12 (5)​	9 (1)​	1​	0​	20%​	0%​
30th June: Utd v Aston Villa (Cup)​	61%​	39%​	19 (7)​	9 (4)​	1​	2​	14.3%​	50%​
12th July: Utd v Aston Villa​	64%​	36%​	24 (14)​	4 (1)​	4​	1​	28.6%​	100%​
Combined​	59%​	41%​	76 (39)​	28 (7)​	11​	4​	28.2%​	57.1%​

 

[Damien]

@BenitoSTARR Gythio has definitely saved his best players for you. Villa's one goal today was scored by an 85 rated player

 

[BenitoSTARR]

@BenitoSTARR Gythio has definitely saved his best players for you. Villa's one goal today was scored by an 85 rated player

Well crap!

 

[Gythio]

Well crap!

I just realised that VVD is unavailable, you’ll win this

@BenitoSTARR Gythio has definitely saved his best players for you. Villa's one goal today was scored by an 85 rated player

Pinamonti is a machine, 5 goals in 5 games this season! Might just make him a starter