glad to have him back, would be a wonder if he can get back the the level he was at before but with fletcher you know you cannot rule him out on anything.
Darren Fletcher's break from football
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He was never going to be.. That was clear. Fergie said he'd be in the squad to give him a boost.. never going to get on the bench if that is the case.
Hopefully has a part to play in the league cup game.
Hopefully has a part to play in the league cup game.
Bench.
Fantastic news
Fantastic news. What a professional Fletcher is.
Fleeeetccchhhhhhheeeeeeerrrrr!
great for us, and fantastic for him
DelIghted beyond words that Darren Fletcher seems he will play professional football again! Going by the timings, looks like I was about right ... I was convinced he could make a full recovery like i did, so seeing him on the bench tonight makes me proud beyond words and abit emotional.
Can't wait til he comes onto the pitch, which I hope will happen tonight on front of our adoring fans.
Can't wait til he comes onto the pitch, which I hope will happen tonight on front of our adoring fans.
My favourite United player, a hero.
Close thread!!!
With Fletcher and Scholes, it's like having two players out of retirement
Good to see him back, but he looked a long, long way from being ready.
Should probably be playing in the reserves...
I wonder how Cleverley and Anderson feel right now.
I wonder how Cleverley and Anderson feel right now.
If he was that long away, he wouldnt be on the pitch.
If he stays fit.. a couple of weeks..
might get a run out in the league cu[
If he stays fit.. a couple of weeks..
might get a run out in the league cu[
Probably celebrating the win
Anderson is just back from a knee knock.
Clev has probably been told he'll be starting against Liverpool.
League Cup is next week, we could be out by the round in 5 weeks time
But yeah I agree, I think we will see him for 30 minutes in the Capital One LC
It gave the crowd the lift they needed too.
Very happy he was on the bench, but I can't justify him coming on with game so finely balanced and that long left. You could tell he was out of the game for a long time.
Agreed. He can't be risked like that yet.
Good to see him back even though it looks like he will still need some time to get back to his best, but I hope he will get there by the final third of this season.
welcome back fletch!
Really harsh game to throw him into imo. A team who had shown themselves to be strong and were really putting pressure on us. Got caught a few times but in fairness he did help with his pressing.
Amazing to see him back playing at the top level. He wasn't just thrown on at the end of a game that was sewn up, he was asked to keep a lead while we were under a lot of pressure!
I hope he's truly free now of any symptoms, it would be a remarkable recovery.
I hope he's truly free now of any symptoms, it would be a remarkable recovery.
Best thing about this evening. Welcome back, Fletch!
However...
However...
Have to agree with this. Surely either of Anderson or Cleverley would have been a safer option?
At least he looks healthy.
TBH, I thought his first few touches showed signs of nerves, after that some of his through balls were fine and his positional sense was perfect off the ball.
Brilliant to see him back but weird timing. 1-0 up but nervy against dangerous opposition in crucial first CL game. Understandably rusty.
Good to see him back and lets home he gets plenty of football to find his best form again. Just not sure he will get that
At the time it seemed wrong to throw him on in that situation. But that SAF had the confidence to play him then can only bode well
Wrong move to let him play. If we had dropped points there would be some questions asked. Luckily we won so it will be forgotten soon enough. Looked far from ready to play yet.
Happy for him ofc! But I have my doubts that he will ever return in full strength, and that we are just hoping to force something really unlikely by giving him game time.
Happy for him ofc! But I have my doubts that he will ever return in full strength, and that we are just hoping to force something really unlikely by giving him game time.
One of my favourite players so hugely glad to see him back. A fully fit Fletcher is a massive asset to our squad, and that's something we've not had since 09/10.
So happy for him!
Really surprised to wake up this morning to find out that he had come of the bench last night. Great to see him slowly coming back. Not sure the champions league when we are only 1-0 up was the best of times to bring him on, but no harm done.
I think Fergie just wanted to steady the ship and asked Fletcher to make simple passes and be in important positions in the field when we are defending. That's relatively not hard to do. Anderson and Cleverley can do that too of course but Fletcher have more experience in that sense. He was indeed rusty but it was a safe gamble in my opinion.
It's great to see Fletcher back, but I'd rather he's back because he's somewhere near his best. Not just, he's back training again so I'd better put him on the pitch despite him being miles behind other players, which was blatantly the case last night.
Why shouldn't he have to fight for his place like everyone else? If it's about getting his fitness back up, stick him in a few more reserve games or give him some time in the Newcastle game next week.
Why shouldn't he have to fight for his place like everyone else? If it's about getting his fitness back up, stick him in a few more reserve games or give him some time in the Newcastle game next week.
Agreed, he actually looked nervous when he had the ball in his feet. But the rest of his performance looked good, he looked physically fit, I guess it's only a matter of time before he'll find back to his old ways if his condition really is gone. Really happy for the guy, a fully recovered Fletch would be a good addition to our midfield.
Fletcher got caught a couple of times when he came on but then he got into it in the last few minutes and he was good.
It was great to see him back. We could do with fully fit Fletcher back.
It was great to see him back. We could do with fully fit Fletcher back.
Pace of the game meant it completely passed him by but great to see him back.
Shock start against Liverpool?
Shock start against Liverpool?
Lets hope not. The pace of the game will be even faster.