Concrete Ron

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Absolutely no chance he'll be at a friendly. He'll deservedly have some time off now the World Cup is finished.

[paulcomben]

Purely out of curiosity, how long does the club give the World Cup players off? And do they all come back on the same day or is it that they return a set number of days after each of their teams left Brazil?

[paul_e]

Doubt we'll see Ron on Thursday at Mansfield. 

The bloody lightweight

I hope we see him in the ground even if not on the pitch, him being at the friendlies would potentially be a good sign about his future

He's just got back from Brazil and you expect him to turn up at Mansfield two days later?

Nope, not at all, I said hope as in, it would be nice because it might stop people assuming he's already left.

[adrenachrome]

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The good, the bad and the ugly of Brazil 2014

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BEST PREMIERSHIP PLAYER

With an underwhelming World Cup performance from the Premier League contingent, Aston Villa’s Ron Vlaar has been our stand out player. Vlaar has done exceptionally well to stand up from a team who were fighting promotion[sic] to losing out on penalties in the World Cup semi final. The concrete centre half played every minute of the Netherlands brilliant campaign and his performance against Argentina will stand out as the best defensive display of the campaign, despite missing a penalty. His form will leave Villa fans relishing the prospect of their skipper lining out for them in August.

[silhillvilla]

He's in holland . Doubt he will be KLM'ing it over for Mansfield. Should be back for the US "tour"?

[dave.woodhall]

Doubt we'll see Ron on Thursday at Mansfield. 

The bloody lightweight

I hope we see him in the ground even if not on the pitch, him being at the friendlies would potentially be a good sign about his future

He's just got back from Brazil and you expect him to turn up at Mansfield two days later?

Nope, not at all, I said hope as in, it would be nice because it might stop people assuming he's already left.

I doubt anyone would give it a second thought.

[Dante Lavelli]

A guy at work said that RVP has been given three weeks off by his new club manager.
Reading between the lines I think RVP's body is knackered and he'll be wrapped in cotton wool by Van Gaal.

[hilts_coolerking]

Nope, not at all, I said hope as in, it would be nice because it might stop people assuming he's already left.

Presumably if he did it would make you assume he was staying.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Another Ron stat from the world cup (saw it on SSN but can't find it now) he was the tournaments fourth fastest player clocked at 20.5 mph.
No idea over what distance or how it's measured.

[john e]

Doubt we'll see Ron on Thursday at Mansfield. 

The bloody lightweight

I hope we see him in the ground even if not on the pitch, him being at the friendlies would potentially be a good sign about his future

He's just got back from Brazil and you expect him to turn up at Mansfield two days later?

even people from Mansfield don't want to turn up in Mansfield
I should know, I lived there for 7 years

[SoccerHQ]

Purely out of curiosity, how long does the club give the World Cup players off? And do they all come back on the same day or is it that they return a set number of days after each of their teams left Brazil?

Guzan will probably be back soon as U.S went out two weeks ago.

I'd give Vlaar off until the end of July tbh, surely a pre season is negated given he's been playing competitive games in June and July.

Just get him back for the Walsall game and the pre season game at VP, whoever we're playing again as I've forgot!

[supertom]

A guy at work said that RVP has been given three weeks off by his new club manager.
Reading between the lines I think RVP's body is knackered and he'll be wrapped in cotton wool by Van Gaal.

RVP looked dead and buried by the time of the knockouts. I think as we saw last season, he can't really do more than a game a week. I think not resting him during that semi didn't do Holland any favours. A fresh Huntelaar leading the line throughout, could have made a difference.

[supertom]

Another Ron stat from the world cup (saw it on SSN but can't find it now) he was the tournaments fourth fastest player clocked at 20.5 mph.
No idea over what distance or how it's measured.

I remember a stat a few years ago which was similar, and they clocked Sol Campbell, then well into his 30's and duff years at this point, as one of the quickest in the Prem.
Ron is deceptively quick though. When he has to go through the gears he can hit a surprising top speed.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm glad he was slow to the ball as Ramires came through

[UK Redsox]

Another Ron stat from the world cup (saw it on SSN but can't find it now) he was the tournaments fourth fastest player clocked at 20.5 mph.
No idea over what distance or how it's measured.

The three faster were all Robben from upright to turf but, of course, they were gravity assisted.