Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Hungary vs Belgium

Sunday’s third and final fixture sees Hungary and Belgium do battle for the right to take on Wales in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.

Having bounced back from an opening loss to Italy with wins over Republic of Ireland and Sweden, Belgium are regarded as favourites for the top half of the draw.

The Red Devils were placed fourth for shots on goal over the group stages, though found the net on just four occasions with big-hitters Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard yet to open their accounts in the tournament.

Bernd Storck’s side will be no pushovers, though. Despite firing far less attempts than their opponents across the first three matches (35 to 56), Hungary registered just one attempt on target fewer, firing 16 to Belgium’s 17.

Joint-top scorers with Wales for the group stages, their three-goal salvo against Portugal last time out certainly suggests this evening’s match could be tighter than many expect.

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  1. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    One of those 3 must stay on bench.. Who would you leave out?
    A) Dier
    B) Alli
    C) Giacherrini

    1. Fergietime
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      c

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Funny. I have Giaccherini and Pique left and thinking of C on Giaccherini

    2. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      C).

    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Is anyone else here playing the telegraph game and in their 24 team tournaments? If so what are your thoughts on the knockout format?

    For me, not being able to see your opponents team or how many transfers they've played is a right ball ache in these knockout matches. All my players have played and I'm 20 points ahead and I want to save my transfers I have left for the later stages but they'll be for nothing if I go out in the last 16.

    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      i for one will never read or log onto the telegraph ever again.

        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I'll put you down for a no then.

  2. Fergietime
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Fabianski out for harte?

    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I took him out for Neuer and it paid off. Worth the risk.

      1. Fergietime
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah you are right.

  3. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    https://twitter.com/LiveseyAlex/status/747205605790715904

    reposting a sublime photo. imagine this was you scoring for your country, winning a game. shame it'll be lost to history as a loser.

  4. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Can't wait til FPL returns....any updates?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      July

    2. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Rumors that it might be out on the 4th of July.

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/13476681

    3. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks look forward to the 'rumoured' date!

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Don't believe the rumours.

  5. KingNidge
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Could well be last chance saloon for me tomorrow in terms of getting back in the hunt for a respectable rank and back on the tail of a lot of the lads on here..

    a Ronnie (C) fail in MD2 along with a few no shows and Muller fail and Ozil today has me on the ropes lol

    All rests on Kane really he's getting the armband and Alli Walker Dier and Fabregas may get their fingers out or im doomed

    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You're on 212 points man, more than respectable with so many players to go!

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Slipping slowly though mate 30 to 40 odd points off quite a few around here and i'm not impressed lol

        1. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          In that case, good luck with your boys tomorrow, particularly Alli and Walker! 🙂

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Cheers mate and to you 🙂

    2. Jay_
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Walker to be your star tomorrow I reckon. Good luck 🙂

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Hope so matey cheers 🙂

      • Fergietime
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        What would you call respectable?

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          I really don't know mate but im lagging behind quite a few here in terms of points and i ain't happy about it suppose i would like to close the gap a little lol

          1. Fergietime
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            lol good luck, I seen people get big scores in my ml because they doubled on belgium defence and captain hazard.

            1. KingNidge
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Cheers mate Kane pulled me out of many a hole this season i need another favour tomorow good luck to u too

      • Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        The people with the best scores ask for score checks . What is your rank ?

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          just outside 20k Westy

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            I am not sure what decent is in this game but you have a good chance

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Worst motivational speech ever

              1. KingNidge
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                Wasn't exactly Al Pacino in Any given Sunday lol

                  1. KingNidge
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Right up there.. Aul Willy Wallace did not mess about

                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  If I can add my 2 cents

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFgmIVB6-Zc

                  1. KingNidge
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Russell Crowe is a huge tosspenguin

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      I think you need this one

                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dtiw997iU

                      1. KingNidge
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        That's more like it 🙂

                        1. Cheeseoid
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          And this one.

                          This will pump you up!

                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJS9rFGCHE

                2. Zasa
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  If I may, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qztuEucrNBc

                  1. KingNidge
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    loool

                  2. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    lol

      • ktongue
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I've got 228 with Dier captain to play after a Perišić and Müller failure. You should be well happy with your team mate. Positive vibes not negative waves.

    3. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Would you replace Hazard as captain or stick?

      1. Jay_
          7 years, 10 months ago

          😀

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          What rank are you now?

          1. Thomass
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            18k

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Want to be 20K+?

              1. Thomass
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                10k

        • ktongue
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Well played mate! He saved my bacon yesterday although I didn't captain him. Looked quality yesterday. Do you think Belgium will get past Wales?

      2. Jay_
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Chances of Alli starting? I've got a niggly feeling that he won't, need some reassurance.

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            5 of the 6 benched v slovakia will return except sterling according to reports

            sturridge, kane and lallana/vardy set to be a front 3 with vardy coming in if lallana not fit

            1. Jay_
                7 years, 10 months ago

                So all good then, thanks mate

            2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              England Hart; Walker, Cahill, Smalling, Rose; Dier, Rooney, Alli; Sturridge, Kane, Sterling.
              http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/englands-raheem-sterling-start-vs-8288119 . They seem fairly certain if that helps

              1. Jay_
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  So just Sturridge for Lallana from game 1, sick of Sterling, Jesus Christ 🙁 At least Alli plays, thanks.

                • Freshy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  bit of a smack for Lala

                  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    +1 I thought he has been their best player .

                  2. ryacoo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Think Lallana has a knock, so that might be the reason.

            3. nikornla
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Need a new captain:

              A)Pique
              B)Dier
              C)Alli

              Thanks!

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                B

                1. nikornla
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  yeah, he seems to be the most popular choice for tomorrow... thanks 🙂

              2. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                C

              3. ktongue
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                I've gone Dier but only have Dier left lol

            4. Herman Toothrot
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Left Column.

              https://imgur.com/a/L59FC

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                Different game.

            5. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Playing Giaccherini and Pique. 0-0 not impossible.

              Need to C one after Payet. Leaning towards Pique now
              Y or N?

              1. nikornla
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                I guess Spain has better chance scoring than Italy.

            6. Fergietime
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Rank dropped two places to 902 ...

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                Any players left? How many points subbed out?

                1. Fergietime
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  241 points before subs. Just subbed out Rami, Payet and Fabianski 7 points- for Harte, Dier , Ali
                  Switching the armband to Dier from Lukaku so 9 points in total subbed out.

            7. Jay_
                7 years, 10 months ago

                What price is Gomez please?

                1. Big Sum
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  8

                  1. Jay_
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Cheers mate.

                  2. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Cheap at twice the price

                2. faux_C
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 10 months ago

                  Captain?

                  Dier
                  Bonucci
                  Nolito

                  1. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    A from those options

                  2. WE GO FOR IT
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Dier

                3. Jay_
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    1) Rank now and points now?
                    2) Points after manager subs and possible captain switch and players left to play?

                    1. WE GO FOR IT
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      7070 - 223
                      220 (Subbing Ozil out for Walker and changing (c) from Muller)

                    2. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      1) Rank 158 Points 254
                      2) 251 No change to captain Dier and Alli to play

                    3. KingNidge
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      20k 212 points
                      206 with 5 including captain

                      1. Cheeseoid
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        You should get a decent rise out of that

                        1. KingNidge
                          • 8 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          Hope so Cheese

                    4. Eden Hazardous
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      266 and 18

                      262 and 4 left

                      1. Eden Hazardous
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        (no captain #Hazard)

                    5. Sleivspark
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      rank 4612 - 227 pts.

                      224 with dier, all and Morata (c) still to play

                  • GuyIncognito
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Captain Dier or Studge?

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Sturidge

                  • Zasa
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Vamos Chile mierdaaaaa!

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Reported for being just too foreign

                      1. Zasa
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Understandable

                  • Dušan Citizen
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Fabianski out for DDG?

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      I think stick

                  • Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Is it me or are defenders generally a worse purchase in knockout rounds.

                    The odds of a 0-0 are greatly reduced because if this is the case after 90 minutes there are another 30 minutes to try to get one team to break the deadlock.

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Only one 0-0 so far.

                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Depends if the match is looking like a close 0-0 or a possible 3-0 thumping doesn't it? At least in the last 16, 3 of Wales, Belgium, France and Germany have returned as expected. But moving on to the quarters and further it will get harder and harder to call as we get more evenly matched games.

                  • Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    So at the end of the week Rami to?

                    I am thinking Guerrrio

                    1. VS10_
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Yep

                    2. Dušan Citizen
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Me too

                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Vermaelen or Toby for me

                      1. Cheeseoid
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Do you have no Belgian defs at the moment? I cannot help but think Portugal seemed to grind a promising Croat attack front line down they could easily do the same to Poland

                          • 10 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          I have Meunier, I just think Belgium are more likely to contain Wales than Portugal are to contain Poland.

                          1. ktongue
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 9 Years
                            7 years, 10 months ago

                            But do you think Belgium will know Wales out in 90 minutes?

                      2. Eden Hazardous
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Vermaelen suspended no?

                          • 10 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          You're right there. Whoever comes in for him then.

                          1. Cheeseoid
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            7 years, 10 months ago

                            But they would likely play just the one game. Leaving you to make a change there again the following week

                              • 10 Years
                              7 years, 10 months ago

                              I've still got my WC in my back pocket. 4FTs this week, WC into the semis.

                              1. KingNidge
                                • 8 Years
                                7 years, 10 months ago

                                How are you going in this euro game Balders?

                                  • 10 Years
                                  7 years, 10 months ago

                                  Crap by this places standards, I ended up with Junuzovic [1] (c) in gw1 and then I missed the MD3 deadline due to having a crap phone and being stuck in an airport. I'm on 201 points with Dier to play, but luckily I'm in a very tame cash league and still in with a shout. Annoyingly top spot skippered Alderweireld and owns Boateng otherwise I'd be sitting pretty.

                                  1. KingNidge
                                    • 8 Years
                                    7 years, 10 months ago

                                    Aye not pulling up any trees myself sitting on 212 which again is lagging behind a lot in these parts.. 5 tomorrow and im captaining Kane so it's pretty much make or break..

                                      • 10 Years
                                      7 years, 10 months ago

                                      5 tomorrow will be leaving me for dead! I went all in on Wales and the big 3 today. Good luck son, England could do with a good game tomorrow.

                                      1. Red Reddington ⚽
                                        • 9 Years
                                        7 years, 10 months ago

                                        If you think Belgium would contain Wales, what would you do with your Wales players since you said you went all in and you don't plan to use your wildcard.

                                        • 10 Years
                                        7 years, 10 months ago

                                        I have 4 FTs to help me reduce my exposure, but I'm not completely averse to hedging Bale (C) vs the Belgian defenders as its an early game and whoever blanks can be benched for my Frenchmen in the last game.

                                      2. ktongue
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 9 Years
                                        7 years, 10 months ago

                                        So you'd be backing France over England haha

                                      3. KingNidge
                                        • 8 Years
                                        7 years, 10 months ago

                                        Thanks mate u too 🙂

                              2. Cheeseoid
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 11 Years
                                7 years, 10 months ago

                                That is true. So do I, I guess I was hoping to hold on to it for the final though

                  • X T I A N
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Captain?

                    A) Alba
                    B) Hart

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      A.

                  • Zasa
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Alexis got tackled hard, limping all over the place. Welp 🙁

                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      Is he a doubt for GW1?

                      1. Zasa
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        It's looking a bit wibbly-wobbly atm

                        1. Cheeseoid
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          Is that a technical term?

                          1. Zasa
                            • 9 Years
                            7 years, 10 months ago

                            Yes, also known as an approximate grade 3 strain with an estimated recovery time of 2-4 weeks

                            1. Cheeseoid
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              7 years, 10 months ago

                              Interesting. Might be a doubt for preseason then!

                  • Eden Hazardous
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    'Azarrrrrrrrr 😀

                    Does KDB get his 2nd assist btw?

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      lolno

                      1. Eden Hazardous
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Excellent. Makes me feel better about not owning him. 😀

                  • TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 10 months ago

                    Running into the post.

                  • Jay_
                      7 years, 10 months ago

                      What price is Lloris please?

                      1. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Log out and play as guest.

                      2. Jay_
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          Cheers cheese that's handy and thanks TM, will do that

                      3. Zasa
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Wtf Medel & equally Wtf Higuain?

                      4. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Red card Diaz

                        1. ktk_interista
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          Terrible decision. Messi ran into him on purpose.

                          1. Zasa
                            • 9 Years
                            7 years, 10 months ago

                            A beautiful match it could've been, ruined by a shiet ref

                      5. Zasa
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Lmfao fuchs this

                        1. Sauzée
                          • 7 Years
                          7 years, 10 months ago

                          Pretty ragged game so far. Silly from Diaz.

                          1. Zasa
                            • 9 Years
                            7 years, 10 months ago

                            Messi was going for the oscar there, a foul should've been it. It was only his third foul, ref should've had better judgement.

                      6. Slam
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        RC 😮

                      7. Merteswagger
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 10 months ago

                        Good to see the Barca coming out in messi there