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Lukaku favourite to unlock Tunisia for Belgium

World Cup Fantasy managers are hoping for points returns from familiar Belgian faces once again as they take on Tunisia today.

Romelu Lukaku (£10.0m) heads into the match as the most popular asset with 15.8 percent ownership after netting a brace in the 3-0 win over Panama.

Meanwhile, 15.2 percent of managers continue to look to the budget midfielder Yannick Carrasco (£6.5m), who was not involved in any of the goals against Panama but still had a bright game.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m), who assisted Lukaku’s first on Monday afternoon, has picked up more owners and now sits in 13 percent of squads.

Thomas Meunier (£6.0m) was another player who performed well last time out despite not picking up any attacking returns. He has the support of 9.5 percent of managers who are drawn to him by his classification as a defender and the fact that he pulled in four points for a clean sheet against Panama.

At the other end of the pitch, Thibaut Courtois (£6.0m) has been backed by 13.3 percent of managers to register another clean sheet, after Tunisia registered fewer shots in the box (five) than any other side in Gameround 1.

It should be no surprise then that Fantasy managers have largely steered away from Tunisia once again. The most popular player in their squad is forward Ahmed Khalil (£4.5m) who did not feature against England. The 4.4 percent invested in him clearly trusting him with a place their squads based on his price and nothing more.

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643 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    how many here missed the 2nd rd trasfer window? pity wanted kaku

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      But didn't want him for Panama?

  2. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Great.. Took Lukaku and Meunier out on GW2 WC! 😐

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      That was a huge mistake

      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        For Suarez and Danilo too.. 😐

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I did

      As well as Eriksen Pavard Jesus etc

    3. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Lolses

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Don't understand why. Players who performed well in GW1 and had another plum fixture upcoming - why ditch them?

  3. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Meunier and Lukaku owner and Lukaku captainer, that goal literally couldn't have gone any better.

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Same here mate!! 😀 😀

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      It literally could have gone better. 😀

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Fail.

      (4*2)+3=11
      (3*2)+6=12

      So it could literally have gone better.

  4. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I"M NOT UPSET I DIDNT SWITCH ERIKSEN->LUKAKU!

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You will be after one more goal

    2. aarrgghh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      ME NEITHER!

  5. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    No Kaku No points.

  6. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Imagine sticking on those 6s and 7s while Flattrack Rom plays Tunisia...

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Surely everyone twisted?

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Everyone thats not a lil b, yeah. 😎

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Get your balls out for Epic!

          1. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Epic doing gods work, as per usual.

    2. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I don't have to imagine

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Imagine being that bad at this game 😆

  7. Arceus
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    LUKAKU!!!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hatty? 😮

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      isdn?

      1. Arceus
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        😛

  8. Shels
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fs got caught watching Ireland Australia and kept coutunho c. Always wanted lukaku c. Did muernier assist? I have him something

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

  9. studge15
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lukaku could grab another in the second the amount of chances he's getting. All looking good so far.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You reckon?

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Haha

  10. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bet 10 pounds on Kaku to be golden boot winner after CR7’s hat trick.

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I did the same

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      25 quid here 🙂 Vamooooos!

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Me too - the odds hadnt slipped as much as I hoped but enough

  11. Arceus
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like Lukaku can score 5 goals here!

    1. maff
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      slightly frustrated he hasn't scored 4 already

  12. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Just woke up... How is Kaku (c) doing?

    1. Arceus
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      5 goals incoming!

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Love it!!!!!

  13. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So how many points (in total) would everyone be okay with on a bench boost in this game?

    I'm currently on 75 with Kaku (c), Maguire, Layun and Ochoa to go.

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2 Keeper shut outs basically seeing as you can make subs anyway.

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, makes sense. That Uzoho CS really helped that case. Hoping for Ochoa to bag one now.

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          He should do.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      20 bench points is good. Less than 10 a waste of a chip

  14. tm370
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Loving the Lukaku captaincy and Munier assist double up.

    Shame I won't now be able to captain Kane tomorrow though.

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Just think that. I really wanted to captain Kane also.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        *thinking

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I fancied him to score big against Panama but having Lukaku is a nice tonic

          1. Red Dagger ✪
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I bet Kane gets 3 tomorrow but I guess we have to stick with Rom now. Although he could get more 2nd half.

  15. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    People are so biased against Lukaku. Every time he doesn't make contact or misses a shot there's loads of posts about him being a donkey or useless. Yet he's just joined Ronaldo as the golden boot race leader. I hope he goes on to win it, I don't think there is any other prolific goalscorer who is so often called a donkey in these parts.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm not. Got 20/1 on him e/w (first 6 places with Paddy Power) to be top goalscorer. Come on Lukaku!

    2. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      It is because he is less technically gifted and fans underrate his finishing and movement. I'm an Everton fan and the criticisms from a contingent of our fans was absurdly irritating.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Everton learned how hard it is to replace a 20 goal a season striker last season.

  16. Shels
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Just realised lukaku in my team still, so why I want him not score and subbed -)

  17. travis45
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    lukaku owners keeping or selling for round 3

    initial plan was to sell but this is making it hard to justify especially with no WC

    1. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm WC him out and then back in for the last 16

    2. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      i think i will wc out, some better value for money players for GW3

    3. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'll most likely be on the WC and selling

    4. white lightning
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Lukaku will score against England so why get rid.

    5. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’ll Keep unless I WC. Then it’s 50/50.

      He will want that golden boot and I could see him grabbing one v England.

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Long live King Romelu Lukaku!

  19. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Literally

  20. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    anyone think that brazil could run riot against serbia? serbia’s defence is ridiculously slow, and brazil have a point to prove to the world that they are favourites. neymar could be a must to WC in for the next round. now he has his goal, he could be right up for it

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      They could.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Literally impossible that Brazil could run riot vs Serbia.

    3. Shels
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Could go either way if Serbia go 1 goal down with time running down they will collapse and get a few reds etc Brazil wud be wise to take off neymar beforehand.

  21. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    My team has been awful. Only one player has scored so far after two weeks.

    Lukaku (c). Twice.

    What a hero.

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Look at the bright side - at least you never had any stick or twist dilemmas 😀

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yes very true ! I like your positivity !

        Jesus yesterday was my first assist and also captain. First time it wasn’t a no brainer.. took 10 seconds of intense thoughts ha

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      What players have you been picking? Surely you had to go heavy on good teams like Uruguay, France, Brazil, England, Belgium. Easy groups, but more importantly, easy first games.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah I have Cavani, jesus, Danilo, Kimmich, Trippier, Cueva, James. My Russian was Samedov.

        I went heavy defence and have been unlucky imo.

    3. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Same here!

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        He’s saved us for a budget price

  22. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Oddly Tunisia actually improved quite a lot as the game went on.

  23. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A Lukaku red card would be nice

    (didn't twist)

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      😮

  24. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    It’s crazy that there’s been just three draws so far.

    This means a lot more dead rubbers next week.

    1. travis45
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      only dead rubbers i see are in the russia group and potetially the england one

      even then, 1st and 2nd will be important so eygpyt saudia game plus tunisia panama look deadrubbers

      1. Shels
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        But some cheap goals perhaps

  25. travis45
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Still no goalless draws, 5 in the group stages last time out, 6 in 2010

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      And yet this is the lowest scoring WC believe it or not.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        At least thats what the BBC said yesterday.

      2. travis45
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        im sure ti will produce more goals than the saffa one, in time

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Yes you would think so.

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Maybe because this one is only about one quarter of the way in 🙂

    2. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I think VAR has had a lot to do with this

  26. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Would you keep Lukaku if on WC?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No. Just get him back after Eng game

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No. Would you?

      1. UshFPL
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        That's what I'm pondering. Don't think I will. Think I'll go for Costa, Lewa and Messi

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          I've gone Costa, Ronaldo and Messi

          1. UshFPL
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Which premium mids are you on atm. I've got Muller and Shaq

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yes. England defense sucks

  27. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I think that was my first assist. There seem to have been lots of assist-less goals alongside the penalty win points

    1. travis45
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      if fpl didn't award assist points for free kick goals, penalty goals, own goals, rebound goals, we'd have just as many in the pl

      just shows how few real assists are

  28. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Go and grab hat trick Lukaku!!!

  29. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Does anyone know if Ozil is still Germany's pen taker? They haven't had one in a year.

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers was worried Reus might nab em if he starts

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          I guess it's not definite though but it's all we've got. It's been pretty accurate so far, but may be harder for Germany.

          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Was worried about that I feel a blitzkrieg coming on today maybe I'll get both in to cover myself if Reus starts then