EURO 2020 Fantasy managers have just two matches to pick from if switching their captain’s armband on Tuesday of Matchday 3.
England’s joint-most-selected player, Mason Mount (€7.1m), is out for tonight’s clash with the Czech Republic due to COVID-19 protocols.
And, even though Harry Kane (€11.5m) now sits in one-quarter of squads, the England striker is yet to manage a single shot on target over 156 minutes so far.
On the other side of that battle, no forward has had more efforts on target (including penalties) than Czech Republic frontman Patrik Schick (€8.4m), recording 19 points over two matches.
Still, Kane will come up against a more obliging defence than Schick. The Czech Republic have allowed 20 shots inside their penalty area in two games, compared to 11 for England.
“You can assume that (Kane will start), yes, absolutely. He is fundamental, not only for the goals he scores but the build-up play and everything else he brings. I know there will be a lot of questions being asked about him at the moment but he has been through that 100 times before. I have answered that in this role several times in the past and he has come up with the goals that have won us the next game. I expect that to be the same moving forward.” – Gareth Southgate
If you expect Southgate’s side to shut out the Czech Repbulic, John Stones (€5.6m) could reward a captaincy punt. The Man City man hit the post with a header against Scotland in Matchday 2.
The Scots take on Croatia in their final group game, requiring a win to have a chance of making the knockout stages.
Andy Robertson (€5.5m), sitting in 12% of teams, is the standout captain option in Steve Clarke’s ranks. Only David Alaba (€5.5m), with nine, has created more chances than the Liverpool left-back among defenders (seven).
For Croatia, who also sit on one point and need to win tonight, Ivan Perisic (€8.6m) is the player to consider for the armband. Out of all midfielders, the Croatian winger tops the charts for penalty-box touches (13).
Captainers of Xherdan Shaqiri (€7.2m), Gini Wijnaldum (€8.1m) and Memphis Depay (€10.1m) will want to stick with their double-figure hauls but otherwise, there are plenty of twisting options on Day 3 of Matchday 3 and teamsheets will be available before players have to lock in their decisions.
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