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Dugout Discussion June 18

Belgium v Panama: Red Devils the Fantasy favourites

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Yannick Carrasco (£6.5m) will be a key player in Belgium’s World Cup opener against lowly Panama today, according to Fantasy managers.

The Dalian Yifang winger is the most-owned player ahead of the first match of Group G, sitting in 16.2% of McDonald’s FIFA World Cup squads.

His modest price has encouraged more Fantasy managers to sign him for Gameround 1 than the prolific Romelu Lukaku (£10.0m), who has eight goals and two assists in his last six international appearances.

The Manchester forward is owned by 13.7% of managers, exactly four percent more than those who opted for Chelsea man Eden Hazard (£10.0m). In midfield, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m) is in 12.7% of teams.

Fantasy managers are also expecting a clean sheet for Belgium as they face a Panama side that qualified for the World Cup with a negative goal difference.

Attacking full-back Thomas Meunier (£6.0m) was involved in more goals (13) than either Lukaku (12) or Hazard (11) in qualifying and has convinced 10.2% of managers to invest in him, while 13.2% opted for the more familiar figure of Thibaut Courtois (£6.0m).

BELGIUM XI (3-4-2-1): Courtois, Alderweireld, Boyata, Vertonghen; Meunier, Witsel, De Bruyne, Carrasco; Mertens, E. Hazard (c); R. Lukaku

PANAMA XI (4-1-4-1): Penedo; Murillo, Escobar, Torres, Davis; Gomez; Barcenas, Godoy, Cooper, Rodriguez; Perez.

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  1. SW6
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Meunier, Hazard, Lukaku(c) Time to turn this GW around

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

      Nice!

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    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Get in

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  2. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lukaku(C) final roll of the dice. Total annihilation please.

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  3. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lets do this Lukaku

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

    Rage quit numbers through the roof when Lukaku inevitably blanks.

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

      I certainly am quitting if he blanks

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      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        This

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  5. The FPL Gods Must Be Crazy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Having assessed the 2 teamsheets quite carefully I believe Belgium might just win this one.

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  6. azz007
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    someone said Kaku injured in warm up?

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    1. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      source

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      1. azz007
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        someone has just said it at work

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Very reliable guy must be said

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

    Lukaku is only 10% owned overall, but round these parts it must be over 50%!

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  8. Norman Conquest
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    so many peoples gw's resting on lukaku

    come on lad

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

    Defence doing the business for me. Granqvist, Varela, Dalsgaard, Meunier still to play, and Pavard the only one who blanked.

    Meunier goal would be grand tho

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    1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I sold Granqvist for a 4.5 to accommodate big hitter Ljajic instead of 5.5 mid I had.

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

    Lukaku hatrick is the only thing that can keep me playing this game. A blank and I'm quitting

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  11. Bardo9
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Looking to just use 1 FT prior to GW2. Here is my team:

    Muslera, Uzoho
    Danilo, Meunier, Dalsgaard, Mojica, Varela
    J. Rod, Eriksen, Golovin, Carrasco, Meza
    Lukaku, Werner, Cavani

    Looking at doing the following:
    A) Meza > Layun
    B) Mojica > Akanji
    C) Werner > Diego Costa
    D) Werner > Sterling (pending his performance)

    What do you guys reckon is the best choice?

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

      c

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    2. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      How about J.Rod to Isco?

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  12. Göönër W&eum…
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Carrasco has been playing as a centre-forward with no need to track back at all since moving here to Dalian.

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    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Interesting. Will have a very different role for Belguim tonight.

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

    Is Mertens most likely to come off early for Batshuayi? Wondering if I'm crazy for going Mertens over Hazard + Lukaku in a Goalscorer Challenge..

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  14. Straobalno
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lukaku, Hazard and De Bruyne for me. Go Belgium

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

      wow!

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  15. The Darkest Knight
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fifa predictor app is so crap that it never allows to login to answer bonus question which is available before 1 hour of kickoff...

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

      Yeah , given up on that one

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  16. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lol @ Jafooli, the utter muppet.

    Forgot to switch captain from Werner (2pts) to Lukaku 😮

    Which means Yoshida (tomorrow) will be my captain this Round 😆

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    1. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'd keep it at Werner now tbf

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

        And what if Yoshida gets a goal, assist and CS?

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

          😆

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

      Stick

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    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      flagged , how dare you

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

      Reported!

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    5. UNDERSCORE
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      change...take a punt

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  17. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Can't wait for Belgium to get with this world cups theme...

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

    I'm not even going to bother watching the inevitable Lukaku blank, happy with my tennis from Queen's.

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

      Ban

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  19. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hopefully Lukaku will get sent off and Panama grind out a 0-0.

    If they have any sense they will be winding up Hatters will be winding up the Wafflers from minute 1.

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      The haters should go out and buy themselves some of those strong Belgian beers and knock themselves out.

      This is going to be a whitewash.

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

        We have thought that with quite a few matches so far and it hasn't really worked out that way it often doesn't at the World Cup. It may go that way but it is far from certain

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

    Granqvist!! 🙂

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  21. UNDERSCORE
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    luuuuuuu
    kaaaaaaa
    kuuuuuuu

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

    Loads. Of. Goals.

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

    KAAAAAAKKKUUUUU

    (Just practicing)

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    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Jinx

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

    Sounds like there is quite a lot of Panama fans on the stadium.

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

      It's the hats which give them away isn't it?

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

    You owe me for trolling me so hard last season. Repay me now C Lukaku!!!!!

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

      Just last season?

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

        True. Every season. 6 goals today then please.

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

          I will take one assist. Such is my team’s state.

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  26. Dave
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I don't care who wins, so long as Gary Neville isn't commentating!

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

      It's much worse than that I'm afraid

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  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    My minileague rival has Lukaku max captain and i do not have any Belgian player. 🙁

    Anyone got any spare ky jelly?

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    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      That's not how max captain works mate 😀

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Ohh right i see.

        This is still going to be painful though.

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

      Well, if Lukaku blanks, the captaincy will go on his highest scoring player, if that makes you feel any better?

      Not sure 😀

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    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You'll be pleased to know that max captain doesn't increase the points.

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

    I don't like those Belgian retro kits but Hazard sure looks good in it.

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

      Would look better on my bedroom floor

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

        You like Hazard a bit too much

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

    I think folks have overlooked Torres

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  30. UNDERSCORE
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Panama manager is the epitome of nervousness. Poor fellow will be ripped apart by my (c) Lukaku.

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