Who takes penalties!!?

Penalty Spot Kickers by Country: Austria

https://www.transfermarkt.us/osterreich/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3383 Marko Arnautovic –

Forward – 7M Marcel Sabitzer – Midfield – 8M

ok the most recent pen, with Arnautovic not in the squad. Arnautovic took the two before that with Sabitzer on the field.

Belgium https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/belgien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3382 Eden Hazard – Midfielder – 10M Romelu Lukaku – Forward – 11M *Note: Lukaku took the most recent three penalties in 2020/2021 but Eden Hazard was not playing during any of them. When both played, Eden Hazard took the most recent Pen, in 2019/2020. Croatia https://www.transfermarkt.us/kroatien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3556 Luka Modric – Midfield – 8.5M Ivan Perisic – Midfield – 8.5M *Note: Modric should be nailed. Perisic did take one on October 2019 before Modric was subbed on. He missed it.

Czech Republic https://www.transfermarkt.us/tschechien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3445 Borek Dockal – Midfield – 6M Vladimir Darida – Midfield – 7.5M Patrick Schick – Forward – 8M *Note: Tricky to call the shooter based on game sheets of last three years. All have been out there together at different times with different shooters. I would have preferred to put Schick at the top but his most recent kick came two years ago in June 10, 2019. Denmark https://www.transfermarkt.us/danemark/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3436 Christian Eriksen – Midfield – 9M England https://www.transfermarkt.com/england/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3299 Harry Kane – Forward – 11.5M Finland https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/finnland/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3443 Teemu Pukki – Forward – 7M https://www.transfermarkt.us/frankreich/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3377 Kylian Mbappe – Forward – 12M Antoine Griezmann – Forward – 11M Olivier Giroud – Forward – For

ward – 8M *Note: This one is tricky. Mbappe has taken the most recent pen and missed. Griezmann has also been missing. Giroud pretty much shoots them all in but is not always first choice on the team sheet. I am not quite sure who will take it. My money is on Kylian Mbappe, as he has become a phenom and the face of the team. Germany https://www.transfermarkt.us/deutschland/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3262 Ilkay Gundogan – Midfield – 7.5M Toni Kroos – Midfield – 7M *There have been 4 penalties in the past 3 years. Ilkay has taken two and Toni has taken two. Neither have been on the field together for them. All four have gone in. My gut says Ilkay takes it, just because he took the most recent one. However, we don’t even know who will start. This situation is a bit risky. Hungary https://www.transfermarkt.us/hungary/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3468/plus/0?saison_id=2020 Adam Szalai – Forward – 6M Nemanja Nikolic – Forward – 5.5M Roland Sallai – Forward – 6.5M

*Note: Talk about madness. There have only been three penalties taken in the last 7 years. They all happened IN THE SAME GAME just a few weeks ago on March 28th, 2021 and all three were taken by different shooters. Good luck guessing the shooter but probably a full avoid. I picked the team captain who took and scored the first penalty of the game when it was 0-0. Italy https://www.transfermarkt.us/italien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3376 Jorginho – Midfield – 6M Ciro Immobile – Forward – 10M *Note: Similar to Chelsea in FPL, we all hope the superstar forward is the spot kicker but in reality, if Jorginho is on the field he will likely take it. Netherlands https://www.transfermarkt.us/niederlande/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3379 Memphis Depay – Forward – 10M North Macedonia https://www.transfermarkt.us/nordmazedonien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/5148 Ezgjan Alioski – Defender – 4.5M

Ilija Nestorovski – Forward – Not in the game *Note: I am not sure why Nestorovski is not in the game. I am not up to speed with Team Selection for North Macedonia. I think the fact that Alioski is only 4.5M, and a defender that sometimes takes the kicks, is enough to be a staple in our squads. He is probably the hottest item on this entire list for fantasy purposes. Just be aware if Ilija comes back into the picture, as he took the most recent pen with both on the field. https://www.transfermarkt.com/polen/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3442 Robert Lewandowski – Forward – 11.5M Portugal https://www.transfermarkt.us/portugal/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3300 Christiano Ronaldo – Forward – 12M Russia https://www.transfermarkt.us/russland/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3448 Artem Dzyuba – Forward – 8.5M Scotland https://www.transfermarkt.us/schottland/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3380 Ryan Christie – Midfield – 7M *Note: Christie took the only two they had this year. Slovakia https://www.transfermarkt.com/slovakia/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3503/plus/0?saison_id=2020 Ondrej Duda – Midfielder – 6M Jan Gregus – Midfielder – 6M *Note: This is probably the

murkiest scenario on this primer outside of Hungary. Duda is not even listed on the link as taking a penalty, I have no source that he is the pen taker. It was listed on a site from years ago. The only penalties on Transfermarkt have happened while Duda has not been on the pitch. Gregus seems to be the one to take it in that scenario but it was a Friendly. Therefore I do not have confidence in him and would just gamble on Duda. This is not a great source though. Spain https://www.transfermarkt.us/spanien/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3375 Sergio Ramos – Defender – 7M Alvaro Morata – Forward – 9M *Note: Lots and lots of pens taken by Ramos over the years. Will he be fit to play? He seems like a staple for our lineups if he does, even though he is the most expensive defender to own. Sweden https://www.transfermarkt.us/sweden/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3557/plus/0?saison_id=2020 Sebastian Larsson – Midfield – 6M Andrewas Granqvist – Defender 5M *Note: World Cup 2018 super hero, Granqvist, missed a pen in 2019 and Larsson has been taking them since! Unfortunate I know. However he is still probably worth owning, just in case he is a pen taker, as the fact he is a defender is such a larg

e advantage. Switzerland https://www.transfermarkt.us/schweiz/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3384 Ricardo Rodriquez – Defender – 5.5M *Note: DEFENDER taking pens Alert! Turkey https://www.transfermarkt.us/turkey/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3381/plus/0?saison_id=2020 Burak Yilmaz – Forward – 8M Ukraine https://www.transfermarkt.us/ukraine/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3699 Andriy Yarmolenko – Midfield – 8.5M Ruslan Malinovskyi – Midfield – 7M *Note: A bit murky as both have taken a pen with the other on the field. It seems like Yarmolenko. He did miss the most recent pen though. This is not a clear situation, unfortunately. Yarmo is also quite expensive (same price as Modric) so perhaps it is best to avoid. https://www.transfermarkt.us/wales/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/3864 Wales