Today I'm bringing you a little sweaty squad builder containing all Belgian players that will set you back between 25k and 350k depending on your budget. A lot of the more expensive players featured in my version of the squad are used in multiple teams, wherein lies the savings. This squad is unbeaten so far on my account in the 1st division. It has the major pace factor which is crucial for your sweaty teams and contains a few hidden gems you might be able to pick up on the cheap.
*All prices are based on Xbox prices at the time of publishing*
Starting in goal we have Thibaut Courtois. A great, young keeper, he is tipped to be one of the best in the coming years. At 20 years old, he is a future Chelsea #1 and a personal favourite of mine. He can also fit in to your BBVA team but with plenty of cheap options in this league, I would leave that to preference. I have chosen to go for his standard card as it only set me back 700 coins but if you can pick up the IF version for under 20k I would highly recommend it. With great reflexes and handling don't expect any spills from this man.
Next up we have our 1st CB, Jan Vertonghen. A Belgian first team regular, introduced to the BPL this season, he has great pace for his position and defensive stats. Along with his strength at the back, you get a high attacking work rate and a powerful shot so don't be surprised if he picks up a few crucial goals for your team. You can pick up his standard card for around 1,500 coins today if you're lucky and you won't regret it. I've included a picture of his IF version just to show what a perfect version of this squad would look like, but you will be lucky to pick this up for anything under 120k.
In the second CB position, we have Thomas Vermaelen, the Arsenal veteran and captain. Vermaelen actually played alongside our other CB, Vertonghen, during their years at Ajax and are currently partnered in the defence of the Belgian national side. He shares Vertonghen's high defensive stats and has similar pace and mentality making this a perfect partnership at the back. A bargain at around 2,100 coins, I would recommend this man for any low end BPL side.
At RB we have Ritchie De Laet, who plays for Leicester in the Npower Championship. This player is all pace. At 87, he can keep up with nearly any striker thrown at you, making up for his other, mediocre stats. This card is slightly pricier than the others and you may struggle to find more than one for auction at any one time. For this version of the team, I picked him up for 4,500 coins but in previous versions, I managed to get him for as cheap as 700 coins. A key component of this team, with a high attacking mentality, you may find De Laet higher up the pitch than our RF shown below (no spoilers here!), setting up goals with his amazing crosses and scoring a few wonder goals by cutting in.
At LB we have Derick Tshimanga, recently purchased by KRC Genk. Our second of four silver stars in this squad builder, Tshimanga shares De Laet's fantastic pace but because he is a Pro League silver player he is incredibly cheap, averaging at around 2000 coins but selling for as low as 650 coins if you shop around.
Moving on to our CMs, we have Kevin De Bruyne on the left hand side. Another future Chelsea star, De Bruyne is at home on this side of the pitch have started as a left midfielder and with a 5 star weak foot. De Bruyne is by far my favourite IF card and at 30,000 coins I think he is a bargain. His dribbling helps him keep up with our LF and his incredible shot will have you scoring screamers regularly from outside the box.
In the middle of our team, we are going to have Marouane Fellaini. I've gone with his 1st IF card in my team any of his three versions will work for this squad. With fantastic defensive stats and a high defensive mentality, Fellaini is a fantastic holding midfielder on FUT and what he lacks in pace he makes up for with brute strength. I managed to pick him up for 73k coins and I have never looked back.
In the RCM position of our squad we have Axel Witsel. I have yet to try out his IF as I am currently shopping around for it but the standard card I have is average at best and is only there because Dembele is incredibly overpriced as a CM. a blemish on an otherwise perfect squad, hopefully the IF version will be much better.
Starting on the left side, at LF we have the one and only Eden Hazard. Hazard is perhaps the best in his position and is one of the main reasons this team was created. With great pace and dribbling and a fantastic shot, Hazard is an amazing attacking player, scoring plenty of goals and picking up assists left, right and centre. For around 70k coins he is a relative bargain and is a necessity for your BPL teams and hybrid squads alike.On the opposite side of the pitch at RF we have Jonathan Legear. A converted RM from the Russian League, he is another hidden gem. His pace and dribbling are incredible and his shot is unbelievable; you won't even realise he is a silver player until he is credited for a goal.
All together this squad set me back 180k coins and has yet to let me down. It consist solely of pacey, attacking players with great dribbling and goal-scoring potential.
I hope you enjoyed this squad builder and go out and try your own version of the squad. If you do let me know how well you do and what, if anything, you would change. If you have any suggestions or requests for future squad builders, leave a comment and I'll get back to you. Thanks for reading and until next time, peace!
*UPDATE - Lukaku acquired!*
All prices stated are either current Xbox Live auction prices or from Futwiz
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