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With the exception of a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool, Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs have enjoyed an encouraging opening to their campaign. Seven goals in four matches makes their attacking options worthy of consideration, with the midfield trio of Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli hovering on our radars as potential acquisitions.

The 4-0 thrashing of QPR certainly brought Nacer Chadli firmly into the Fantasy frame as he bagged a brace and claimed 15 points. With Mauricio Pochettino seemingly promoting the Belgian international to the status of certain starter and with a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) price tag of just 6.1, the debate over Tottenham’s attacking trio seems cut and dry.

However, Christian Eriksen’s shift to a central role in the win over Sunderland and his bundled goal in the 2-2 draw reminded us that he’s a known quantity and a proven producer after a solid 132-point campaign last year. In addition, after a season on the sidelines, largely due to injury, Argentine starlet Lamela has shown flashes of the brilliance which have gone some way to explain why Spurs shelled out £30 million for his services last summer.

In this latest article for members, we analyse this trio of targets, sifting the data available to analyse their early-season form and assess whether Chadli’s emergence has put both Eriksen and the resurgent Lamela in the shade.

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  1. Sweden11
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Balotelli or Costa as captain?
    Balotelli scored in cl and will hopefully score more
    Costas form is good but they are playing against city...

    Please, need some help!

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I've got them both and have ruled out mario as an armband choice. Torn between costa, Siggy and Rambo

  2. jhill89
    • 17 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    which two from these four to start?

    Cahill
    Coloccini
    N Taylor
    Clyne

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Clyne
      Taylor

      1. Who Ate All Depays?
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        this

    2. krzys
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Clyne Cahill

  3. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Adebayor, Rooney, Di Maria or Siggy captain?

    1. Sweden11
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Rooney

      1. Who Ate All Depays?
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        +1

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Toying with Siggy myself, so to speak!

    3. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      But then I don't have any of the other three!!!

    4. wiibrahim
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Rooney

  4. Flying Assassins
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Dzeko to Pelle or keep FT?

    1. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      get pelle

    2. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      keep

    3. Edmond
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely go for Pelle

    4. Who Ate All Depays?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      do it

      1. Who Ate All Depays?
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        great next fixture ater Swans

        1. Who Ate All Depays?
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          after

  5. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Bench 1 from Caulker, Colo and Clyne?

    I am actually going towards Clyne, surely benching colo is the safer option though? thoughts

  6. Penang Sandman
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Repost guys, lost on the last page.

    which one should i bench,

    Naylor (SOU), Clyne (swa) or Duff(SUN) ?

    1. Hanso Lo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think you have to give Duff a go and Swa are at home...so I'd say bench Clyne.

  7. Hammers Select
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Good to go?

    Guzan
    PVA, Robertson, Lovren
    Fabregas, Sterling, Siggy , Zaha
    Costa, Aguero, Rooney (c)

    Subs: krul, wisdom, hutton, wanayama

  8. YuvalSpurs
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Should I take El Ahmadi out now or wait until I use my WC?
    If now, who is the best mid up to 5.2?

  9. wiibrahim
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Should I replace either fabregas or sterling for di maria fot a hit

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Nope.

    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      ehhhhhhh...........no

    3. Edmond
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Don't do it mate

    4. Who Ate All Depays?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      none

  10. Tallahassee
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Whats everyones take on Pelle this week? Swans have been decent defensively, however theyve conceded 96 crosses and have conceded 10 headed goal attempts (shared #3 rank) so far. I'm not too sure on captaining an utd player and am looking for alternatives. Thoughts?

    1. Jay_
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Reading that has made want to play both Bertie and Clyne, was going to bench 1

      1. Tallahassee
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        🙂 Its so appealing! Also, I think Mane is gonna be great for delivery.

        1. Jay_
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Yep i've ditched Tadic, Mane is equal top of the list with Chadli to replace one of AdM or Sterling should they dissapoint or get injured

  11. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Done for the week.. defense bit expensive but it's not really affected teh rest of my team and Caulker will be gone real soon for a 4.0..

    Krul
    Baines Duff Caulker
    Eriksen Sterling Ramsey Siggy
    Rooney(c) Costa Welbeck

    Elliott Terry Clyne Albrighton
    0.1 in the bank.. -4

    Good luck all

  12. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Terry > Baines.

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Few weeks too early ?

      1. Heydudes13
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No way. Baines is streaky, get him while he's hot!!

        Saves me one transfer down the line too.

        In Jack country now Evs. 😉

        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Are you?

          For what bud?

          On the pop??

          1. Heydudes13
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Uni!

            Not right now, will be though!

    2. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sounds good of you don't fancy Ivan

    3. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Is that a question?

      1. Heydudes13
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        A statement.

    4. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not yet...after gw 7 if you wanna have Baines in your team

  13. thetinkerman
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Forget price/reputation and do Hazard > Chadli?

    Give up on Cahill and free funds by selling him for Wilson/Chambers?

    Or both? (I have 2 FTs and would prefer to have 2 next week as well)

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tricky, very tricky.

      Maybe the latter and reassess

      1. thetinkerman
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        That's my plan at the moment but in so tempted by Chadli. I guess I could get do Puncheon to Chadli and bench Hazard.

        Or I could downgrade Pincheon toa 5th mid...

    2. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Of course if you think Chadli is good long-term then spending more in defence and getting Baines for Cahill is an option. I have 0.2m in the bak

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Chadli is this GW or wait a few. You're spot on about price/reputation with Chadli, but Hazard got his for a reason...

      In the same 'Azz shaped boat here. 😕

    3. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Difficult. Di Maria strikes me as a good Hazard replacement if you don't already have him.

      How does the rest of your team look?

      1. thetinkerman
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Hazard > Di Maria strikes me as a knee jerk. Prefer Hazard.

        DDG

        PVa Naylor Cahill wisdom bertrandt

        Sterling puncheon Siggy haz Rambo

        Naismith Rooney Costa

        Cheers

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tinkerman? Fwiw, it is a bad moment to sell Hazard.

      Cahill? Perhaps. Chambers/Wilson good options.

        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Never a good moment to sell Hazard with his potential... why is now particularly bad? 😕

    5. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Keep Haz
      Lose Cahill for Chambers

    6. Edmond
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think Hazard will come good, been unlucky in terms of FPL returns so far imo

    7. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks all. Sound advice. I want Chadli but I think selling Hazard isn't the best ide long-term, even if it pays off this week ,

  14. Proggy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Bench Cahill or Clyne?

    1. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Cahill IMO

      1. thetinkerman
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Both good picks for his week. You know how Jose has set his team up in the past in big games

    2. Who Ate All Depays?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Cahill...i've shipped him out for Naylor

  15. samcro
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is Falcao to Rooney sensible or sideways?

    1. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      stupid

    2. Tiote on Peyote
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'm in the same predicament. Dunno what to do.

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Don't do it. You'll be disappointed

  16. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Hi all. Just need to do one final check. Good to go?

    Begovic McCarthy
    Evans Moreno Clyne Moore Naylor
    Siggy Sterling Fab Tadic Boyd
    Balotelli Costa Rooney

    0.1 ITB. 1 FT. Would you save FT or anything worth changing? Thank you!

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Nope.

      Let it rock !

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers!

      2. Tiote on Peyote
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Evs, would you do Falcao to Rooney for a freebie?

        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          No.

          Falcao could be an explosion waiting to happen

          1. Tiote on Peyote
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Cheers man.

    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      save ft

    3. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Looks good, save it.

  17. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal's next three fixtures are demanding attackingwise...so thinking of switching Ramsey and Welbeck to DiMaria and Pelle.... Right move or not? Welbeck is not convincing at all...

    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      We haven't really given him the chance to convince though! Having said that, I'm giving him one more week then may consider bringing in Pelle for QPR next week

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think people are panicking with Welbeck ? . He hit the post against City and he had an off night vs Dortmund ? . How many goals did you expect him to score in those two games out of interest ?

      1. emperikal
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        He did also bag a brace for England in between

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        He manged to get in the right positions . If he was a 9 million + striker I would be considering it but I 'm going to give him more of a chance and hope my expensive players can cover him if needs be

      3. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        At least one goal. Do you think he played well...? Ok, had some chances, decent stats, but I watched both of those games and I'm not convinced yet. Tight defences in the next few matches coming up... and Arsenal struggling attackingwise. They might come good, of course!

      4. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        But thanks for your input, maybe I need to be patient! I didn't watch England game...

  18. Robben Mee Blind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    UFPL dilemma - have to relegate one of Costa, Aguero, Rooney or Naismith to my reserves. Immediate reaction is Naismith but he has the form and the fixture.
    Any advice guys?

    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Has to be him I reckon

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I know but already been burned twice by dumping him!

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Naismith

    3. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I could of done this also but decided to put him on the pitch and leave one of my saturday guys out

  19. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Rooney and Di Maria season keepers for me

    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      After one win against a newly promoted side who's defence is a shambles.

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        This

        Di Maria also flukey goal. And flukey assist

      2. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No because of van gaals comments today on Rooney and because Di Maria is world class and will tear the prem up.

        Also because they will both play all remaining 34 prem games with no europe

  20. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Mannone
    Clyne, Lovren, Shawcross
    Chadli, Sterling, Di Maria, Siggy, Fabregas
    Rooney, Costa
    (Krul, Naismith, N. Taylor, Collocini)

    STILL dying over these dilemmas:
    1. Clyne or Naylor
    2. How to accommodate Naismith in? :/

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Play Naismith over cesc

  21. zotter
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    A. Bench one of Boyd. Hazard.

    B. Captain Aguero. Sterling. Welbeck. Costa. Chadli

    Currently on Boyd and sterling.

    Thx

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sorry alternative captain is di maria

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bench Boyd, captain Di Maria

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bench Body , Captain Aguero

  22. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Interesting what LVG has said saying that basically only the captain is immune from being dropped. It's we'd all expect anyway, but good that he's confirmed it. All this swapping about he may do, should only effect RVP and Falcao upfront.

  23. PMz
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Start Terry over Clyne?

    De Gea

    Duff Terry Naylor

    Fab Sterling Siggy Ramsey

    Rooney Costa Naismith

    Subs: Marney Clyne Wisdom

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Clyne for me

      Captain roo or sterling?

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Clyne

  24. team77
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Evans or Rafael ?

    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Neither

    2. zotter
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Rafael if you must.

  25. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    If you had a choice who would you pick out of

    Henderson and Herrera

    for the next few GWs

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    TIA

  26. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    waiting to do my transfers as I'm not convinced enough that Duff is totally nailed with Keane around

    1. Edmond
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I thought he's nailed on?

    2. Alberto Tomba
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A Burnley fan did say that he expects the 36 year old to lose his place at some point, but that it may come after January WC. I think/hope Duff is safe for now.

  27. The Sarjeant
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Who do you thinks more likely to keep a clean sheet, Burnley v Sunderland at home or Stoke away to QPR? Tempted to play Gilks ahead of Begovic in case he ends up playing.

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      First one.

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Stoke against QPR

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Burnley.

  28. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Check out my latest punts article if u haven't already

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/09/18/gameweek-5-best-punts/

  29. zotter
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Play Hutton or PvA??

    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      PVA surely

    2. krzys
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      PVA

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone captaining Siggy?

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not against that defence.