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Next up in our summer series of members’ articles, we move to focus on one of the key sources of Fantasy talent – Tottenham Hotspur.

We start by analysing their performance on a team level, assessing last season’s data in order to spot trends and areas improvement. Following that, we drill down into the player data, pinpointing the key individuals.

For this article, we also focus on two specific points of interest for Fantasy managers – assessing the Dele Alli versus Christian Eriksen conundrum, while weighing up the allure of Harry Kane as a “fire and forget” captaincy option.

It’s fair to say that Mauricio Pochettino’s side showed their mettle last season after a disastrous end to 2015/16 saw them pick up two points in the final four fixtures and tumble out of the title race.

Spurs improved their points haul from 70 to 86 and also scored far more goals than beforehand – a total of 86 was far superior to 69 in the previous campaign and more than any team in the top-flight.

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  1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A bit of the norm with a twist

    Hennessy
    Bertrand Luiz Bailly
    Fans William Zaha Pogba
    Lukaku Jesus Tekkers

    Foster Francis Ward Carroll

    Hoping for this mismatch to fair well in GW1 at least then look to somehow shoehorn Kane into mix !

    Any obvious errors ?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Fans?

      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Fans = Fabs 🙂

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I think it's time to forget Austin
    JWP is a decent cheap punt instead

    Who else to get under 6.5 though??

    1. Matamatics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Is 6.5 your upper limit? Could go for Tadic if you are looking for Soton coverage?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry I meant as a striker replacement

    2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      At 2.1% ownership JWP could be a great differential

      At present I've bottled it and went for William

    3. Gashead9
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      JRod & Abraham

  3. grapesland
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Struggling to find a 2x4.5 def rotation to carry me through the first few weeks up to wc, any suggestions?

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Dunk Suttner Francis Mee

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hegazi and Mee.

      1. grapesland
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, Hegazi new to me, sure starter?

        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Not nailed but could easily start GW1. The last pre season match and the Friday press conference should give us an indication.

    3. Swanremainsthesame
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      find the nailed 4.5s from last seasons mid table teams (cept swap out WBA for BUR) then look at the fixture chart to match avoiding top6 teams (rather than Home/Away - which is mostly b0110x)

  4. Bojan ye gud ting
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hi. Does anyone know of any decent cash mini leagues for this season?

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Seems to be coming down to this. Best side A or B?

    Team A

    Foster
    Trippier Cedric Kolasinac Danilo
    Alli Mane Willian Zaha
    Lukaku Jesus

    Elliot Abraham Carroll Suttner

    Team B

    As A but

    Jesus to Kane
    Alli to KDB
    Zaha to RLC

    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Prefer A.
      Big fan of all 3 of those that you're getting rid of

    2. Melania
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A for me. Wouldn't want to rely on RLC/Abraham each week too.

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B for me. Much prefer Kane and KDB

  6. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Being able to buy Aguero at less than 10% ownership vs a promoted side feels like cheating. Oh well.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Will be an interesting lineup.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      one word. Pep

      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Another word. Kun.

    3. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm having a hard time looking past him. Finished well last season, looks like he could play with Jesus (judging by pre season), actually had his best season at city so far, playing under pep!
      And anyway, even if he's not nailed, he's Aguero.. ..he plays, he scores...surely?

      1. Melania
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        What's Pep been up to in preseason?

        1. Lovren an elevator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Playing Sané as a substitute wing-back mainly

  7. price
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    rate my team please out of 10. help needed please!

    Foster. Elliot

    Trippier. Yoshida. Valencia. subs Mee. Rangel

    De Bruyne. Willian. Pogba. Eriksen. sub Romeu

    Jesus. Lacazette. Austin

    0.5m in the bank

    1. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      no kane no kaku = gives us a wave

  8. FPL Joker
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is this Rashford boy worth a punt?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Too much competition. Not from the start.

  9. Ya Boi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hola amigos. Which 4,0m defender has the biggest chance to play in first eleven?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Mason

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hunnmeier at Brighton maybe

    3. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      None tbh. Long, Rosenior and Hünemeier the most popular.

  10. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any of you considering getting two 4.5 Mids (RLC + T.Carroll) ?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Plenty are.

    3. Bojan ye gud ting
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yep. Have both as subs in 4-3-3 formation

      1. Matamatics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I am set up as a 4-3-3 right now. TC on the bench, the hipsters choice after RLC went mainstream. Not sure about the other midfielder but got it on Chalobah at the moment

    4. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      challobah also

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't touch RLC. If he doesn't score (even IF he plays) and another £4.5m mid does, he's dropping in price.

    6. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Me. In a 433

  11. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    courtois /myhill

    jones / Bertrand / kolsinac /4.0 / 4.0

    jwp / zaha /eriksen / willian /carroll

    lukaku(c) / jesus / lacazette

    1. Matamatics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If someone like Jones doesn't play you potentially end up playing with 10 players in gw1. I would have a rethink and try at least get a playing defender on your bench. Only need an extra 0.5 from somewhere and can get the likes of Ben Mee who is certain to play

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I think jones will play,but you got me thinking now,prob

        bertie to cedric

        and miss jones to von tripps cheers mr matics...

  12. EWH2020
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Please RMT!

    De Gea, Elliott
    Trippier, Alonso, Daniels, Suttner, Gamez
    KDB, Salah, Fraser, Ritchie, RLC
    Kane, Lukaku, Abraham

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I like it and ive only got one of them in my team. prime example of the wide choices available this year,roll on next Friday...

  13. The Neville Wears Prada
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A) Kane + Willian

    VS

    B) Jesus + Salah

    1. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A.

    2. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

  14. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Pick 2.

    A) RLC
    B) Carroll
    C) L.Cook

    Both will be sat on the bench but I'd love an option to rotate my 4th defender with. C feels like a nice punt.

    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      of those, B & C.

  15. billnats
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A) DDG, Willian, JRod
    B) Foster, Salah/Coutinho, Ayew

  16. Logic
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys. RMT please.
    Ederson Elliot
    Alonso, Kolašinac, Darmian, Mee, Rosenior
    kdb, salah, Ritchie, rlc, carroll
    Lukaku, laca, chicharito.

    Darmian! Is he assured?

    1. price
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      seems expensive goal keeper and defence choice

      and I think Darmian is unless they sign someone

      1. Logic
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        What would you change? Cant seem to find any cheap good keeper or defensive options

  17. LONG LIVE ZOLA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Which group scores more points?

    A) Kolasinac, Bailly, Defoe
    B) Blind, Yoshida, Alli

    1. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A easily.

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yup A

  18. ttownstokie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Which 4.5 defender shall I add to this

    Cedric, Dawson(can swap for team mate if not fit), Mee, Rangel 4.5?

    1. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe a Newcastle one. Suttner is also very popular here.

      1. ttownstokie
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks bud

  19. Smoky Johnson
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Charly Musonda. Future Balon d'Or winner?
    From belgium, 20, played for Chelsea during pre-season.

    He feels like Pogba 2.0.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHUg5i54_Kg

    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Chelsea will sell him for peanuts. Then a premiership rival will buy him a couple of seasons later for megabucks and he'll be well worth it

      1. Smoky Johnson
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        you could be right about that.

  20. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What's everyone's assessment/predictions for Iheanacho?

    Nailed?
    If so, will he play behind or infront of Vardy in a 4411?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      likely nailed, but in a team that's falling apart

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        True. And we don't actually know how good he is.
        Easily to score off of the bench against tired defenders when you're surrounded by Silva, KDB and Sterling!

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Too many IFs to even look into it. I'd avoid.

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      we'll know by October,thats when I shall be looking at Leicester shocking opening fixtures,avoid...

  21. price
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    rate my team please out of 10 think help and suggestions needed

    Foster. Elliot

    Trippier. Yoshida. Mee/Simpson. ////Rangel

    De Bruyne. Eriksen. Chadli. Milivojevic////Romeu.

    Jesus. Lacazette. Lukaku

    0.5m in the bank

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      7/10 maybe do Chadli>Willian

  22. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    deJong and Abraham
    or
    Carroll and Murray

    or Carroll and Gayle and risk only 3 playing defenders?

  23. Sancidino
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone knows when the next scout cast will be?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Tuesday

      1. Sancidino
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        cheers!!

  24. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know when Son is back?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      at dawn usually?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        The kind of son I'm referring to provides hauls rather than heat & light

    2. ttownstokie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Back training today

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      How old is your son? He's probably staying round a girl's house.

  25. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A quick RMT please. Very aware of its templatltnessness of it. 0.5ITB

    -----------------------------Foster----------------------------

    Alonso - Trippier - Cedric - Daniels/5.5 def.

    ------------------Pogba - KDB - Willian-----------------

    ------Kane - Lukaku - Austin/Chicharito-------

    Subs: Elliot - Loftus-Cheek - Carroll - Rangel

    1. price
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      think more points will come from a stronger mid. downgrade Alonso Daniels or Cedric?

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cedric to a 4.5
      RLC to Gross

  26. price
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane and Lukaku or just one. what would you do? so much potential this year for strikers

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Both to start.

    2. GE
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Only God knows

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Going Lukaku myself. Had both but rest of team suffered. Spurs not been great pre-season. Wembley coukd be a tough environment for them to play.

    4. Silva’s Left Nut
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      easy downgrade if they blank, tough upgrade if they start off firing.

  27. PvA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who does the Team New page on here?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I can if you want, what's up?

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ?

        Like who makes the Team News predictions and updates them?

        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/team-news/

    2. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      James H covers the team news each week, with Paul and I updating also on Fridays.

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sweet, good job to all

        One of my favorite features

  28. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So how much tearing up of plans to get sanchez in has there been after wengers comments today?

    1. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Looking at a front 8 of

      Sanch, kdb, willian, Milivojevic, carroll
      Kaku, kane, jrod

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      None
      Still too expensive and they have a decent striker now to steal points from him

      1. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        The idea of having him as a diferrential is very tempting though...

      2. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Serious surgery required to get him if you set up your team without...

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      None, yet. See what happens on Sunday.

  29. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Which one looks better please.......
    A.
    Forster
    Kompany Trippier Kolasinac
    Alli Salah Willian Ince
    Lukaku Jesus Austin

    Begovic Carroll Dunk Gamez

    B.
    DDG
    Alonso Kompany Trippier Kolasinac
    KDB Willian Ince JWP
    Kane Lukaku

    Elliott Solanke/Abraham Rlc 4

    1. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

  30. GE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    For me and probably many other I have this dilemma:
    Going without Kane or not and maybe cover Spurs by Alli/Eriksen.

    I have below compared going Kane vs. Kane-less by covering with Alli/Kane (same PPM last year).

    Alli and Jesus vs. Zaha and Kane

    Taking last year's PPM into consideration:

    Alli (6.1) + Jesus (6.7) = 12.8
    Zaha (4.3) + Kane (7.5) = 11.8

    But if having Kane I would most of the matches captain him. If not I would captain Lukaku who I have in the team regardless I have Kane or not. So taking this into consideration:

    Alli (6.1) + Jesus (6.7) +
    Captain Lukaku (6*2) = 24.8

    Zaha (4.3) + captain Kane (7.5*2) + Lukaku (6) = 25.3

    I know that Jesus PPM could be biased due to not so many minutes (but that would lead to even lower PPM). I know that I wouldn't captain Kane or Lukaku every week, but these simple calculations shows only small differences between Kane vs. Non-Kane. So maybe I shouldn't be so afraid of going without Kane or maybe Jesus' PPM last year will not continue and Kane + Zaha after all is a better duo?