Scout Notes

Kane, Son and Alli continue blistering start to Mourinho’s reign

Tottenham Hotspur 5 Burnley 0

Goals: Harry Kane (£10.9m) x2, Lucas Moura (£7.0m), Son Heung-min (£9.9m), Moussa Sissoko (£4.9m)

Assists: Alli x2, Son, Kane, Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m)

Bonus Points: Kane x3, Vertonghen x2, Son x1

Harry Kane (£10.9m) delivered two goals and his first double-digit haul in 15 matches as Spurs put Burnley to the sword.

The Tottenham captain had managed just one goal from his last four starts prior to Saturday’s fixture, but he added an assist and the maximum bonus award to his brace to hand a season-best 16 points to his 18.3% ownership in Fantasy Premier League.

Rotation issues mean Christmas is rarely the season to be jolly for Fantasy managers. Kane’s untouchable status at his club and the lack of viable alternatives up-front – five-minute wonder Troy Parrott (£4.4m) anyone? – mark him out as a festive exception.

Kane suggested he can get back to his best at Spurs in a big win over Burnley

Even he is unlikely to start all of the next five games, which begins with tough tests against Wolves and Chelsea. But if he shows further evidence that he’s finally relocated his mojo, the run of Brighton, Norwich and Southampton that follows could bring in his New Year with a bang.

Kane certainly ensured Burnley went down with a whimper at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Sean Dyche’s side managed just one attempt on target all match as Spurs overwhelmed them with pace and attacking intent from the off.

The hosts were ahead after just four minutes when Son Heung-min (£9.9m) laid off the ball to Kane and he lashed home a shot from close to 30 yards out.

That could have been the goal of the match, and yet it didn’t come close.

Alli has delivered in every game under Mourinho

Lucas Moura (£7.0m) doubled the advantage five minutes later from close range, with the assist going to the in-form Dele Alli (£8.7m), somewhat fortuitously, as the ball grazed his head before reaching the Brazilian.

But the goal was essentially down to a superb jinking run by Son that carved open Burnley’s backline.

That could have been the run of the match, and yet it didn’t come close either.

Son then set up Moussa Sissoko (£4.9m), who hit the post, before being denied a tap-in when clean through with Alli, who dithered just long enough for the golden chance to go begging.

The South Korean clearly decided he wasn’t going to rely on anyone to get him a goal after that, so he did it all by himself with the run – and goal – of the match after 32 minutes.

Picking up the ball on the edge of his own area, he burst past half the Burnley team on his way into the other box before finishing with ease past the helpless Nick Pope (£4.7m).

Among Spurs players, only Kane is more popular in FPL than Son (17.2%) at present, and he’s clearly enjoying life under Jose Mourinho, with two goals and four assists in the four matches since the Portuguese coach took charge.

The South Korean has proved to be an incredibly reliable Spurs assets since Mourinho took over. Providing both goals and assists, he has averaged 9.3 points per game, while Alli has managed 9.5 per game.

Vertonghen got himself an assist and a clean sheet against Burnley

Jan Vertonghen‘s (£5.2m) tackle diverted the ball to Son to earn him the assist on the wonder goal – the Fantasy equivalent of a brush merchant being given some of the credit for the Mona Lisa. Not that the Belgian’s 1.4% ownership will be complaining as it helped their man to 11 points, nearly half his total of 25 this season.

Sandwiching all of that came Burnley’s chances to make a game of it.

A Robbie Brady (£5.5m) header hit the bar and post before Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) did well to deny Chris Wood‘s (£6.2m) header from the rebound. Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) then had one header comfortably saved by Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.6m) and missed with another when he really should have scored.

And that was pretty much it for the visitors, who went four down nine minutes into the second half when Kane smashed in his second from inside the area. The assist came from Alli, who is another midfielder thriving under Mourinho.

More than 380,000 managers bought into him for Gameweek 16 and, despite a relatively muted display, he still produced nine points and now has three goals and as many assists from Mourinho’s four-match tenure.

Even Sissoko is proving to be an attacking threat these days and he channelled his inner Son when going on a surging run of his own, exchanging passes with his skipper and poking in his second goal in three Gameweeks.

For context, it had taken him four seasons to match that output previously, but such is life for Spurs at present under Mourinho.

Spurs have been completely revitalised under Mourinho

In the four Gameweeks he’s been in charge, only Liverpool can match Spurs for goals (12) and the side has found a real ruthlessness, with a 24% goal conversion rate well beyond the Reds’ 20.3% total.

And, for once, Spurs kept a clean sheet as well – only their second all season. That fact didn’t escape Mourinho in his post-match analysis.

“Yes, I’m very happy with that. I told the boys at half-time that the clean sheet should be a collective ambition, not something that belongs to the goalkeeper or the centre-backs, everybody. I could give an example of Lucas (Moura), he was one of the players further from our goal but his commitment in the defensive process was very strong.”

Serge Aurier (£5.0m) is the most popular asset in the backline, with 6.1% ownership, although rotation is highly likely to bite the full-backs over Christmas, even if the Ivory Coast international has little competition at right-back currently.

Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) are Mourinho’s preferred picks at centre-half and might, just might, stay that way for the rest of this year.

Son’s energy and dynamism has spread around his team-mates since Mourinho arrived

What is not in doubt is the vibrancy and dynamism of Spurs’ attack, with the midweek loss at Manchester United the exception, not the rule.

That suggests even those tricky fixtures against Wolves and Chelsea won’t stop the rush to bring in their offensive assets, with Son, Alli and Kane all in the top five for Gameweek 17 transfers-in at present.

But before we all get drunk on the fumes of Tottenham’s attacking spirit, remembering the quality of the opposition they demolished should sober us up a tad.

Burnley have had a wretched week, losing three straight games by an aggregate score of 11-1 and prompting Dyche to play the injury card post-match.

“We’ve had a really tough week though and we are depleted at the minute. We have as many injuries to key players as I can remember, which doesn’t help. But onwards and upwards; that’s the way it is. We’ve done it before, and we have to continue doing it.”

Burnley have not enjoyed the last few days

On first glance, Burnley’s squad is not so badly off, although stalwarts such as Ashley Barnes (£6.3m) and Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) are currently absent.

And their schedule is pleasant enough, with trips to Bournemouth and Everton and visits from Newcastle, Manchester United and Aston Villa before the FA Cup third round makes its unwelcome Fantasy appearance in early January.

But the present malaise is more than just a week old.

No side has currently conceded more goals than the 20 they’ve shipped over the last eight Gameweeks, and their decidedly underwhelming 9.2 minutes per chance average over that period means the strikers have been over-performing to score the ten goals they’ve managed – a tally that supposedly goal-shy Newcastle have reached from one game fewer.

That should keep most of their players off our Christmas lists unless Dyche – a past master at turning things around – can re-invigorate his troops pretty much immediately.

Instead, it’s Son, Alli and now Kane who are likely to provide us with some festive fun, with maybe a defender or two worth monitoring if the side can continue to embrace Mourinho’s more traditional tastes in the busy weeks ahead.

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  1. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for Tomori?

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Baldock?

      1. One Wheels Enough
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Last week

        1. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          2 goals and 3 assists this season and 3 good fixtures ahead

    2. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Soyuncu if you don't already own. If not a Villa defender (if fit). Gary Cahill or Martin Kelly.

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Why on Earth would someone need a Villa defender ? Kelly is a good pick if he doesn't own him yet.

        1. Another Hoops
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Villa fixtures look nice in a few weeks time and I fancy Mings. Targett (if fit) to do okay. Decent 4th or 5th defender options IMO. I'd go Cahill over Kelly if money was not an option.

          1. Railwayman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I know about their fixtures but they just cant keep a CS, Palace players better options.

    3. fgdu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      kelly

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) Pukki (lei)
    B) Lundstram (AVL)
    C) Kelly (BHA)

    1. fgdu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      kelly

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pukki

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Have it on Pukki atm, as I also have Schmeichel.

  3. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody priced out to do Mount/Ings to Rash/only 4.2.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings home to west ham next. Keep

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kelly?

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not a midfielder.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings a better option to Rash anyway from a PPM perspective

  4. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Should i do

    De bruyne > Alli
    Jimenez > Rashford

    For free?
    Will be priced out if i dont do it today. KDB and Jimmy dropping tonight as it seems

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      They both don't look likely to drop, both in the -70.

  5. SALVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB& Connolly to Alli& Abraham fo free? Yay or nay?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yes

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    75 all out. I always score big after getting knocked out of LMS 🙁

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      75 is big?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        compared to last week..yes..

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Take some of it and add it to last weeks score? TM is usually flexible

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😀

  7. Triple P
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who to drop to get Alli in? 0.3 itb with 2FT

    KdB - Martial - Salah - Mount (Cantwell)
    Tammy - Vardy - Jimenez

    1. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cantwell to Dendonker?

      1. Another Hoops
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Apologies I have a headache I thought you said you were 0.3 short 🙁 I guess Salah but can you not downgrade a defender pal to free up funds?

        1. Triple P
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I could but I'm stubborn and will keep TAA + Robbo for the season. Saves me some headaches 😉

      2. Triple P
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Would you get Alli in? Or go on without spurs coverage?

        1. Another Hoops
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I'm saving a transfer this week and going Alli in gw18. Your attackers look good for next week so maybe use one transfer to free up funds in defence (if that's an option) and then get Alli in 18.

          1. Triple P
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers. Mount+Salah to Alli+Son looks good. Will tinker a little more. Afraid of Salah being rested

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Martial.

  8. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Do lpool have gw17 blank?

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no.only 18

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ugh

  9. Henning
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this team?

    1 FT 1.6 m in the bank

    Guaita Pope

    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Rico Dunk

    Mane KDB Son Pulisic Maddison

    Vardy Ings Mousset

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Plan for an upgrade on Ings, or shuffle so you play three strikers?

      1. Henning
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Maby, not shure what to do with Mousset and Pulisic.

        Tempted to get Alli and Rashford, but that will Cost me hits .

  10. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How’s Pulisic looked this GW?

    Have 2FTs, considering doing Puli Jimi -> Grealish Rashford.

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Think that’s a decent move

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish on 4 yellows so if booked on week 17 misses 18

      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ah dabg. Thanks. When does the card thing reset? New year?

  11. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Better way to get Son?

    A. KdB to Son
    B. Pulisic snd TAA to Son and 4,8m def

    Thanks

    1. danlynch13
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any one checked KdB stats against Alli & Son over the last few games ... wow 😉

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No - what?
      KDB was City's best player yesterday, but got no return for it.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yip

  13. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Team for next few. Plan is to save the ft and run with double pool df for one more week then swap out Robbo. G2g?

    Pope
    TAA Robbo Soy
    Mane Son Alli Pulisic
    Jimmy Vardy Ings

    (Lund Guendouzi Rico)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      g2g

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate

  14. nolard
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Reshuffle needed to not slip down,
    But what are the good moves below, and in what order?

    Pope /Button
    TAA - Lunds - Chilwell - Kelly - Rico
    Mane - KDB - Alli - Pulisic - DDonk
    Jimmy - Vardy - Mousset

    1 FT/ 1.5 ITB

    A) Jimmy to Rashford
    B) Pulisic to Maddison?
    C) Downgrade Chilwell and TAA (GW 18)
    D) New keeper (Schmeichel? or are Spurs gonna keep tight?)
    E) Mousset to cheap striker and go 442 (GW 19?)

    Thank you!

  15. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best midfielder to go with this lot? Money no issue

    Son, Alli, Mane, Grealish

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane
      Son
      Alli
      Grealish

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        huh

      2. nolard
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ah, I get it.
        KDB or Salah.

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If money is no issue then I’d do Salah or KDB, but money clearly is an issue. Would be a horribly unbalanced team with that midfield

    3. tutankamun
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maddison

  16. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Danny Ings deserves a triple price rise

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Only bought him in as a short term replacement for Tammy but think I’m sticking now. Great value if he can stay fit

        1. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Great move. I am also inclined towards keeping

      2. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pulisic for Grealish FREE?
        Yes or no, or do you see a more important move?

        Ryan
        TAA Lundstram Soyuncu
        Mane Alli Maddison Son Pulisic
        Abraham Vardy

        Button Kelly Rico Connolly

        2.9m itb

        1. nolard
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Good move, but depends if you want Rash?

          1. C'mon the Fylde
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I do, but that'll have to wait.
            Shipping Pulisic for Grealish and then Connolly for Rashford leaves me 0.1m short.

      3. Fernando Torres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        A) KdB
        B) Son

        Have Kane and Alli

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          A

        2. nolard
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          a

      4. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Henderson
        Trent Robertson Lundstrum (Mings Lasc Inj)
        Salah Pulisic Zaha Grealish (March inj)
        Kane Vardy Jimi

        83 this week so decent but Whole bench injured and triple pool, so thinking maybe Mings to Evans, want Alli but I think Priority w/ GW 18.. 1.8m itb Any thoughts? Also I’m tempted to TC Salah or Vardy next GW

      5. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Too late to jump on Ings wagon?

        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          2 more gws left in him.

        2. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Never too late. He scores every game now

        3. Buck The Trent
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          A bit early, but who would you bench ?

          A Grealish (shu)
          B Lunds (AVL, have Hendo)
          C Kelly (BHA)

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I’d probably bench Kelly, Brighton are in great form and playing some really nice stuff.

        4. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Jiminez to Abraham for free?

          1. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Would keep Jimenez for the next 2.

          2. Buck The Trent
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I went Jimmy to Rashford

          3. nolard
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yes, although I am worried about Chelsea's dependency on him. Could burn him out/injure him.

        5. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Most nailed Palace defender is.....

          1. George James
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Kelly

          2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Kelly till 2020

          3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Tomkins

        6. George James
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          KDB + Jimenez >> Ali + Rashford for free?

          1. Silecro
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Exactly my transfers, im personally considering doing it tonight since KDB and jimmy are dropping like stones tonight, and rash will also rise before cl games

          2. Buck The Trent
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah

        7. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Will 68 points qualify me to the cup :/

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            By a mile

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

          Hi!

          Staight swap : KdB -> Son ?

          2FT/ 0.0 ITB

          Pope
          TAA, Robbo, Lundstram, Janmaat, Soyuncu
          Mane, KdB, Pulisic, Alli, Hayden
          Jimenez, Ings, Vardy

          1. Tshelby
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            straight*

        9. BEEZUS
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Those who have played their WC yet - when do you plan on doing so?

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            GW20 or 18

          2. Slitherene
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            GW 20

        10. The Big Fella
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          How do we expect Arsenal, and specifically Lacazette, to do tomorrow?

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Expect them to lose and Frauddie out

            1. Camino Aleatorio
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Is Freddy the first underwear model to coach Premier league squad?

              Arsenal should try a retired rapper next

          2. Ghost Ship
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Not getting hopes up (Laca owner). Lundberg painfully out of his depth.

            1. The Big Fella
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              WHat are you planning to do with Laca? I got him in for these three games and he has returned one goal so far.

        11. _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Which is better?

          A- Saka > Martial ( bench Cantwell)
          B- Jiminez > Rashford ( play Cantwell)

        12. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          64 all out....

          Just about got away with it this week not owning any spurs players