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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. Boom Xhaka-Laca
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Which one?

    A) Foster (Elliot)
    Danilo Trip Cedric (Mee Goldson)
    Alli Salah Willian RLC (Carroll)
    Kaku Jesus Laca
    (Will rotate RLC, Carroll, and Mee)

    B) Foster (Elliot)
    Danilo Trip Cedric Daniels (Suttner)
    Sanchez Salah Willian Milivojevic (Carroll)
    Kane Kaku (Quaner)

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

      B

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

      Is Cedric nailed?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Long time ff player... 1st time entrant. I'll be out early anyway 🙂

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

        Good luck 🙂

  2. Vlekz
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Is fabregas nailed? If yes is he nailed even after hazard returns? Assuming Pedro and boko to be fit. I dont want to take a 1 week punt and then use a ft.

      1. thepeen555
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        No

      2. Takedog1
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        id say hes a starter

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

        no

        1. Vlekz
            8 years, 4 months ago

            How do they line up?
            ....Def def def....
            Def boko kante def
            Willian hazard Pedro
            ...... Morata....
            That line up looks ultra defensive with boko and kante

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

              Depends on opposition.

        2. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Nailed for now

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

        Needing two 4th and 5th midfielders. Which would you pick? On A and B for now as think most nailed

        A Oriol Romeu
        B Carroll
        C RLC
        D Chalobah

        1. jimmy.floyd
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          BC

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Romeu is a card magnet..picked up 11 yellows last season

      5. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Anything worth changing

        Forster
        Bertrand Valencia Trippier Walker
        DeBruyne Pogba Willian
        Lukaku Austin Jesus

        Subs: Elliot Carroll Matic Rangel

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

          How often will you play Matic?

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            He got him to free up Pogba.

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

              Soon he'll have 4 United.

            2. Fantasy Gold
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              😆

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

              😆

          2. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Probably not that often but would rather have a playing midfielder than someone like loftus cheek who isnt gauranteed minutes

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

              You need to lose a United anyway.

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

          Strong. Wouldn't waste a precious United spot on Matic.

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

            He already did by the looks of it 🙂

        3. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Swap Matic for a 4.5. You may need the cash later.

        4. Triple P
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          No spurs attacks would worry me. At least one of Kane/Alli/Eriksen should be in imo

      6. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Anyone know who rotates with Bournemouth? Just need someone to fill in nicely for Daniels when he plays one of the top 6 away.

        1. Dreams
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Swansea are good.

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Rotate quite well with Swansea

        3. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Brighton so Dunk or Suttner

        4. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Southampton

        5. UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers all.

        6. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          CP

        7. Karan_G14
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Rotates well with Brighton so I've got Suttner.

        8. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I try to avoid rotating a 5. Ake will play every week for me.

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

            I do agree but I'll just bench him for the away games against the big guns.

      7. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Please RMT!

        Foster - Elliot
        Kolasinac - Trippier - Bertrand - Naughton - Long
        De Bruyne - Mané - Redmond - Milivojevic - Carroll
        Kane - Lukaku - Gayle

        Thanks!

      8. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Klaassen has been non existent in this game.

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

          Blocked a corner.

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Easential

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              *Essential

      9. Random Name
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Nice to see PSG using John Stones' transfer fee as a guide price.

      10. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        RMT?

        DDG
        Kolasinac - Trippier - Yoshi - Ake
        KDB - Salah - Zaha - Fraser
        Kane - Lukaku

        (Elliot - Carroll - Suttner - Quaner)

        1. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          My exact team as it stands apart from one player.
          You have. Zaha , I have Willian

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

          Basically my team!

        3. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Are you happy with it?

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Great articles mate - having a good read up on them earlier

            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              That's not me. Someone stole my name.
              I've read them too.

          2. Karan_G14
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            I'm pretty satisfied with it. Don't feel like changing anything. I think this is the perfect balance for 442. But I just hope Fraser does well. He's my key differential!

            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Think Kolasinac will outscore a budget striker.
              Fraser looks promising.

        4. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Really don't see a lot of Arsenal CS at first.

          Ake - Bournemouth have two very difficult fixtures in the first 4 so not sure Ake is worth the early investment

      11. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sad day for football.

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

          Pool lost yesterday.

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            😆

            They won the much coveted PL Asia Cup though

        2. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          "WILLLSSSOOONNN!!!!"

        3. Farke in hell
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          what's sad about football

      12. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Not much love for Walters? Could be a snip at 5.5.

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yep.

        2. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Chelsea away first up and Spurs away gw3 is enough of a deterrant

      13. Sanchit
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thoughts on özil? Will be given a very advanced role with sanchez and behind Lacazette ? Seems like a lot of assists playing with those two in the front 3.

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

          Slightly over-priced but should do well in terms of assist with Lacazette in front of him.

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Would Lacazette be worth the extra 1.0? He should have a goal for every Ozil assist over the course of the season...

      14. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        A) Pogba + Ramsey/Zaha

        B) Salah + Ritchie

        1. Dreams
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Neither imo.

          1. Moore FPL
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            This

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

          B

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

          Neither

        4. Triple P
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          A

      15. MattB
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        A) Forster Ozil
        B) Hart/Foster and KDB
        Already have Jesus aswell

        1. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          B easily

      16. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        4 Kyle Walker's gets you Neymar. Mad game this

        1. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I'd take the Brazilian

        2. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          4 Siggys too

        3. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          6 Andy Carrolls

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Haha I read that Andy Carroll for £35m then is equivalent to around £80m in this market. Gotta be one of the worst transfers of all time.

        4. Farke in hell
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          still a bargain considering lukaku and pogba both priced at around 100 mil

      17. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Does this big 3 sacrifice too much?

        Foster Fabianski
        Trippier Ake Manquillo Mee Prodl
        Miki Ramsey Willian Phillips Carroll
        Kane Kaku Jesus

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

          You need a AOA chip every week with that defence 😀

          1. Moore FPL
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            One of the last 3 should have a good fixture though!

        2. ViperStripes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Too much

        3. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          That's not bad at all....

      18. n.p.m.smith
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Foster

        Trippier Ake Cedric

        KDB Alli Coutinho Willian Loftus Cheek

        Lukaku Jesus

        Elliott, Abraham, Mee, Rangel

        1. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Cedric unlikely to start GW1

      19. cuppatea78
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Who to go with?

        A) Alli
        B) Mane
        C) Salah
        D) Eriksen

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Am on B and will swap for D in gw3

        2. Triple P
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          If you got Kane, B. Otherwise A

          1. cuppatea78
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah have Kane. Have Alli at the moment but due to having Kane I was thinking of swapping.

            1. Triple P
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Makes sense, having them both is too much of a risk if spurs start slow

      20. Cruz88
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Which one?

        A) Kane, Mhki, Bertrand
        B) Lukaku, Alli, Yoshi

      21. Plymouth
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Is there a market for FPL pros sharing their teams/wcs/transfers each week for a fee? Like Triggerlips did last yr

        1. Dreams
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          What will change in 1 page mate? What's the point in posting it once again even though you got enough replies?

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Exactly.

            I told him to just follow FPL Virgin.

            Still not good enough

          2. Plymouth
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            What do you think. Only got clown-replies one page 1.

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

              People trying to be funny etc. Like below.

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

              Clown questions deserve clown replies.

              Do you really think there's a market for people's FPL decisions? I mean if you're willing to pay for that service there might well be I guess! I'd never do something like that, it's a game after all and what's the fun in it if you're going to get someone to play it for you? A lot of top players post their thoughts online for free whether that's here or elsewhere...

              How much do you pay?

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

                You start off saying that clown questions deserve clown replies, and then you write that it might well be and ask how much i pay. Ridicilous.

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

          Try ebay.

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

          Tight for cash?

      22. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        So many strikers I'm frightened to use them (to the tune of Ant & Dec - Let's get ready to rhumble)

        A: Lukaku, Kane, Salah 0.0itb (Variety Pack)
        B: Lukaku, Jesus, KDB 1.0itb (Double whammy)
        C: Jesus, Aguero & KDB 1.0itb (Triple special)

        Only way to get more funds upfront is to downgrade significantly Alonso & Lindelof and upgrade Willian

      23. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Which WBA defenders are nailed for first 3-4 games? Lots of injuries there...

        Which one would you pick?

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Foster or Dawson.

          1. Boomerang V
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Dawson is flagged (75% chance of playing)

            What about Evans or Nyom ?

      24. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Got 2m in the bank.
        Atsu / milivojevic could be upgraded. But with whom is the question. Suggestions would be appreciated. Also is Yoshida best 5 m defender?

        Ddg - Elliot
        Yoshida-walker-trippier-kolasinac-suttner
        Mkhi-willian-eriksen-atsu- milivojevic
        Lukaku-jesus-quaner

        4-4-2 preferably.
        Gives me a lot of flexibility

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

          Yoshida's in my team.

          Who is Atsu

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Newcastle united's midfielder 😀

        2. Fantasy failure
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Eriksen to KDB, upgrade Atsu as I think Mili will outscore him with set pieces, and Yoshida/Ake/Daniels for 5m.

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Kdb and Jesus too much city where rotation is danger plus many players will share points

      25. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        So Neymar just sold (£200) for more that double the previous record transfer fee (£89m for Pogdab).

        How exactly does that work?

        1. thepeen555
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Bloody joke

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

            I think this might see the end of my interest in football.

            Will still play FPL, but don't really care for the sport anymore.......

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

          £200m

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

          Including wages and everything deal is close to €500m euros....roughly costing PSG €89m a season spread over 5 years

        4. Boom Xhaka-Laca
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          He's more than 2 times better than Pogba

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

            Yes. This. Neymar is one of the best player in the world.

          2. Waxys
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            +1

        5. Waxys
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Becuase he's the next worlds best.

          I'd argue the release clause should have been higher.

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

        After hours and hours of switching players in and out I suddenly ended up with Pereyra as my 5th mid...

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

        35m for Andy Carroll is starting to look like pocket change the way the market's gone

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

          Dunno about that

        2. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          In today's market he's worth about a quid

      28. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Hi, please rate my team:

        De Gea
        Kolasinac, Trippier, Yoshida
        KDB, Salah, Willian, Milivojevic
        Kane, Lukaku, Abraham
        (Elliott, T Caroll, Suttner, Mason)

        In the bank 0,5m.

        Abraham -> Jrod?
        Suttner -> 5.0 def?
        Milivojevic/Atsu?

        Would appreciate thoughts, thx you

      29. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Advice appreciated!

        DDG / Elliot
        Alonso / Trippier / Stones / Bertrand / Yoshida
        KDB / Mané / Atsu / Chalobah / Carroll
        Kane / Lukaku / Quaner

      30. arndff_
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        A Alonso Zaha RLC Huenemaier Zaha
        B Dawson Willian Fraser Suttner
        Mitrovic

        1. The Overthinker
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          B

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

          * A Alonso Zaha RLC Huenemaier Quaner