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Mourinho replaces sacked Pochettino as Spurs head coach

It has been an eventful 12 hours at Tottenham Hotspur as they lost and gained a head coach quite literally overnight.

On Tuesday evening it was announced that Mauricio Pochettino had been sacked from his position at the north London club after five and a half years in charge.

That came after Spurs had managed just three wins and five draws from their opening 12 Premier League matches of the season, a record good enough only for 14th place.

Their Champions League campaign was also not without its problems, epitomised in a 7-2 defeat to Bayern Munich earlier this season.

Just as the football world was reeling from the surprise departure on their way into bed, we all emerged the next morning to an arguably even more seismic development.

Jose Mourinho is back.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager was appointed Spurs’ new head coach in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Whether he has the desired effect there, after his two most recent managerial spells ended sourly, remains to be seen.

However, it should all make for interesting viewing when his new side travel to West Ham in Gameweek 13…

“I am excited to be joining a Club with such a great heritage and such passionate supporters. The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me. Working with these players is what has attracted me.” – Jose Mourinho

We will do our best to bring you a Scout Report on Jose Mourinho, and what we believe he will bring to Spurs, as soon as possible.

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs shaking up the FPL scene nicely...let's see how it goes

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, it’s always great when something causes a change. More options , more chances

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly...gets away from the templates that form and makes people have to rethink choices

        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Gazzaniga looks a good option now with Mourinho emphasis on clean sheets.

  2. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane and TAA double up or Mane and Salah?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      salah is prob injured

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

      Wait for the presser to hear about Salah

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

    For anybody on WC, what are your teams looking like now?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gazza, Button
      Robbo, TAA, Soy, Tomori, Rico
      Mane, KDB, Maddison, Martial, Donck
      Vardy, Tammy, Jimenez

      1. Am sorry to say again it�…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No Lundstram?!?!

        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          No. Will get Henderson for SHU cover from gw15. May not be covering Lundstram's score if he continues like this but I plan to play 3-4-3 for quite some time.

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

            Lundstram is a must have imo. No doubt.

            1. Wılly
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I agree with this. Lundstram is a stand-alone option and I'd want him in for either Soy or Tomori

          2. Am sorry to say again it�…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            He's a box-to-box midfielder! He has attacking threat plus he's playing on a team who are keeping clean sheets, he's heavily owned and has great fixtures. Put him in your team and stop messing around LOL

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

      Im not on WC but think it would be:

      Henderson/Ryan, Button
      TAA, Lundstram, Soyoncu, Tomori*, Rico
      Mane, Salah*, Maddison, Martial, Hayden
      Vardy, Jimenez, Abraham

      * if Salah is fit otherwise KDB and maybe Robbo instead of Tomori

      Only question for me would be Jim in 343 or Pulisic in 352.

      1. Wılly
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I've got this team currently, due to team value though I've got Janmaat and Gazzaniga over Tomori and GK.
        Been a very hard choice to make between Jim and Pulisic.
        Took KDB which I regret so I don't want to bring him back in for 0.4 more, which would probably lead me to Son if Salah is out.

      2. KunDogan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Jim, guaranteed to start and nice fixtures

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

    Hello! I've asked this quite sometimes over the past some days but think I will go with option A. Good?

    2FT/0.4ITB

    Pope
    TAA, Lundstram, Janmaat, Rico, Soyuncu
    Sterling, KdB, Mane, Mount, Martial
    Tammy, Jimenez, Connolly

    A) Rico, Sterling, Connolly -> Robbo, Hayden, Vardy (-4)
    B) Sterling -> Salah
    C) Mount, Jiminez -> Hayden, Vardy
    D) Sterling, Connolly -> Vardy, Hayden/Dendonk ( and get Robbo next week)
    E) Something else?

    1. Igor-Stimac
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      D

      1. Igor-Stimac
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Robbo might be out so would be a waste of a transfer.

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

    Suddenly the Heaton > Gazzaniga transfer I did at at the weekend looks even better today 🙂

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Unless Mourinho opts for the experience of Vorm 🙂

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

        Surely not.. Gazza has looked really good recently

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I suspect you're right, but we'll see.

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

            I hope so!

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GTG here? 1FT 0.4 ITB
    Considering Mount to Pulisic and Boly to 4.2 next GW

    Pope
    TAA Pereira Lundstram
    Mané KDB Son Mount
    Vardy(c) Abraham Jimenez

    McGovern Rico Dendocker Boly*

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

      Yeap.

    2. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks great! Will be exciting to see Son playing under Mourinho

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Think he might become his favoured player and one of his core untouchables.

  7. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you rather have for the next month:

    a) Rico-Hayden-Kane.
    b) PVA-Alli-Ayew.
    c) Robbo-Hayden-Jimenez.

    Thanks guys.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      C

    2. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      C for me

      First monitor the Spurs players

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

    Thoughts on Sterling (C)?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      As good a shout as any this GW

      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ye I agree I have himself and Vardy so It will be one or the other but I am leading towards Sterling.

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Think Vardy is good for a goal this weekend. Sterling is higher ceiling but greater chance of blanking too IMO.

          1. Le Bluff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Very good point.

            Think this tips the captaincy in Vardy's favour for me. Him and Leicester in such great form.

    2. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Decent but not ahead of Mane, Vardy, or Salah should he be passed fit.

      • Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Great shout. Contemplating myself...

      • TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Probably my captain this week.

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

      To go alongside Rico on the bench, which would you be happy with over Christmas?
      "Quality" or quantity?

      A. Ayew, Reid
      B. Connolly, Targett/Guilbert/Janmaat
      C. Soyuncu/Aurier, Greenwood

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

        A
        Seems like the option with the most nailed players?

      2. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        doesnt have to be 'quality' but nailed players a bonus

      3. theguy69
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I vote B with janmaat. If you can get soy with B thats also good

    4. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      hi chaps

      South Korea with 3 games in mid December. Will Son be jetting off for these?

      have seen no talk of it previously

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wow, good catch. Was all set on bringing him in on friday. I have no answer to your question but surely he is as nailed as it gets in the national squad.

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mourinho will have words

      3. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I suspect Son will play in the China and Japan games.

    5. Wingate
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Think Jose will do a good job at Spurs with the squad they have, and good luck to him.

      Help please chaps, bench one. MCI away should be a terrible fixture but CHE are in great form. Guess has to be Rico?

      A: TAA (cry)
      B: Rico (WOL)
      C: Soyuncu (bha)
      D: Lundstram (MUN)
      E: Tomori (mci)

      Thanks

      1. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 4 months ago

          E seems the obvious choice.

        • Fit_to_drop
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          E for me too. Cant see CHE holding out against MCI

          1. Wingate
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks both. I have taken heed. They don't have a great defensive record and he only has 1 attacking return, E) it is.

        • Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          E

      2. EL tridente
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Salah to mane for -4?

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

          only if Salah out longer term

      3. Hodg55
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pls help on my WC...

        Pope / Ryan
        Lund / TAA / Soy / Rico / Baldock
        Mane / KDB / Tielemans / Mount / McGinn
        Vardy / Tammy / (Ings or Connelly)

        or Baldock >> Tomori??

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

          yes

      4. faver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Hi!
        Any ideas for 1 week punt for CHO (up to 5.8)?
        Was thinkinh McGinn

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

          good pick

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

          Iwobi maybe.

      5. Fit_to_drop
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        McGinn to Tielemans for a -4 or wait until AV have played NEW this weekend and do it next week instead? I'm worried about price rises.

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

          defo wait

      6. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Spurs defence could become really good under Jose

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Keeper available at 4.5

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            For sure. Might go Pope > Gazza after this GW

          2. Wild Card this!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Which one will he pick 🙂

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

          Was just thinking this. I'd want a full back but not sure which will play. Aurier is only £4.8m!!!!

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Not sure Aurier is the kind of player that Jose would like - too many cards and poor discipline. Might be worth seeing who wins the LB spot between Davies and Rose

        3. Tambling5
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Well it's possible, but no means definite. In his 17 league games for Utd last season, there were only two clean sheets.

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            The tools at his disposal at Spurs are much better though. Toby/Vert/Sanchez as opposed to Jones/Smalling/Young etc...

            1. Tambling5
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Depends on whether Toby and Vert are galvanised by his arrival. They are running down their contracts for one big final pay-day, and presumably have plans already for next season's free transfer when contracts expire. Erikson also likely to be underwhelmed, so a midfield of Jose picks like Dyer, Winks and Sissoko means goals may be at a premium. Whilst this may imply clean sheets more likely, a couple of nil-nils will have the crowd on his back. I just can't see it being a breeze in the park.

        4. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Could is the operative word, I'm going to wait and see.

      7. TH
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        What's the situation with Pope, lots of people transferring out, due to fixtures or?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He's being transferred in atm according to FPLstats, fixtures turn soon though and there are arguably better options, wouldn't say he's a huge priority though.

          1. TH
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks, saw a few few things on here wasn't sure. Will keep for now.

        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Am gonna swap for Gazza/Hendo in a couple of weeks

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            One of those or Ryan for me then too.

      8. TheRealDonaldTrump
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Bench two, play two!

        Janmaat vs Soyuncu vs Mount vs Martial

      9. JuulKrapuul
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ryan - Button
        Chillwell - Lundstrum - O'Connel - Rico - Reid
        Mané - Sterling - KdB - Tielemans - Mount
        Vardy - Tammy - Connelly

        ITB: 1.2 - FT: 2

        Best way to get Jiminez?

      10. Hodg55
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Janmaat or Baldock (got Lund)

        Deulofeu or Ings (got Vardy & Tammy)

      11. AuFeld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        What do you think is going to happen to Kane under Jose? Is he going to continue to regress or are you expecting him to make a bounce back to his peak form?

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Think Mourinho will encourage him to play like his more traditional centre forwards in the past (Drogba, Lukaku) and keep him closer to the opposition box. Think this will only help Kane.

        2. Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I don't think he's regressed I think the whole team hasn't been up for it. He's been scoring for England

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

          Kane and spurs cannot be any worse than they were this season so i expect improvement.

      12. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Play 1:

        A. Haller (TOT)

        B. Aurier (whu)

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          A

      13. Gametheory101
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Keep Auba for the fixtures or move on to Kane?

        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Keep auba for next 2 atleast

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

          Wait and see what happens to Harold

      14. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        https://www.football365.com/news/the-pogba-conundrum-solskjaers-biggest-decision-as-man-utd-boss

        Interesting article on the potential return of Pogba soon, if he does start at 10 and even slightly cares, he could become a very good option. He was scoring and assisting regularly from there when Ole first joined and was a constant threat in and around the box.

        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, but martial better option at similar price.

      15. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        As an England fan, I wish Mou can help to bring up Alli's form in time for the Euros.

        He has been massively underperforming his peak 2 years ago.

      16. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        just saw south korea is supposed to play 3 matches during dec, for east asia cup final rounds..is that a concern? for potential Son owners

        1. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yup.

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          South Korea have more games than Spurs ffs.

      17. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Keep Aurier or move to TAA for a -4?

        1. nibirislam17
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Same situation. I think give him a couple of week. Fixtures seems good for spurs.

          1. CheesyZoot
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            New manager bounce for Aurier maybe? Also quite tempted by PVA after this week

      18. nibirislam17
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Should i play Aurier ahead of Maguire this weekend?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I would.

      19. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Quick FFS admin question:

        If I change my 'display name' (i.e. what username shows up as) on here will it mess up cup entries etc or do things automatically update?

        1. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Good question. Should still be linked to your account, but not sure it will update the name - my name displays wrong, so I don't think it's something that will be able to update itself

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks for reply RAE!

            So I can change display name but for cups/ HoF I would search by original underlying username?

      20. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ahh don't know what to do... have already got Robertson in with 1 FT.

        With my remaining 1 FT and 1.4 mill in the bank should I:
        A) Save it
        B) Mount -> Martial
        C) Mount -> Pulisic

        Pope
        TAA Robertson Soyuncu
        Mane KDB Maddison Mount
        Vardy Jimenez Abraham

        Button; Lundstram, Dendoncker, Tomori