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What Fantasy managers can expect from new Spurs boss Jose Mourinho

A little over 24 hours ago, Mauricio Pochettino was still in the managerial hotseat at Tottenham Hotspur.

The long-serving Spurs boss has since been dismissed and replaced by Jose Mourinho, who is back in the Premier League after an 11-month absence.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United head coach has signed a contract with the Lilywhites that runs until the end of the 2022/23 season, with the move to north London being his fourth separate stint in the English top flight.

Speaking upon his appointment, Mourinho said:

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.

I really like this squad. Of course, I’m not going to say names, I’m not going to tell you individuals because this is completely against my concept of what a team has to be, but I like a lot the ability of the squad.

Spurs’ chairman, Daniel Levy, added:

In Jose, we have one of the most successful managers in football. He has a wealth of experience, can inspire teams and is a great tactician. He has won honours at every club he has coached. We believe he will bring energy and belief to the dressing room.

From the tiresome post-match gripes to the “guarantee” of trophies (he has won at least two leagues or cups in each of his last six jobs), we’re already well aware of what Mourinho has the potential to deliver on his return to English football.

For us Fantasy managers, our interest centres on what effect Mourinho can have on a spluttering Spurs squad.

Spurs in 2019/20 So Far

Sitting in 14th place in the Premier League and winless in five top-flight games, Spurs have ceased to become the attractive proposition to Fantasy managers that they once were.

Harry Kane (£10.8m) is the only Spurs player who can boast a double-digit ownership at present but, to put that in context, he is still the lowest-owned FPL asset in the £10.0m+ price bracket.

Not one Spurs player was owned by more than 10% of the top 10,000 Fantasy managers at the point of the Gameweek 12 deadline.

While the Lilywhites are still a respectable fifth for goals scored in the Premier League, they trail Manchester City, Leicester City, Chelsea and Liverpool by some distance and have scored on only four occasions in the last five Gameweeks.

On the underlying stats front, Spurs are ranked a lowly 16th for shots in the box and 17th for big chances created.

The picture is even worse at the back, with no team having kept fewer clean sheets (one) than Pochettino’s former charges in 2019/20.

Only Norwich City have allowed more shots on target.

Mourinho – The History

Ever since his appointment as Porto manager in January 2002, Mourinho has won trophies.

His two-and-a-half-year spell with the Portuguese side ended with back-to-back domestic titles, a UEFA Cup success and a UEFA Champions League win in 2004.

Joining Chelsea soon after, the “Special One” secured the Blues’ first Premier League crown for 50 years and then delivered the title again the following year, with three domestic cups thrown in for good measure during his first stint in west London.

Departing Stamford Bridge early on in the 2007/08 season, Mourinho returned to management the following summer with a successful two-year spell in Milan, securing back-to-back league titles and a Champions League crown with Inter.

Tasked with breaking up Barcelona’s dominance in Spain, Mourinho was appointed Real Madrid manager in May 2010 but left with only one La Liga title and a Copa del Rey crown to show for his three years in the Spanish capital.

A return to Chelsea in June 2013 peaked with a Premier League and League Cup double in 2014/15 before he was again axed in December 2015.

Two and a half years at Manchester United rounded off his managerial career before this week, with Mourinho adding an EFL Cup and a Europa League to his list of honours in 2016/17.

All of that paints a pretty picture of Mourinho the manager but there are obvious disclaimers.

The new Spurs boss was cursed by “Third Season Syndrome” in his three previous spells in England, with his two most-recent stints ending at almost exactly the same points (mid-December of his third season in charge) and his last full campaign (2006/07) in his first spell at Chelsea being beset by off-the-field problems.

Then there are the ego and personality issues: from Frank Arnesen to Cristiano Ronaldo, Mourinho has clashed (or reportedly clashed) with a number of high-profile figures at several of his sides.

A nomadic figure of sorts, Mourinho’s tendency to move around and apparent unwillingness to develop youth players has also led to criticisms that he’s yet to build a lasting legacy at any of his clubs.

However, the new Spurs head coach said today:

There is not one manager in the world who does not like to play young players and help young players to evolve, there is not one.

The problem is sometimes you get into clubs and the work that is below you is not good enough to produce these players, but when you have them, the managers are always happy to develop these players, so I look to our history and you see that the Academy is always giving the talent the first team needs. Of course, I also look forward to work with that profile.

Mourinho – The Tactics

Operating mostly in a 4-4-2 diamond at Porto, Mourinho became famous for his 4-3-3 during his first spell at Chelsea – a system that, of course, gave rise to the ‘Makelele role’.

Those two formations continued to be Mourinho’s go-to set-ups throughout his time at Stamford Bridge and then at Inter, with a 4-2-3-1 quickly introduced in Milan.

The move to the Bernabeu continued the tactical evolution, with that 4-2-3-1 shape almost exclusively used by the Portuguese boss.

The formation was also one he generally preferred during his second stint in west London and then in Manchester, although there were dalliances with the 4-3-3 and a wing-back system during his tenure at Old Trafford.

Pragmatic is a word that is often tossed in Mourinho’s direction regarding his managerial approach; negative is another.

Deep-lying defences, counter-attacks and quick transitions have been a feature of his sides’ play in the past although our short-term memories are perhaps blighted by some dire, pedestrian performances during his time in Manchester.

As Michael Cox points out in an article for The Athletic today, number tens have traditionally shone under Mourinho – be it Deco at Porto or Mesut Ozil at Real.

Speaking in 2015, Mourinho said:

For me, a No. 10 does a lot of things, with the ball and without the ball.

So for me, No. 10 is a very special player in my team, when I play with a No10, which in Chelsea in the last period we are doing. In a system of two midfield players and a No. 10, I demand a lot from a No. 10. Every position is important, but it is an important position.

I like a No. 10 to score goals. I like a No. 10 to get in the box. I like a No. 10 to score goals like Oscar against Maccabi Tel Aviv. A No. 10 for me is a No. 8-and-a-half when the team loses the ball and a No. 9-and-a-half when the team has the ball.

Could we perhaps see the re-emergence of Dele Alli (£8.4m) as a viable Fantasy asset, then, after a period of dormancy?

Cox also points out that Mourinho likes his strikers to, well, strike.

Out-and-out centre-forwards such as Didier Drogba and Diego Costa flourished during their time under the erstwhile Chelsea boss, which could well have positive ramifications for Kane as a Fantasy asset, given the concerns about his more deeper role under Pochettino.

Hard-working, up-and-down wingers have often been a feature of Mourinho sides, too, which seems ideally suited to Son Heung-min‘s (£9.6m) skillset.

Mourinho’s resistance to playing two strikers in the past decade may mean that we Fantasy managers won’t be able to enjoy Son as an “out of position” forward, however, unless there is a revisiting of the 4-4-2 diamond that Pochettino had a tendency to deploy.

The former United manager’s constant run-ins with Luke Shaw were a reminder that Mourinho likes his full-backs to be disciplined and defensively sound, too, which might be an issue at Spurs in the short term given the dearth of options available at present – particularly at right-back.

“Defence first” is unquestionably Mourinho’s mantra – as we’ll discuss below.

Mourinho’s Teams – The Underlying Stats

Looking back through our Members Area data (which stretches back to 2011/12), Mourinho’s Chelsea and United sides ranked as follows for several key underlying stats (we have only included full-season numbers).

In terms of the defensive stats, a rank of ‘1st’ means the tightest defence (i.e. fewest shots conceded, most clean sheets etc).

Chelsea: 2013/14

Attacking
GoalsShotsShots in the boxShots on targetBig chances
3rd (71)1st (692)2nd (376)3rd (222)5th (79)
Defensive
Goals concededShots concededShots in the box concededShots on target concededBig chances concededClean sheets
1st (27)3rd (393)2nd (207)1st (120)1st (33)1st (18)

Chelsea: 2014/15

Attacking
GoalsShotsShots in the boxShots on targetBig chances
2nd (73)4th (564)3rd (334)3rd (205)3rd (86)
Defensive
Goals concededShots concededShots in the box concededShots on target concededBig chances concededClean sheets
1st (32)5th (415)1st (208)2nd (121)1st (35)1st (17)

Manchester United: 2016/17

Attacking
GoalsShotsShots in the boxShots on targetBig chances
8th (54)4th (591)6th (343)4th (208)=4th (76)
Defensive
Goals concededShots concededShots in the box concededShots on target concededBig chances concededClean sheets
2nd (29)5th (361)4th (192)4th (113)1st (32)=1st (17)

Manchester United: 2017/18

Attacking
GoalsShotsShots in the boxShots on targetBig chances
5th (68)6th (512)7th (299)6th (173)6th (78)
Defensive
Goals concededShots concededShots in the box concededShots on target concededBig chances concededClean sheets
2nd (28)7th (436)5th (264)5th (144)6th= (57)1st (19)

A recurring theme in the tables above is that Mourinho’s sides, unsurprisingly, rank better for defensive stats than at the other end of the pitch.

In each of his four full seasons in charge of Chelsea or United in the current decade, a Mourinho team has ranked first or second for goals conceded and clean sheets registered.

Indeed, no other Premier League side could better a Mourinho-led team for clean sheets in the four campaigns scrutinised above, with a minimum of 17 shut-outs recorded in each of them.

There was a scarcity of big chances conceded, too, at least until 2017/18 – the early-season loss of key centre-half Eric Bailly to injury and the alarming dip in form from defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic perhaps mitigating factors there.

The attacking figures aren’t awful but Chelsea or United almost never topped the underlying stats tables, with even the Blues’ title-winning campaign of 2014/15 seeing them ranked only fourth for shots and third for big chances.

Final Thoughts

This is almost unchartered territory for Mourinho: the “Special One” hasn’t experienced a mid-season appointment in almost 18 years.

With Bobby Robson’s one-time right-hand man not having a full pre-season to impart his ideas or indeed a transfer window with which to recruit players of his liking, we might have to be modest in our expectations of the new Spurs boss.

That said, the “new manager bounce” – something Lateriser12 raised in a Hot Topic today – is always something to watch out for (see what happened when there was a managerial change at Old Trafford last season) and, quite frankly, it is difficult to imagine the Lilywhites sinking any deeper than they are now.

Mourinho’s track record for player bust-ups doesn’t sit easily, particularly as he has to immediately find a way of dealing with four contract rebels at Spurs: Christian Eriksen (£8.7m), Danny Rose (£5.4m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m).

If he can get the Belgian duo on side (experienced defenders very much being Mourinho’s favourite type), then that might be the first stepping stone in shoring up what has been a leaky backline this season.

Budget goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) may look even more inviting an option to Fantasy managers if the Lilywhites plug the holes in defence.

Further forward, we await the effect that Mourinho has on the likes of Son, Alli, Eriksen and Kane.

While the team stats above point towards a defence-first approach, it may be that Kane and Alli are better suited to Mourinho’s model than they were to the latter-day Pochettino set-up.

The sheer volume of players available to the former Chelsea boss in the middle of the park is perhaps reason enough to hold fire for now, while those Fantasy managers with more cut-price frontlines will see little reason to reshuffle their pack to fit Kane in just yet.

Saturday’s meeting with an out-of-sorts West Ham side will hopefully be a good gauge, with there being some decent Spurs fixtures to tap into beyond that point should the signs be positive.

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  1. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea 13/14, 333 big chances conceded lol

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And yet it was still the best in the division!

      (Fixed)

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I dont remember the season being that entertaining 🙂

  2. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer suggestions? 1FT, 0.4ITB

    GK: Pope

    DEF: Chilwell Rico Alexander-Arnold Lundstram

    MID: Maddison De Bruyne Mané

    FWD: Vardy Aubameyang Abraham

    BENCH: Button Mount Trossard Reid

    1. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Save for sure

    2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Save

  3. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The RMT tool says I should pick Rico ahead of Mount.

    Doesn't feel right having Mount as my 1st sub.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      the Rico Mount Tool is never wrong.

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

      Damn. I was already doing this but I dont rate the RMT tool at all so now I might reconsider

  4. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'll reckon he'll play a CB at right back rather than trust aurier.

    Expect Dier to get back on track.

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hope not. I am waiting for Aurier's good fixtures and upcoming good points per mil. He is a bps monster.

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

    Who's likelier to score the least, this weekend?

    Lunny
    Soyuncu
    Rico

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

      Soy

    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lund

    3. Pukki blinder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico

    4. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Really helpful guys

  6. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What has what Lampard said in 2015 got to do with Mourinho?

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      F5 yersel

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

      Suspect it's a typo

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

    Time to get in Kane or Son?

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

      No not this week.

  8. Evil Greg
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Might stick 20 quid on Spurs to beat West Ham this weekend.

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah to Mane, if he’s not fit, is a no-brainer? Even if I had to do it for a hit? Will wait for a Klopp’s presser thou, but somehow I feel that he will miss Crystal game :/

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

      Sky Sports reporting that Salah and Robbo will both miss out.

  10. WWF
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All aboard the Toby train !!!!! He has nice hair

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And more importantly....green eyes!

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Massive dong too.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Size isn't everything.
        Ask TM !

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          TM - TinyMan

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

    A) Sterling + Mount
    B) Kane + Martial
    C) Son + Jimenez

    Thoughts???

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B for the giggles

  12. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GTG? Bench order OK? Already spent FT.

    Pope
    TAA, Lundstram, Robbo
    KDB, Mane, Mount, Tielemans
    Vardy(c), Jimenez, Tammy
    (Button; Rico, Lowton, Cantwell)

  13. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Heaton*
    Robbo* Rico Soyuncu
    Salah* Sterling Mount Maddison
    Vardy Jiminez Abraham

    Button* Saiss Dendoncker Tomori

    With no ft, and if all 3 are out....

    A - play with 10
    B - Salah to Mane -4
    C - Heaton to Gazzaniga -4

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

      Probably c...

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What did you do with ft

  14. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you do sterling to Mané or burn a FT? Already have 2FTs and this is my team:

    Pope
    Robertson - TAA - Soy - Lunds
    Mount - Sterling - Kdb
    Auba - Vardy - Abraham

    Subs: Button - Rico - Dendo - Nakamba

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      burn it

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pope to gazzaniga

    3. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pope to Gazza?

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

    Sterling or Kane?

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

  16. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who scores more points this week:

    A) Vardy Richarlison
    B) Kane Martial
    C) Son Rashford
    D) Vardy Martial

  17. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Right lads and ladettes

    Rashford and Mendy > Kane (C) Williams

    I can deal with Williams being a fodder 🙂

    1. ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts?

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

  18. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do I save or think how to fix the bench?

    Pope
    TAA Soy Lund
    Mane KDB Mount tielemans
    Abraham Vardy jimenez

    Pieters, Cantwell, Kelly 4.7 ITB 1 FT

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      would strongly consider pieters to lovren or robbo if fit. no need to save with that much itb

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        yeah was considering robbo but now with the injury news I feel it is best to wait.

        could upgrade mount maybe? have 3 LEI though...

    2. Pukki blinder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If ur happy with starting team and think they all play I’d leave it for 2 transfers next week no point wasting on player to sit on the bench

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        could always play the player I get it and bench mount or soy

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

      Bench can be sorted in due course. Keep those transfers to assess Spurs assets.

      I also think West Ham, Arsenal and Everton managers hanging on a thread that you’ll want to react quickly to those with FT.

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        it seems it is like a wait and see... not really a player I want now, really tempted to save unless go upgrade mount or pieters?

  19. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need a 5th Mid (playing in 3-5-2, or possibly bench in a 4-4-2 rotating with Rico). I am looking at Djenepo at Southampton. Injured early on in the season after a good start, back in the team now and at 5.2 and good fixtures, could he be a good option? Very limited choices at 5.5 or under and will need to be a bit of a punt.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      problem currently is him being played oop

      1. Gashead9
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Where is he being played?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          recall seeing on saints twitter that he was lwb

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

      Djenepo looks interesting. Worth the punt with those fixtures aslong as always going to play

  20. Pukki blinder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Auba for captain?

    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I am

  21. DNFPL
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Eyeing up this next week...

    Sterling + Deulofeu > Pulisic + Kane

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      rather have the first two

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

        Interesting. If Sterling gets a yellow would that opinion change?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          good question, probably not for me but most will disagree and can make a case for it

    2. Pukki blinder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not bad punt my concern is if pulisic it nailed down to start

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    TAA / Pereira / Lundstram / Rico
    Mané / KDB / Tielemans / Mount
    Vardy / Abraham

    Button // Janmaat / Connolly / Cantwell

    Original plan was Janmaat(?) to Robbo this GW; Cantwell to Pulisic next week.

    Should I do the reverse this GW? Play Pulisic over Mount?

    1. Pukki blinder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How much u got in the bank dude ??

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        5.6m - loads courtesy of a Sterling downgrade last GW!

  23. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    1)Save ft (0.6 itb)
    2)Save 0.1 before price drop by doing Cantwell > Dendo/Hayden
    3)Upgrade Greenwood to Connolly?

    Pope (Button)
    Taa Lund Rico Aurier (Janmaat)
    Salah Mane Kdb Mount (Cantwell*)
    Vardy Abraham (Greenwood*)

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

      I have same decision to make.. favouring Hayden at the moment.. need to call it tonight tho.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Considering saving ft because that might be needed next week more than the 0.1 I would save today.

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

          That’s the smart play, I think. Just don’t like losing value.. annoying.

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wrong thread earlier! Something came to me during the IB:

    There is actually a way to accommodate Double Liverpool Fullbacks, plus Lundstram AND Leicester defence without going 4 at the back

    That way is none other than.... Mr. Kasper Schmeichel. For example:

    Schmeichel
    TAA, Robbo, Lundy
    Salah, KDB, Maddison, Martial, Pulisic
    Tammy, Vardy
    (Button, Willems, Rico, Connolly)

    1. andres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ir requires an extra transfer though which is never popular with a GK. Besides there may be a case you actually want 3 LEI mids?

      There is also the mou factor, maybe Tot players suddenly become options?

      Nevertheless, it doesn't look like a crazy idea 😉

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes on spurs, If Salah is injured and Kane has been unlocked by Jose I think that’s a swap I’d actually entertain

        But 3 lei mids is too much, Vardy plus Maddison is virtually 75% of their attacking output as things stand, and they have a great ability to churn out CS’s this year so I think the GK xfer might just be worth it over Popey

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No Jimenez?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I’m more of a Tony M fan than a Raul Jimmy fan so went that direction instead

        Jimmy got owners out of jail very late in the day last week, but strong fixtures coming up

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Not so sure about Utd yet

          Sheffield away, city and spurs in the next four

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Utd without Martial are a glorified rabble... with him, they’re doing quite well though:

            With Martial starting
            Played: 15
            Won: 11
            Lost: 3
            Drawn: 1
            Goals for: 33
            Goals against: 15
            Points per game: 2.26
            Win rate: 73.3%
            Loss rate: 20%
            Goals per game: 2.2
            Goals against per game: 1

            Without Martial starting:
            Played: 18
            Won: 5
            Lost: 6
            Drawn: 7
            Goals for: 19
            Goals against: 22
            Points per game: 1.16
            Win rate: 27.8%
            Loss rate: 38.9%
            Goals per game: 1.05
            Goals against per game: 1.22

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

      Thanks for the example, would've been hard to picture otherwise.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A Picture tells a thousand words 🙂

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Just don't have double Liverpool defence. You may want a Mourinho defender and they're all priced around 5m. Plus there's the BGW18 to navigate.

      Mané + TAA for me.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Have had double liv def all year, but I strongly believe there’s an imminent uptick in CS’s in the pipeline from Liverpool... if it doesn’t materialise all bets are off

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

      Creating a problem where none exists. You can have soy for cheaper. Play the xi that you think will score most points. Sometimes that will be four at the back, sometimes three and you drop the one with the worst fixture. Don't see the Lei defence as something worth fretting about.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Big fan of that front 7 here, thus straying into back 4 territory isn’t as eagerly anticipated as it may be for others

        I have Chilwell, Lundstram, TAA, Robbo currently & owning Lei defence has been pretty nifty albeit a weekly benching headache - with that form & those fixtures, I don’t see the “niftyness” lifting for a while yet

  25. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    Soyuncu Rico Trent
    KDB Mane Maddison Mount
    Abraham Jiminez Vardy

    Button Lund Dendonker Tomori

    2ft and 2.2mil itb. Any ideas what to do with it?

    Not any huge issues.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benching Lundy for Rico? Erm, not for me.

  26. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Soy (bha) or Mount (mci)?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Currently on soy but swaying

  27. Lestat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best option going forward??

    A - Sterling, Mane, Maddison, Jimenez, (4pt hit)

    B - KDB, Mane, McGinn, Aubameyang (4pt hit)

    C - Sterling, KDB, McGinn, Aubameyang - (no hit)

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      c

  28. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero to:
    a) Jimbo
    b) Kaneel

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

      I wanted to sell Aguero for many options, and now I decide that I'll keep

  29. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Seriously, what should I do with this lot?
    I have WC or 2FTs 0ITB
    Pope *Heaton
    Soyoncu *Robbo *Ota *Lascelles Lundstrum
    Sterling KDB Martial Mount *Saka
    Auba Abraham *King

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would WC

      Ota, Lascelles, Saka, King, Auba out

      Robbo out if injured, possibly Mount as well

      get:
      TAA, Baldock, Madders, Jimi, Vardy
      if not enough money for TAA get 2nd SHU def

  30. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who scores more points this week:

    A) Vardy Richarlison
    B) Kane Martial
    C) Son Rashford
    D) Vardy Martiall

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B does.

    3. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      D