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Mourinho selects five-man defence in attempt to stifle Liverpool

Jose Mourinho has named a five-man defence for Spurs’ Gameweek 22 meeting with league leaders Liverpool.

Danny Rose (£5.3m) and Serge Aurier (£5.0m) are the wing-backs flanking a centre-back trio of Davinson Sánchez (£5.3m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) and Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m).

They could prove to be frustrating to those who have handed their captain’s armband to either Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) or Sadio Mané (£12.3m), both of whom start for Liverpool.

This match presents an early opportunity for big gains to those who have thought outside the box for the captaincy, considering that popular option Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) did not have a single shot against Southampton and scored just five points.

Salah and Mané were both captained by below 8% of the top 10k so their backers will be hoping that Liverpool can overcome the strength in numbers in Spurs’ defence.

Mourinho also has plenty of options on the bench to park the bus, so to speak, with Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m), Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), Eric Dier (£4.9m), Erik Lamela (£5.7m) and Giovani Lo Celso (£7.3m) all among the substitutes.

In attack, Son Heung-min (£9.8m) returns to lead the line and is supported by Dele Alli (£8.7m), Lucas Moura (£7.1m) and Christian Eriksen (£8.6m).

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Tanganga; Rose, Winks, Eriksen, Aurier; Alli, Moura; Son.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino & Ox how did you not score?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tanganga 🙂

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

    Will the bus work?

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depending on how many stops

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Moments like that and all the injuries this season.

    Liverpool very unlucky again.

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mourinho's double decker punctured already

  5. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Give Tanganga max bonus points

  6. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Announce Tangana 4.0

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Prob 4.5m if he keeps a CS here...

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

  7. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    The Tanga Wagon starts it's engine.

  8. A Fat Spanish Waiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any word anywhere on Rashford’s injury?

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He's not injured..

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Should know more midweek with Wolves game.

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Saving for mid week game

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

    What a start Tangana, head stands and all.

  10. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looking like Tottenham will inflict Livepool's first defeat this season with Mourinho in charge.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If they survive 60min cleansheet it’s possible

  11. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Score some goals (S)alah, Firmino and Trent!
    Save my miserable gameweek once again!

  12. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on MoSalad!

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

    Probably not great for this game but does anyone else have Gomez for the upcoming fixtures? I'm quite surprised the lack of mention from the Scouts and on here about him..

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      More than 3 better Pool players to own is the reason.

      1. Bilbao Baggins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Who are you choosing? Robertson not offering a huge amount of threat going forward. And if you are going for one of Mane and Salah, Gomez has 4 bonus PTS in 5 games.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lack of threat in comparison to the other defs albeit much cheaper.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Gomez Salah and Manè could have been the way to go

        1. Bilbao Baggins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Interesting idea. I can't see past TAA myself. "Essential" imo.

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

      Have Gomez
      That was due to funds an to get salah in with mane

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep Trent and Mane others, can only cap one so Gomez fitted my current setup, just upgraded Soy a few weeks back

    5. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I went VVD, Gomez too risky for me with possible return of their other CBs

      1. Bilbao Baggins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm yeah I'm pretty sure both were unknown return dates when I got Gomez a few weeks ago. But both seem nearer return now I've just noticed.. good point.

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Today could be the day.

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Surely Salah will hold till DGW from scoring. Keep loading. He is a very nice person.

  16. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tanganga looks like he could be Trents father.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😯

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ?

  17. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do KDB to Salah for DGW?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No, try find another way.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I don’t even want to sell Maddison or Grealish to get Manè let alone Kdb. I’m trying to get the funds to upgrade Cantwell

  18. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings made the best defence in the league look like sunday league players

    Really amazed he didnt get a hatty. Hit the crossbar twice and was denied by 2 great saves by Kasper.

    Ings non believers its never too late to convert to an owner 😉

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester defence has been poor for a while

      Pukki took soy boy to the cleaners weeks ago

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

      Are they really the best defence in the league.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yh they have the most cleansheets at the moment

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Liverpool have conceded the fewest goals.

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

          Not a great measure of current form.

          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Still Ings is smashing it and non owners are trembling

            My point emphasizes Ings form not leicester defence

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

              Your 1st line disagrees.
              Ings in great form obviously.
              Leicester 1 CS in 7.

              1. HurriKane
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Could be 5 in next 7

                People were writing off Liverpool defence a month ago. See what happened

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What league?

    4. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I think you'll find the best defense in the league is playing now.

  19. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I think I can fit Vardy, Salah, Mane, KdB and Son on My Wild Card and still have a pretty good squad 🙂

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      TV?

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only 105,0

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

      Inhale them all. Mane instead Son, either.

      1. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        *fail

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          ?

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I think I’m gw24 I’ll have TAA, Salah, Manè, Kdb, Maddison, Grealish and Vardy too

  20. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which?

    A) maupay/dcl -4 to ings, gw24 martial madds/traore -4 out to salah grleish-sar/dendo
    B) traore -4 to grelish/sarr/moura, gw24 martial mads -4 to salah grelish/sar
    C) martial -4 to son, gw24 maupay/dcl mads -4 to frmino grelish/sar
    C) none, gw24 martial rams -4 to salah mcarthy/4.0 gk

  21. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs look good here.

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So much space for Robertson & Trent when Spurs are pinned back.

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wanted to put Tanganga in my team for ages FPL what a joke get your act together.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Now that he has started he will probably be 4.5 as opposed to 4 also 🙄

      1. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s £4.0

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs wasting time 😆

  25. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    TAA in England mode

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Build a new stadium to play 6 at the back and waste time in the 15th minute 😀

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This lol

  27. afsr
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best way to get Salah in over 2 GW

    A - Maddison, Martial -> Cantwell, Salah
    B - Rashford, Martial -> DCL, Salah (0.1 off Ings here)

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Manc’s might go up in prices as they both scored, allowing B with Ings

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ings probably rising tonight though

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A then

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Defo not B as today proved

      1. afsr
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Would ideally like to keep at least one Manc in the team, yes. But not both cause they are 2nd from bottom in Season ticker

    3. afsr
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Could also do Fleck in A

  28. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Maupay to Ings?
    Brighton have good fixtures coming up now
    Yay or nay, cheers

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No brainer.

      Ings is the second top scorer in the league and costs only 6.7m

      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah my thought to
        Good run of fixtures soon

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tangana 6.0m performance

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Virgil close