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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. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Was set on Salah and Mane, but that double defence is looking excellent now. Back to last year's clean sheet record.

    Cue Spurs goal...

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

    which is best?

    a) jimenez & martial
    b) jimenez & ings
    c) martial & ings

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B or C

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

      C

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Son close

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not really.

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

    Dendonckers last 4 shots on target resulted in 3 goals.

    Eat that Jamie Vardy 😉

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maestro

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

    Lallana on for ox

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

    Earn that contract, Lallana!

    1. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😆

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is Egan nailed on for Sheffield?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

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

        Look at his minutes...

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

          This

      3. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, Baldock better bet though.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Check stats. Egan might be better for less money

          1. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Damn, your right, didn't realise Baldock was 5.0M now 😀 (got him when he was 4.5) - yeah for money/nailedonness Egan would be a good bet/extra way into Shef Utd defence.

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

      Firmino is a good option for people who cant afford Mane and Salah for DGW. Later on Farmino can be swept with Rashford.

      1. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I own Jimenez and will likely do that

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        In away games, Firmino is ahead of Salah on chances created, shots on target and expected goals

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

          That's me sold

      3. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That was my original plan, but the TC chip means a decent haul from the wrong one of Salah/Mane would be a season ender as far as my ML is concerned - you’re talking a 60+ point swing. Not worth it unless one of them picks up a knock imo

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

      One of these has to be downgraded in order to fund Mane for DGW 24:

      A)Vardy>Ings
      B)Rashford>Ings
      C)Martial>Donck
      D)Maddison>Donck

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

        B or C

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

        b

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          F

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            D sorry

    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      come on salah lad score please

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This

      2. Party time
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You have to be louder than that for him to wake up

        • DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          So much this.

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

        Tammy Traore to Ings Richa?

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          How long have you owned Traore?

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

          No

      4. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo down

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

          lol

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

          Hiding from VAR

      5. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mo definitely plays more forwards than Mane, and gets more touches in the box, but just seems to run into traffic every time he gets the ball. Mane seems to find space more easily coming from a slightly deeper position.

        Picking a triple captain for the DGW is going to be tough.

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Trent

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Looks the best option at the moment.

            1. Piggs Boson
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Really does depend on the the clean sheets though with 22% goal involvement.

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

          Yeah I know what you mean. He looks increibly threatening and a bit off at the same time.

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

          Mane > Salah but we all know that.

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

        Robbo feigning for studs up.

      7. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo hold onto 2 baps

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

          YC soon

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

            😮

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He hasnt got any

      8. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Robo near RC?

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

          Surprised VAR didn’t review and then end up with a YC.

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

            Only RC decisions.

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

              Yeah but they would review it for a RC and then decide it wasn’t reckless enough so only a YC.

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

          No chance. He plays for Liverpool

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

        Disgrace by Robertson pretending yo be injured when he could be off.

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

          Terrible tackle

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

          Should be off

      10. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        how did Robbo not got VAR there?

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

          You know why.

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

          Looked similar to the Auba one earlier. Studs up, late and shin high.

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

          No idea

          I thought those type of decisions go to var

      11. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lo Celso and Lamela on
        Rose and Eriksen off

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

        Good news for spurs, eriksen off

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

        Does Mourinho realise that a 1 - 0 defeat is still a defeat?

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Just hoping for a lucky goal on the break, I guess.

          Opening themselves up to this Liverpool attack is a last resort for him.

      14. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I don’t understand all this “Henderson is actually good and he’s changed” hype lately.

        He’s still muck.

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

          He's good for the Liverpool system

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

            When you’ve got the players around him as good as he has, Matic would do as good a job.

            Gini is the real unsung hero.

            1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Kind of tells me that you never played in a good team (for the respective level) 🙂

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

          Weird he’s in the European & World champions team every single week.

          You need to let Klopp know!

        3. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yawn.. as soon as you don't have your best game you get questioned. Look what they have achieved with him in the side

      15. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wijnaldum my man of the match..

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Bad timing

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

        I sense a spurs goal

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

          Based on the ball never leaving their defensive half of the pitch?

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

            Nearly had to eat dirt 😀

      17. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jose hoping to hold onto a 1-0 defeat.

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

        Son 😆

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

        Cheers Son.

      20. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Son blows the chance to equalise

      21. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Awful son

      22. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Son set