This is my second guide after Aston Villa one. I will try my best to make this guide to be understood for everyone and to be helpful.
Expectations : I think the best expectation is Qualifing for Europe, you will have a quite small budget but Spurs team is pretty good.
Goalkeepers
Heurelho Gomes
Carlo Cudicini
Jimmy Walker
Gomes is absolutely awesome goalie, he possess some great reflexes, so you are secured to not getting many goals. Cudicini is decent and he can help you if Gomes will be injured.
Walker is just a back-up so you can use him in easy matches or cup matches.
Transfers
You don't need tranfers here.
Left Backs/Wing Backs
Gareth Bale
Assou-Ekotto
Kyle Naughton
I think you need to buy a good back-up on this position and you are secured, in case that Ekotto will be injured. When Bale will be fit, I think he will be the First Team Player because he is quite good. Naughton is available to play on this position too so if you don't want to buy another back-up, you can use him if both Assou-Ekotto and Bale are injured.
Transfers
You will need a cheap back-up, try getting Jose Enrique from Newcastle, he is cheap and decent for a back-up.
Central Defenders
Johnatan Woodgate
Ledley King
Sebastian Bassong
Dorian Dervite
Woodgate is the best Central Defender in my oppinion, but King and Bassong aren't far from that standard. You can play Woodgate - Bassong or Bassong - King or Woodgate - King, all of them are good players. I think you will need a cheap back-up and maybe loan Dervite somewhere to gain experience.
Transfers
So how I said, you will need a back-up, you can try to sign on free Jorge Andrade or Sol Campbell, they are decent for back-up and they can help you in some easy matches.
Loan Dervite and you are OK here.
Right Backs/Wing Backs
Vedran Corluka
Alan Hutton
Kyle Naughton
Alan Hutton is a pretty good player, but I think you need a better Right Back here. Corluka is decent and in case you buy a new Right Back, he can become a good back-up. Naughon will develop in a good player in the future so if you are playing him from now, he can become better.
Transfers
Try to sign a better Right Back than Alan Hutton, Darijo Srna, he is quite expensive, but he is quality.
Central Midfielders
Wilson Palacios
John Bostock
Jermaine Jenas
Tom Huddlestone
Huddlestone and Bostock (he is at the Reserves Team) will develop in great players so you better start using them or at least loan Bostock somewhere. Jenas is decent, but he can't play so well as he does in the past. Wilson Palacios is a good tackler so you can use him, because his tehnique is quite useful.
Transfers
Loan Bostock and try to sign Hamsik, because your team will need a good Playmaker.
Left Wingers
Luka Modric
Niko Kranjcar
Modric is a key player, by far, you should reject all the bids for him, he is a magician. If you consider you need to sell him, Kranjcar is pretty good here, but I think you will need a better player. If you are gonna use him on this position, choose a good back-up.
Transfers
If you sold Modric, get Ashley Young and play him, if you don't want to play Kranjcar. If you are gonna play Niko, get di Maria, a good player and he can challenge Kranjcar First Team Place.
Right Wingers
Aaron Lennon
David Bentley
Lennon is a good player, his speed is awesome, but he needs to work a little on Crosses. If you train him, he will become a key player in your squad. But for all the safe, you will need to snap a free player for a back-up.
Transfers
I don't have in my mind a free player for this position, but if I remember, I will update. You can find a back-up for this position for yourself, I am sure about that.
Strikers
Peter Crouch
Jermaine Defoe
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Robbie Keane
In the first look, you are happy that you have good Strikers and yes, they are good, Defoe is the best here. You can play him with Crouch, with Pavlyuchenko or with Keane. I don't think it's necessary a back-up because you already got 4 Strikers.
Transfers
For extra-money, you can sell Pavlyuchenko and buy another player on another position. But Pavlyuchenko is decent and he might help you in hard situations.
Staff
The Staff is quite good, but you can sign some good scouts like Jeff Vetere from Newcastle and other scouts. Try to fire Kevin Bond and sign another Assistant Manager. I think you will need to work on the Youth Coaches, if I remember well some of them are ****.
Tactics
The best tactic is 4-4-2, playing the Central Defenders as Defend, the Full Backs as Support, same as Central Midfielders and Left Winger (if he is Modric or at least a good crosser) and Attack with Right Winger (if he is Lennon) and with the Strikers.
The Defensive Line and Tempo may vary from the matches you have, your Staff will tell you how to play them.
I think I made this one pretty good, I hope that it will help you!
Suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Frutty!
Expectations : I think the best expectation is Qualifing for Europe, you will have a quite small budget but Spurs team is pretty good.
Goalkeepers
Heurelho Gomes
Carlo Cudicini
Jimmy Walker
Gomes is absolutely awesome goalie, he possess some great reflexes, so you are secured to not getting many goals. Cudicini is decent and he can help you if Gomes will be injured.
Walker is just a back-up so you can use him in easy matches or cup matches.
Transfers
You don't need tranfers here.
Left Backs/Wing Backs
Gareth Bale
Assou-Ekotto
Kyle Naughton
I think you need to buy a good back-up on this position and you are secured, in case that Ekotto will be injured. When Bale will be fit, I think he will be the First Team Player because he is quite good. Naughton is available to play on this position too so if you don't want to buy another back-up, you can use him if both Assou-Ekotto and Bale are injured.
Transfers
You will need a cheap back-up, try getting Jose Enrique from Newcastle, he is cheap and decent for a back-up.
Central Defenders
Johnatan Woodgate
Ledley King
Sebastian Bassong
Dorian Dervite
Woodgate is the best Central Defender in my oppinion, but King and Bassong aren't far from that standard. You can play Woodgate - Bassong or Bassong - King or Woodgate - King, all of them are good players. I think you will need a cheap back-up and maybe loan Dervite somewhere to gain experience.
Transfers
So how I said, you will need a back-up, you can try to sign on free Jorge Andrade or Sol Campbell, they are decent for back-up and they can help you in some easy matches.
Loan Dervite and you are OK here.
Right Backs/Wing Backs
Vedran Corluka
Alan Hutton
Kyle Naughton
Alan Hutton is a pretty good player, but I think you need a better Right Back here. Corluka is decent and in case you buy a new Right Back, he can become a good back-up. Naughon will develop in a good player in the future so if you are playing him from now, he can become better.
Transfers
Try to sign a better Right Back than Alan Hutton, Darijo Srna, he is quite expensive, but he is quality.
Central Midfielders
Wilson Palacios
John Bostock
Jermaine Jenas
Tom Huddlestone
Huddlestone and Bostock (he is at the Reserves Team) will develop in great players so you better start using them or at least loan Bostock somewhere. Jenas is decent, but he can't play so well as he does in the past. Wilson Palacios is a good tackler so you can use him, because his tehnique is quite useful.
Transfers
Loan Bostock and try to sign Hamsik, because your team will need a good Playmaker.
Left Wingers
Luka Modric
Niko Kranjcar
Modric is a key player, by far, you should reject all the bids for him, he is a magician. If you consider you need to sell him, Kranjcar is pretty good here, but I think you will need a better player. If you are gonna use him on this position, choose a good back-up.
Transfers
If you sold Modric, get Ashley Young and play him, if you don't want to play Kranjcar. If you are gonna play Niko, get di Maria, a good player and he can challenge Kranjcar First Team Place.
Right Wingers
Aaron Lennon
David Bentley
Lennon is a good player, his speed is awesome, but he needs to work a little on Crosses. If you train him, he will become a key player in your squad. But for all the safe, you will need to snap a free player for a back-up.
Transfers
I don't have in my mind a free player for this position, but if I remember, I will update. You can find a back-up for this position for yourself, I am sure about that.
Strikers
Peter Crouch
Jermaine Defoe
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Robbie Keane
In the first look, you are happy that you have good Strikers and yes, they are good, Defoe is the best here. You can play him with Crouch, with Pavlyuchenko or with Keane. I don't think it's necessary a back-up because you already got 4 Strikers.
Transfers
For extra-money, you can sell Pavlyuchenko and buy another player on another position. But Pavlyuchenko is decent and he might help you in hard situations.
Staff
The Staff is quite good, but you can sign some good scouts like Jeff Vetere from Newcastle and other scouts. Try to fire Kevin Bond and sign another Assistant Manager. I think you will need to work on the Youth Coaches, if I remember well some of them are ****.
Tactics
The best tactic is 4-4-2, playing the Central Defenders as Defend, the Full Backs as Support, same as Central Midfielders and Left Winger (if he is Modric or at least a good crosser) and Attack with Right Winger (if he is Lennon) and with the Strikers.
The Defensive Line and Tempo may vary from the matches you have, your Staff will tell you how to play them.
I think I made this one pretty good, I hope that it will help you!
Suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Frutty!
was looking forward to ones of these guides for a while. good old crouchy and defoe upfront