What can FPL managers expect from Nuno Esprito Santo at Spurs?
Tottenham Hotspur finally ended their long hunt for a new manager after appointing Nuno Esprito Santo as head coach. Arriving on a two-year deal, the ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers boss replaces Jos Mourinho and brings in Ian Cathro (assistant head-coach), Rui Barbosa (goalkeeping coach) and Antonio Dias (fitness coach) as part of a backroom staff reshuffle. In an interview with the clubs official website, the new managing director Fabio Paratici explained the reasons behind the decision to appoint the 47-year-old:  First of all, we appointed Nuno because we have to be logical in our choice, so we needed a coach who respects our key points that we have in our minds. Our key points for this season would be to come back to discipline, to work physically hard, to develop our players, our young players and Nuno is very good in this job. He did a fantastic job at Wolverhampton in the last four years, developed a lot of young players and we have to remember players like Pedro Neto, Diogo Jota, Adama Traor and Ral Jimnez, attacking players who were not so famous before coming to Wolverhampton. Also, he adapted a lot of players for his system. Well attempt to answer those questions in this Moving Target report. THE HISTORY  Born in So Tom in Portugal, Nuno was a goalkeeper during his playing career and was part of the Porto squad that won the 2002/03 UEFA Cup and 2003/04 UEFA Champions League under Mourinho. After retiring in the summer of 2010, he worked in backroom roles at Mlaga CF and Panathinaikos, before being named as manager of Portuguese side Rio Ave in 2012. In his second season in charge, they were finalists in both domestic cup competitions and qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history. In 2014, Nuno moved to Valencia where he delivered a fourth-place finish and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. He then spent a season at Porto before moving to England and Wolverhampton Wanderers. His first season at Molineux was a real triumph as he led the club to promotion and the Championship title. He then guided Wolves to a seventh-place Premier League finish in the 2018/19 season, and repeated the feat in 2019/20 while also reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. Despite a solid start to 2020/21, last season was a forgettable one for Wolves. Injuries, a lack of squad depth and fatigue meant that they were unable to find any real consistency, and as a result Nuno left the club by mutual consent in May. NUNO ESPIRITO SANTOS PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD:  Games 114 Won 43 Drawn 32 Lost 39 Win rate 38%  Given the underlying data, last seasons 13th place finish felt about right. While the defence did perhaps look a little less assured than in previous seasons, they ranked mid-table in most of the key defensive metrics:  Total Rank v other Premier League sides Goals conceded 52 12th Shots conceded 442 10th Shots on target conceded 152 9th Big chances conceded 72 10th= Expected goals conceded (xGC) 49.81 9th  Become a Member and get unrestricted access to our data and articles  Full-year memberships, monthly subscriptions and a FREE trial are all now available. Join now to get the following:  Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker. Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model. Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers. Get access to over 150+ exclusive members articles over the season. Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers. Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats. Enjoy our brand NEW Flat-Track Bully feature which introduces an opposition filter to your tables. View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player. Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head. CLICK HERE TO START A MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT