It all takes time and being open to learning.

See: Learn more about the Professional Player to Coach Scheme”I want to share my experiences. I want to be able to pass on my knowledge from my time as a player and communicate that to the talents of tomorrow.

“As a father myself, I have seen my own kids grow up and learn about football. Some of the players here are of similar ages to them. For me, coaching is about trying to relate to them and trying to pass on as much as possible.”I stopped playing back in 2012. I took a couple years out of the game and in that time, I did everything! I studied, I did media, I completed a degree. I did a lot. After a while, when I got to thinking, I concluded that coaching may be the next best thing to playing football.

“I started here and there, and then I got the bug for it. I started taking my badges from different football clubs and then this opportunity [PPCS] presented itself. Now, I feel like I just need to give it my all.

“For me, I have benefited so much from senior coaches around me and being in this environment. In terms of coaching, I would liken myself to a newly qualified school teacher. I hope to learn more and be able to do more within the game. It all takes time and being open to learning.

“I know the field is ruthless and I am not a ‘complete coach’ yet, but the [PPCS] programme helps with that – especially being around like-minded people on the same journey.”Regarding assignments, we always help each other with coaching ideas, arranging games and what is so great is, as former players we all speak the same language. The level of understanding makes the whole experience very wholesome.

“I started by doing my Level 2 at Liverpool which allowed me to coach younger age groups. I then did my UEFA B at Manchester City – because of who I knew, they invited me to come in and do that. I then had a focus on my education so I did my degree before getting back into coaching. I spent a year with the under 15s and that’s when an opportunity to join Burnley in the summer arose, I interviewed, got the job and I’ve been here since.

seven clean sheets, one goal and three assists.

Although owners of the injured Destiny Udogie (£5.0m) may be tempted by a move to Porro to cover the Spurs backline for their six matches, Spurs’ unreliable defensive form indicates the Spaniard, at a cost of £5.8m, is far from essential.

Newcastle’s Fabian Schar (£5.6m) or Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot (£5.2m) both tick a number of boxes as alternatives. They each play at home to a promoted side in DGW35, against Sheffield United and Burnley respectively, while also having a DGW37.

They have been more reliable for defensive returns than Porro this season, while also boasting a strong attacking threat. Schar has combined nine clean sheets with four goals and three assists, while Dalot has seven clean sheets, one goal and three assists.
Former Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is one of the latest players to enrol on the Professional Player to Coach Scheme (PPCS) – a joint programme between the Premier League, the Professional Footballers’ Association and the English Football League (EFL) designed to increase the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic players who transition into coaching.

The scheme, first introduced in 2020, provides six coaches per season with a 23-month intensive work placement at a Premier League or EFL club within the academy or first team-environment. Each coach works through a personal learning and development programme focusing on several key areas: physical performance and conditioning, recruitment, analysis, administration and coaching different age groups.

Speaking to VERSUS, Muamba, who is now an academy coach at Burnley, talked about football’s ongoing efforts to ensure off-pitch representation matches on-pitch levels of diversity, why coaching has filled a void for him following his cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton in 2012 and how Burnley is the right place for him to develop.

So, who are the best Spurs picks?

If you’re going to invest in a Spurs defender, then, it’s best to weigh them up on attacking potential alone.

Porro is by far the top pick in that respect, with one goal and eight assists so far this season. His 40 shots are more than any other defender in Fantasy this season, while his 45 key passes and 10 big chances created place fifth and third respectively.

While Porro’s big share of corners adds to his prospects of assists, Cristian Romero (£5.1m) is the main goal threat at set-pieces with 10 headed shots.

So, who are the best Spurs picks?
Son’s all-round appeal is backed up by the underlying numbers as the go-to Spurs pick for DGW35 and beyond.

Whether managers will be brave enough to captain the South Korean over Cole Palmer (£6.2m) for DGW35 is another matter entirely. Palmer has outscored Son by 84 points to 37 over their last six matches, bettering him by 10 goals to two and mirroring his three assists.

Johnson’s big-chance involvement and overall style of play marks him out as the second-best option among the Spurs attackers. He appears to have secured a regular role and, at a cost of £5.8m, he could offer big value over the final four Gameweeks.

At the back, Porro is among the standout defenders for attacking potential, with his share of corners adding to his appeal.

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Managers should be aware though that Porro is currently flagged in FPL after picking up a knock in Spurs’ last match against Newcastle United.*Clean sheets. Defenders earn four points for a clean sheet, while midfielders earn one point
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Who’s most likely to score?
Spurs’ front four have dominated the underlying goal threat statistics over the last six matches, each producing at least twice the number of shots of any other team-mate.

Son is again the frontrunner with 14 shots and six shots on target, while his 12 shots in the box are joint-top with Werner.

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What’s surprising, though, is that the South Korean has had just two big chances, half the total of Werner’s four.

Werner’s average of 29.5 minutes per shot is the quickest of the quartet, but a lowly 7.7 per cent goal conversion rate highlights his unreliable finishing skills.

Johnson, on the other hand, places top for Postecoglou’s key attackers for this statistic, converting 18.2 per cent of his shots over the last six matches thanks to his high-quality scoring opportunities.