Nice 0 - 1 Tottenham

Ledley King returned to action in Friday nights friendly win over Le Championnat side Nice. King has been absent with a broken metartasal - oh the bane of the modern footballer - and managed seventy minutes in a distinctively scrappy game.

Nice proved tough opposition for the North-East London club, forcing young keeper Fulop into a few excellent saves throughout the match. Fulop, who was hotly linked with a move away from White Hart Lane recently, gave manager Martin Jol some food for thought, as the goalie pulled out a string of fine saves to deny a Nice attack that was keener than Ronaldo when presented with hors d'oeuvre tray.

Jol will have also been encouraged by the performances of two more of his youngsters at the opposite end, as strikers O'Hara and Barnard combined well to score the only goal of the match: O'Hara's low cross from the left touchline deflected slightly into the path of the ever-lively Barnard who prodded home from six yards. The duo gave the Nice defence a tough time throughout the match and showed that the youth of tomorrow is healthy at The Lane.

Spurs were found lacking in other areas though, with Tom Huddlestone and Hossam Ghaly failing to impress in the midfield. Luckily, Jermain Defoe came on towards the end of the match and produced a touch of magic to impress the handful of Nicely tanned supporters who had turned up (Spurs haven't exactly garnered the same numbers in the last two friendlies as Brazil did for their recent World Cup warm-ups, don't people know that Danny Murphy can do four keepy-ups?!!).

Fantasy Insider's View: Fulop impressed, but he isn't going to get a sniff around the first-team. King's ease back into his first game from injury is the main plus for Spurs. The rest of the reserves did a relatively good job against a Nice side that looked up for it, especially former Man Utd man David Bellion. Lee Barnard looks like he could make the transition into the first-team this year after spending the last few years out on loan. If any of the big three get injured then he certainly is with a shout, he is also a favourite with the Spurs faithful too.

Line-ups: Nice (squad) Gregorini, Onyekashi, Fanni, Abardonado, Yahia, Echouafini, Balmont, Rool, Hnondrato Campos, Camara, Moussilou, Bellion, Diakite, Gace, Kante, Scotto, Toure, Traore, Lloris, Moreaua.

Spurs: Fulop, Stalteri, Ziegler, Huddlestone, King (Murphy, 72), Davenport, Routledge (Defoe, 46), Ghaly, Barnard (McKenna, 85), Tainio, O'Hara. Subs: Cerny, Defoe, Ifil, Lee, Barcham.