I must say that I, for one, am fed up with Dele Alli and all his protestations and what he does and doesn’t do.
I have worked with people like him; always acknowledging and knowing they are “off the pace” but are already working towards getting back to their best, with a proper plan, an improved training regime, and a new attitude to get to their best……. But experience has taught me it’s all nonsense, just a deflection to hide behind and a distraction to put off the uncomfortable questions till later…….. Like a junkie or a drunk turning over their latest new leaf.
Alli has certainly chased around a bit more this season, but what has he achieved? Not much.
Rather than put his creativity and guile to good use, he wants to cheat, leave a foot in, try to make himself look good by making his opponent look foolish or just push and shove an opponent on the blindside, as oft as not resulting in giving away cheap unnecessary free-kicks. He’s that kid at school who never stepped up to be responsible but tried to get by through trickery, or as I like to call it, lies and deceits.
Whilst he’ll bust a gut to try to steal an unfair advantage, what he won’t do is step up. He will not win a 50/50 ball – that would be too honest, he will not fully commit to a challenge in the air: he still wants to do the flicks and nutmegs, looking to try to make the opponent look silly rather than stand firm and shield and/or pass the ball.
The penalty he “won”? Look I’m not naive enough not to shrug and take the points but they were smelly – we didn’t win the penalty, Dele cheated. When other players in other teams do it what do we really think of them……can we seriously apply such hypocritical double standards and not think of him in the same way?
So here we are again, Dele’s telling us that he’s dealing with it as he knows he’s not been at his best, probably a result of Jose’s style last season……. didn’t he say this same old guano then and that he was going to apply himself under Jose? Is this not him now trying to deceive US, play a trick on US, deflect OUR ability to make honest assessments of his contribution?
The guy’s a serial waster; the ability went west with his finger tricks, his clothing line, his self-absorption, his girlfriend, gangster wanna-be mates, and most importantly his youth – now he’s just one step ahead of being washed up and is trying to stay near the trough.
We should have offloaded this guy three years ago, but Levy as always can’t differentiate between some pie in the sky 2018 valuation and what he’s worth now, which in my book would barely get you a round and few bags of scratchings…
You saw in pre season all over his face there was no coming back.
He reflects ENIC to a tee.
Perfectly summed up. Now of course, the Mourinho haters will have you believe Dele’s current misfortune is down to him still being traumatised by Mourinho’s stint as manager.
Its sad, at least the Days of feeling twitchy before a game are gone. Regarding the Finger Magician, who would want him ?
I never ever thought I’d say this but I’m sick and tired of Tottenhsm Hotspur FC..we are a fcuking joke..just a laughing stock..Levy just please fcuk off
yep Dele is dog sh*t
I said a while ago that he seems more comfortable with his sideline gaming business these days than football, think he spent too long with his eye off the ball.
’transfer mastermind’ Daniel not looking so hot these days is he? Eriksen could have gone for 50m 18 months before Levy took 15m. Dele probably a similar figure about three years ago.
When is this pric* going to understand that your team needs to be doing well for the players to command an inflated transfer fee? If I was Poch, I’d tell him to feck off and leave me alone…
I don’t think most of the current crop would have lasted two minutes back in the 80s, the last era we really were one of the big glamour teams. Graham Roberts would have eaten Alli for breakfast.
He needs to go enough of the Ali experiment
Very well put. I don’t want to repeat your points, so I will just say this: We’ve seen and heard enough, and it’s over. Sell and move on.
Ditto Winks, Dier, and Doherty.
The laziest player I’ve ever seen at Spurs, when he first came he worked hard and was outstanding, but now he thinks he’s the dogs and doesn’t need to do the off the ball stuff, if that’s how it is it’s time for him to go, take Daniel Levy with you.
I absolutely loathe Alli and everything about him. I know I’m an old fart but he is everything I despise in a modern footballer. Can any Spurs fan imagine that Billy Nic would pick him? He never commits to a 50/50 challenge but prefers commit to sly and frequently off the ball challenges. He cannot even kick a football with his left foot which is a pet anathema to me re all modern footballers. Pure laziness. I do not approve of winning penalties by cheating either which probably puts me in a small minority but there is nothing remotely honest about this boy and he will never amount to anything.
Too late now,he’s worth nothing.