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Get rid. Doesn't fit, attitude stinks, stagnated for 2 seasons.
I don’t care how win the EL qualifiers
Not sure how this is confusing you
So in which comps do you care how we win? Asking for a friend.
I’d like to see us play well in the EL groups, the PL, the Carabou and the FA Cup.
I don’t care how we win the EL qualifiers, just that we do.
Is this still beyond your brain capacity, because the next ten times you ask, you will get the same reply.
They’d pay less in a year though.
If we don’t intend to play him, and I reckon we should be playing 4-3-3 with both Ndombele and Lo Celso in midfield, he’d spend most of the year on the bench and his value will only go down.
I would prefer that he stay, but if selling him means we can buy a top class midfielder then let him go.
Poor close control, constantly getting dispossessed, zero composure on the ball, slows down attacks, very frustrating player.
Not Mourinho fan but if he convinces Levy to flog him, my respect for him will increase by 10 fold.
The english media hyped him and he fell for it. He has never been and will never be a top player.
Not Mourinho fan but if he convinces Levy to flog him, my respect for him will increase by 10 fold.
The english media hyped him and he fell for it. He has never been and will never be a top player.
Painful rebuild. Painful rebuild. Painful Rebuild....
This is part of it, and sometimes you have to give to get.
I don't think Dele Alli is rubbish, lazy, lost it, has a terrible attitude etc. etc. He's given us plenty of great moments (some psychologically huge) over the last 5 years.
Poch had him as the maverick in his system, yes he was a CM in the MK dons days but his best at Spurs, at the top level he's always been best as a "moments" player, ghosting in to finish or playing a clever flick. He wasn't required to be efficient, because the heavy press and ball retention of the side meant he'd always have plenty of opportunities and he'd be productive through sheer volume.
The Hamstring injuries in 2018 seemed to have a bigger knock-on effect than most realise, since then he seems very hesitant about everything.
The direction of the squad is geared of a 4-3-3 or countering 3-4-3 which requires quick transitions. Not his game.
Maybe he could re-invent himself in a similar way to Thomas Muller after his career seemed to stall under Ancelotti from 16-18.
But for both club and player I think a separation is needed. Dele could go on and rediscover the form that will make us go on occasion, "we should never have let him go!", but that's the risk of the business.
If he does leave I'll be sad, but I'll understand why.
This is part of it, and sometimes you have to give to get.
I don't think Dele Alli is rubbish, lazy, lost it, has a terrible attitude etc. etc. He's given us plenty of great moments (some psychologically huge) over the last 5 years.
Poch had him as the maverick in his system, yes he was a CM in the MK dons days but his best at Spurs, at the top level he's always been best as a "moments" player, ghosting in to finish or playing a clever flick. He wasn't required to be efficient, because the heavy press and ball retention of the side meant he'd always have plenty of opportunities and he'd be productive through sheer volume.
The Hamstring injuries in 2018 seemed to have a bigger knock-on effect than most realise, since then he seems very hesitant about everything.
The direction of the squad is geared of a 4-3-3 or countering 3-4-3 which requires quick transitions. Not his game.
Maybe he could re-invent himself in a similar way to Thomas Muller after his career seemed to stall under Ancelotti from 16-18.
But for both club and player I think a separation is needed. Dele could go on and rediscover the form that will make us go on occasion, "we should never have let him go!", but that's the risk of the business.
If he does leave I'll be sad, but I'll understand why.
This indecision’s bugging me.........
You lost all credibility at "ITK", mate. Its all fucking bollocks.
Posted after Everton's match. I think it aged well, especially in the end.
Poch turned Dele into a fantastic player for Spurs.
A cheap punt that he polished into a diamond.
You cash in on talent like that at your peril.
It's up to the current manager to earn his money and get his career back on track
A cheap punt that he polished into a diamond.
You cash in on talent like that at your peril.
It's up to the current manager to earn his money and get his career back on track
- Putting it mildly; Dele was a v.solid prospect....
(eg) He'd already shone with MK against Utd. and Liverpool were also in for him.
- We just bagged him for a good price.
- Isn't Poch as much responsible for him losing his shine and he was for polishing him?
Jose didn't turn him shit...
He now plays like a 34 year old that's played 700 games, he looks slow, his tricks never come off and he doesn't seem to to be able to nail down what position he bloody plays in. I'm sure he can still have some/lots of success but I won't lament losing him if he does happen to come good down the line, he just doesn't fit in this team currently I'm afraid
I feel bad for Dele to be honest, based on what I saw in the Amazon documentary you can clearly see he has some issues.
I don't want to speculate upon what they are but what I will say is this, when a kid with his talent goes from a league 1 player to essentially a household name overnight it's very difficult for an immature mind to deal with that kind of fame.
I feel like Dele still hasn't really grown up and that's the issue, the tantrums he has, the way he behaves off the pitch with his boohoo modelling and the rumours of him chasing girls and all the rest, it feels like he has really lost his way and unfortunately it's quite common when, like I said, someone goes from being unknown to being a superstar in such a short space of time at a young age.
Do I think he can turn it around? Sadly, I have to say no, not while he's at Spurs, it's all too comfortable for him here and that's the issue, too many distractions off the pitch and probably surrounded by bad people in his circle as well which don't help matters.
I think he either needs a loan away from the PL to get his head right and get him focused on football again, might allow him to grow up a bit and he will come back more mature.
Or we just let him go and he can never live up to his full potential and sadly fade away like many talented players do that have been distracted by the glamour and lifestyle that football gives them.
It's up to Dele really but I suspect at the root of all of this there are deep seated issues behind his immaturity that probably need looking at.
I don't want to speculate upon what they are but what I will say is this, when a kid with his talent goes from a league 1 player to essentially a household name overnight it's very difficult for an immature mind to deal with that kind of fame.
I feel like Dele still hasn't really grown up and that's the issue, the tantrums he has, the way he behaves off the pitch with his boohoo modelling and the rumours of him chasing girls and all the rest, it feels like he has really lost his way and unfortunately it's quite common when, like I said, someone goes from being unknown to being a superstar in such a short space of time at a young age.
Do I think he can turn it around? Sadly, I have to say no, not while he's at Spurs, it's all too comfortable for him here and that's the issue, too many distractions off the pitch and probably surrounded by bad people in his circle as well which don't help matters.
I think he either needs a loan away from the PL to get his head right and get him focused on football again, might allow him to grow up a bit and he will come back more mature.
Or we just let him go and he can never live up to his full potential and sadly fade away like many talented players do that have been distracted by the glamour and lifestyle that football gives them.
It's up to Dele really but I suspect at the root of all of this there are deep seated issues behind his immaturity that probably need looking at.
I never said Jose turned him to shit.
But there's a player there. A matchwinner as he's shown on many occassions.
I'd rather see Jose coach him back to where he was than cash in.
In short, I'd prefer to Dele scoring and sparkling for Spurs. Not PSG or anyone else.
Fair enough; your post came across like a Poch puff piece that's all.
What do you think is behind Dele's funk?
I think it's fair to say he's at a crossroads, but I don't think we'd currently get much by selling him anyway.