who wouldnt be happy from getting paid a fortune for something youre not any good at? youre not going to kill a cash cow like that, its too good to be true.
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Yep - he should start a family.
Dreadful shame. He was decent but lost his way somehow it seems
Bentley vibes. Too immature to manage the wealth and dedicate himself to what is ultimately a very short career.
How do you know that’s the root cause of the poor form?
I always thought his greatest talent was his instinctive thinking. Over the last few years he has seemed distracted.
Completely agree re instinctive thinking but my point is we just don’t know whether money or something else is behind it
Just a reminder of what a player he once was...
But Kane had a normal upbringing and Dele had anything but. You can’t compare the two and their character going forward from that. Psychologically they just aren’t cut from the same cloth. For Dele to get as far as he did in his life is pretty amazing. Kane is an absolute monster mentally. Anyone that has trained with him and played with him says the same (recent events aside).
It’s obvious loads of shit has gone on with Dele Alli off the pitch in the last few years. It will never come out either. Never does. Such a shame though, but he never worked on his game enough to become anything else apart from a false 9 or attacking midfielder. Kane meanwhile will still be playing at 35/36 years of age injury permitting.
Absolutely beautiful pass and first touch.
It's also entirely possible that he's just not good at anything else and doesn't possess those skills/discipline.
We picked him up from Dons for $5M for a reason. He was brilliant for a period when allowed to roam and improvise. Trying to make him play a role in a system stifled what he was good at and highlighted all the things he really just wasn't good at. Everyone blamed Fortnite for it, but maybe he was just never going to be good at any of that other stuff. Which is why he was available for $5M from Dons.
I think MK Dons got their pants pulled down, he was immediately a £20m+ player having proved himself in the PL in his first season. He was excellent, scoring goals in big games and putting in impressive performances in the Champions League. I do agree he only performed to his best in a particular tactical setup, though he wasn't too bad for England in Southgate's rigid systems.
Quite simply his form, motivation and ability went off a cliff after the Pickford injury in 2018, then he totally lost it under Mourinho. Off pitch distractions & personal motivation aside, I do think he was overplayed and rushed back from injuries under Pochettino.
It's getting embarassing for him at his point. Getting booed off the pitch in the Turkish league at an age when he should be in his prime.
I don't feel sorry for him, by most standards he's very blessed but in terms of his career it's just a really sad decline. I can't think of any player who reached his level and then deteriorated as fast and badly as he has done.
I don't feel sorry for him, by most standards he's very blessed but in terms of his career it's just a really sad decline. I can't think of any player who reached his level and then deteriorated as fast and badly as he has done.
Dele Alli booed off after 28 minutes as Tottenham flop's career hits new low
Dele Alli's has struggled to find his best form over the last few seasons and it appears his difficulties have followed him to Besiktas after another frustrating evening of football.
Dele Alli booed off after 28 minutes as Tottenham flop's career hits new low
Dele Alli's has struggled to find his best form over the last few seasons and it appears his difficulties have followed him to Besiktas after another frustrating evening of football.Dele Alli has been hauled off by Besiktas manager Senul Gunes after playing just 28 first-half minutes.
The Everton loanee has endured a faltering start to life at the Turkish giants though was deployed against Turkish third division side Sanliurfaspor in the Turkish Cup.
However, after Besiktas conceded two goals in the first 15 minutes, Alli was dragged off before the half hour mark to an ear-splitting chorus of boos. And to make matters even worse for the ex-Tottenham flop, Besiktas seemed better off without him as they managed to turn everything around in the second half.
Besiktas went on to win the contest 4-2, courtesy of a brace from former Everton striker Cenk Tosun, a strike from Georges-Kevin N’Koudou and a late goal from Dutch World Cup hero Wout Weghorst. Alli was replaced by former Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandez, who injected immediate pace, energy, and zip into the contest.
He even managed to provide the assist for Tosun’s second goal, which levelled the tie and swung all of the momentum back to Besiktas. Alli’s substitution is another damning indictment and example of the direction of travel his career has been heading in.
It also makes matters even worse that this humiliation comes one week after Besiktas sporting director Ceyhun Kazanci admitted they are not sure why Alli has not been able to rediscover his best form. “No one can answer whether Dele Alli can do it right now,” he said to TRT Sport.
“He is working very hard. He is a player who reached 100 million euros three years ago. He had a fall. Dele Alli is working intensively. We had intense talks with him before we signed him.
“Senol is famous for returning many players whose careers have been on the decline. We hope that he will be better in the second half of the season.”
Alli has contributed two goals in nine appearances for Besiktas in all competitions this season.
Dele Alli booed off after 28 minutes as Tottenham flop's career hits new low
Dele Alli's has struggled to find his best form over the last few seasons and it appears his difficulties have followed him to Besiktas after another frustrating evening of football.www.dailystar.co.uk
Dele Alli booed off after 28 minutes as Tottenham flop's career hits new low
Dele Alli's has struggled to find his best form over the last few seasons and it appears his difficulties have followed him to Besiktas after another frustrating evening of football.
Dele Alli has been hauled off by Besiktas manager Senul Gunes after playing just 28 first-half minutes.
The Everton loanee has endured a faltering start to life at the Turkish giants though was deployed against Turkish third division side Sanliurfaspor in the Turkish Cup.
However, after Besiktas conceded two goals in the first 15 minutes, Alli was dragged off before the half hour mark to an ear-splitting chorus of boos. And to make matters even worse for the ex-Tottenham flop, Besiktas seemed better off without him as they managed to turn everything around in the second half.
Besiktas went on to win the contest 4-2, courtesy of a brace from former Everton striker Cenk Tosun, a strike from Georges-Kevin N’Koudou and a late goal from Dutch World Cup hero Wout Weghorst. Alli was replaced by former Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandez, who injected immediate pace, energy, and zip into the contest.
He even managed to provide the assist for Tosun’s second goal, which levelled the tie and swung all of the momentum back to Besiktas. Alli’s substitution is another damning indictment and example of the direction of travel his career has been heading in.
It also makes matters even worse that this humiliation comes one week after Besiktas sporting director Ceyhun Kazanci admitted they are not sure why Alli has not been able to rediscover his best form. “No one can answer whether Dele Alli can do it right now,” he said to TRT Sport.
“He is working very hard. He is a player who reached 100 million euros three years ago. He had a fall. Dele Alli is working intensively. We had intense talks with him before we signed him.
“Senol is famous for returning many players whose careers have been on the decline. We hope that he will be better in the second half of the season.”
Alli has contributed two goals in nine appearances for Besiktas in all competitions this season.
Gotta love the fact that he's considered a "Tottenham flop" even though he's played for 2 teams since us.
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