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Ex-Spurs Player Dele

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I've always been of the opinion that Dele's fall started the day he moved up the field and started playing as a second striker. He had more glory, glory moments after that, but I feel you could see the atrophy of his skill and talent in almost real-time. His game steadily devolved into eventually just timing his runs into the box and striking at loose balls.

His rise was so sudden and meteoric that you have to assume that he started taking his skill and talent for granted.
 
I've always been of the opinion that Dele's fall started the day he moved up the field and started playing as a second striker. He had more glory, glory moments after that, but I feel you could see the atrophy of his skill and talent in almost real-time. His game steadily devolved into eventually just timing his runs into the box and striking at loose balls.

His rise was so sudden and meteoric that you have to assume that he started taking his skill and talent for granted.

Given what we now know about his struggles behind the scenes it's a lot more complicated than that.
 
He was in MK yesterday at a family occasion. Not in a good state, his and Harry (his brother/agent) faces totally glazed over. His best friend in football, George Baldock
 
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He needs a Lampard role where he has free reign. And an attitude transplant.

His greatest talent in football was/is his instinctive creativity. Capitalise on that and he'll be back up and running in no time.

Highly unlikely though. Like Bentley I think he's checked out early.
 
He needs a Lampard role where he has free reign. And an attitude transplant.

His greatest talent in football was/is his instinctive creativity. Capitalise on that and he'll be back up and running in no time.

Highly unlikely though. Like Bentley I think he's checked out early.


Like setting up Moura for our third in Amsterdam

Wonderful night!
 
He was in MK yesterday at a family occasion. Not in a good state, his and Harry (his brother/agent) faces totally glazed over. His best friend in football, George Baldock

This is sad to hear.....

He needs to salvage a little something from the remainder of his career before age retires him for good. Taking whatever demons he still faces into retirement would not be good at all.
 
I've always been of the opinion that Dele's fall started the day he moved up the field and started playing as a second striker. He had more glory, glory moments after that, but I feel you could see the atrophy of his skill and talent in almost real-time. His game steadily devolved into eventually just timing his runs into the box and striking at loose balls.

His rise was so sudden and meteoric that you have to assume that he started taking his skill and talent for granted.
Yeah.. under Muriel.. when we were short of strikers he played as a striker IE a no 9 ... He was ok.. tbh Att thought he took one for the team andalso didn't think he was 100% match fit. But he seemed continually picked up niggly injuries , his confidence seemed to be effected..
Just a side note I found it quite interesting that poch started to get the ,'best 'out of Palmer for the chavs i couldn't but help thinking it looked v like how poch got the best out of Ali...
 
It was a fantastic pass, whether or not it was meant for Moura. I will never forget Dele's face in celebration of that goal, and also the stubbly kiss planted on my cheek, from my pal in an Amsterdam pub that night 🤣 🫶. One of the craziest nights of my entire life!
 
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