That's not why you got binned and you know it.
I stuck up for 2 out of those 3 long before you and didn't get binned.
Glad you're back though...
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I stuck up for 2 out of those 3 long before you and didn't get binned.
Glad you're back though...
This is true
Ok, in the short time I've been on the blog I would agree that some of responses to you have been a waste of space and do little to advance the credibility of the blog.
But don't you think that there maybe a vast number of readers that agree with your views but just don't want to be involved in the 'nasty stuff'?
Stop regurgitating...move on Gibbsy, I for one won't think any less of you for doing so.
Poch has presented a tremendous opportunity for debate...the youngest squad in the EPL...a couple of points off the top 4...improving every time we see them play...
We can discuss the pass ad infinitum but what matters is the future.
"History is a set of lies agreed upon" Napoléon Bonaparte.
You forget that people can read and form their own opinions. And as for baiting you I have yet to start my own blog to slaughter you and I have yet to start a Twitter account to do the same thing. You're the one who has dragged this thread down, you do it everywhere. I love talking football with other members and it was bliss when you when you were gone.
I've just had a look at the last 15 pages, and there I am, talking about Dele Alli in the Dele Alli thread. You should try it rather than ruining yet another thread.
You invite confrontation, and whine like a child when you get it. Seek help.
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When ever someone finds a hole in his argument he ignores the comment
I'm still waiting to hear how Barcelona aren't as good at pressing as us. Is it because tiny dancers who earn a lot of money are more respected? So other players just give them the ball?
Nice article on how we landed Alli. Apparently, we were scouting him for more than three years before the transfer.
How Tottenham won the race for Dele Alli after three-and-a-half years
How Tottenham won the race for Dele Alli after three-and-a-half years
How Tottenham won the race for Dele Alli after three-and-a-half years
Dele Alli’s emergence this season has caught the footballworld by surprise but his stunning form in the Premier League is the result of three-and-a-half years’ careful work byTottenham.
Alli should make his 18th appearance of the campaign for Spurs in tonight’s Europa League tie at Qarabag. Even though there are nearly six months of the season remaining, Alli has already surpassed expectations in his first campaign at this level, winning four senior England caps and scoring on his full debut at Wembley.
In an era in which cash-rich English top-flight clubs often sign players impulsively, caught by the deadline-day bug, Spurs deserve praise for their diligence in scouting Alli. Now 19, Alli was on Tottenham’s radar since the age of 15; his progress this season is confirmation of a job well done.
Alli’s career might, however, have unfolded very differently.
In the summer of 2014, he nearly moved from MK Dons to Liverpool, whose then manager, Brendan Rodgers, believed Alli might one day replace Steven Gerrard at the heart of the Anfield midfield.
Those closest to Alli decided it would be better for him to spend more time at Milton Keynes, where he made 88 appearances. When Alli chose Tottenham in January, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland were among the clubs showing a strong interest. Spurs won therace
The £5million Spurs paid Milton Keynes last January now looks a remarkable piece of business. Alli’s manager at that club, Karl Robinson, told Standard Sport
“When he chose to move to Spurs, he was totally dedicated to that decision. Spurs made him believe they were the right club for him. They had been following him for three-and-a-half years. I spoke to David Pleat [former Spurs boss who still scouts informally for the club] many times about him. I have had a few conversations with Dele since the move but he is not my player
“He needs the time and space to grow, mature and become a top player. I believe his best position will be as an ‘eight’ [the more attacking of the two central midfielders in the 4-2-3-1 system] but he is a throwback to the type of midfielder who can attack and defend.
“His goal for England against France was typical of him. He won a tackle and then, later in the move, scored from outside the penalty area. In fact, he scored nearly an identical goal on his full debut for MK Dons [in an FA Cup tie against Cambridge City in November 2012].”
Pochettino knew little of Alli when he arrived: persuaded by his closest advisors, chairman Daniel Levy did the deal and agreed to loan Alli back to MK Dons for the remainder of last season. Yet Alli travelled regularly to Tottenham’s Enfield training base during that period, for treatment for an ankle injury and to join in first-team training sessions.
If Pochettino had been unaware of Alli beforehand, those early sessions convinced him that he had an outstanding prospect on his hands.
Alli has played only 17 games for Tottenham but already he is one of their key players. He will have an important role to play tonight as Spurs seek the win that will send them into the knockout stages. And if Alli keeps advancing at his current pace, he and Tottenham will soon be appearing on far grander European stages.
Alli reminds me of Gerrard. Box to box midfielder that can do everything.
He's still a little rough around the edges, a bit raw and certainly has areas to improve but my god is he a natural talent.
If we can keep these kids together and fight off the inevitable interest from the bigger sides this summer we could be on to something very special.
He's still a little rough around the edges, a bit raw and certainly has areas to improve but my god is he a natural talent.
If we can keep these kids together and fight off the inevitable interest from the bigger sides this summer we could be on to something very special.
I know, he's a cunt and a half, but he actually reminds me as much of Joe Cole. Probably half Cole and half Gerrard. Cole was full tricks and nutmegs when he was younger, just as Alli. We do NOT want to take the fun out of his game, as Mourinho did to Cole, and to some degree has been doing to Hazard. But some maturity as to decisionmaking on when and when not to take chances and use those skills, or make the simple pass instead, would go a long way to round out those edges.
Have just opted to "show ignored content" to see what all the fuss was about. Wish I'd never bothered. What a load of boring, repetitive tripe. It's almost painful to read all the guff that ole Gibbsy keeps regurgitating. I'm surprised that people keep giving him the time of day. Football debates disappear under a pile of circuitous arguments about being right. Nobody will ever convince him that he knows nothing about football because when a lack of knowledge or contradiction is exposed he ignores it & goes off on another tangent of why he's right. 
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Not for me. Tonight's game was a little slow for his peculiar talents. He'll get that, but out of all of our players he has the greatest potential imo. Having said that I'm uncomfortable singling out individual players in this very exciting squad. It's all coming together nicely.
I only watched the first half tonight but I liked what I saw from Alli. I noticed that if the team is high tempo and hungry to destroy the opponent then he is. If the rest of the team is a bit lethargic he is too. He's young though.
Very harsh mate. How can you stagnate in such a short space of time? He's 19 ffs, think about that. Look at the good things. So he was dispossessed twice? So what.
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Pretty simple actually, you start a season where you continue to look better and better and then you have a few matches in a row where you level out. It's really not that harsh at all.
Don't patronise me mate. So he gets better every game until by May he's the the best player that's ever lived? You come over as a dick sometimes.
"Pretty simple actually" Fuck off with your fake fandom. You talk a lot of shit.