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Football: Dele Alli reveals Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over first England call-up
Tottenham wonderkid Dele Alli has revealed that manager Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over his maiden England call up earlier this season.
By Scott Saunders 22 hours ago
Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over his maiden England call up earlier this season.
Speaking to the match-day programme ahead of England's friendly with the Netherlands - and as reported by Goal - the 19-year-old stated that Pochettino told him he was taking a step down the international ladder from the England Under-20's to the Under-19's, before later telling him he'd received a senior call up.
He made his debut against Estonia, and in his fourth cap for his country would net his first international goal against France; scoring past Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris at Wembley. But Alli has now shared the story of when he found out about his first call up.
Alli said: "We were away in Monaco for the Europa League. He pulled me over to one side and asked me how I was feeling, and whether I wanted to go away with the Under-19s.
"At that time I was playing with the Under-20s, so I asked him if it was okay to do that. He said it was fine, and I told him I was delighted to play for England whatever the age group.
"Then he told me it was to join the Seniors. I was shocked. I tried not to think about it too much because we had a game the next day, it was hard to keep my emotions in check."
Alli has earned rave reviews this season in his performances for Spurs, and he was the standout player in England's 3-2 win in Germany at the weekend. And Teddy Sheringham, clearly not getting carried away, has already compared him to one England legend.
According to the Mirror, he said: " He had that aura about him in Berlin that Paul Gascoigne had about him at the beginning of his career. It was almost if Dele Alli was saying: 'Come and try and get the ball off me. And even if you've got the ball I'll nick it off you then I'm going to wander away from you and you won't get it off me.'
“Gazza used to do that. It had a lovely feel to it I was very impressed. You can't coach that kind of mentality and self belief it was in Gazza and Dele Alli seems to have something similar."
Football: Dele Alli reveals Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over first England call-up
Tottenham wonderkid Dele Alli has revealed that manager Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over his maiden England call up earlier this season.
By Scott Saunders 22 hours ago
Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over his maiden England call up earlier this season.
Speaking to the match-day programme ahead of England's friendly with the Netherlands - and as reported by Goal - the 19-year-old stated that Pochettino told him he was taking a step down the international ladder from the England Under-20's to the Under-19's, before later telling him he'd received a senior call up.
He made his debut against Estonia, and in his fourth cap for his country would net his first international goal against France; scoring past Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris at Wembley. But Alli has now shared the story of when he found out about his first call up.
Alli said: "We were away in Monaco for the Europa League. He pulled me over to one side and asked me how I was feeling, and whether I wanted to go away with the Under-19s.
"At that time I was playing with the Under-20s, so I asked him if it was okay to do that. He said it was fine, and I told him I was delighted to play for England whatever the age group.
"Then he told me it was to join the Seniors. I was shocked. I tried not to think about it too much because we had a game the next day, it was hard to keep my emotions in check."
Alli has earned rave reviews this season in his performances for Spurs, and he was the standout player in England's 3-2 win in Germany at the weekend. And Teddy Sheringham, clearly not getting carried away, has already compared him to one England legend.
According to the Mirror, he said: " He had that aura about him in Berlin that Paul Gascoigne had about him at the beginning of his career. It was almost if Dele Alli was saying: 'Come and try and get the ball off me. And even if you've got the ball I'll nick it off you then I'm going to wander away from you and you won't get it off me.'
“Gazza used to do that. It had a lovely feel to it I was very impressed. You can't coach that kind of mentality and self belief it was in Gazza and Dele Alli seems to have something similar."
Football: Dele Alli reveals Mauricio Pochettino pranked him over first England call-up