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He is lanky, so he looks slow. The last few times I have seen him sprinting alongside a fast player (Moura, Sonny), he doesn’t look slow.
Dele will not even make the England squad anymore. There are far better options .
Everybody has a sell date and occasionally you have to be ruthless , no more fuckups such as Eriksson/Rose. His value is dropping and realistically he won't make more than £30 million.
Good luck to him and he's clothing line.
Dudes the sun don't always shine .
Everybody has a sell date and occasionally you have to be ruthless , no more fuckups such as Eriksson/Rose. His value is dropping and realistically he won't make more than £30 million.
Good luck to him and he's clothing line.
Dudes the sun don't always shine .
Agreed Grealish looks the far superior player at the moment.
Southgate would be a moron to pick Dele over him.
Is Southgate not a moron?
Well if you have to ask...
This is probably a fair enough assessment of what is probably a fair enough condition because when we were having success his kudos were in disproportion to his actual contribution. So let's call it evens?
And while you're there ask yourself why they stick lightening rods above and/or away from structures. When you get there then you'll realize Dele's not a victim. What he is is a very imperfect footballer playing below his supporter-perceived level. He's not playing below the level I expect of him.
Can’t agree enough with this.
We don’t have any other choice! He’s not as sharp as he was in front of goal as he was a few years ago but at least he’s getting into the right positions.
Why is so strange people expect more from the players labeled as world class, or the best in the PL at this and best young player at that etc etc etc.......
People can slate Dier and Aurier and Davies but they aren’t supposed to be game changers.
You don’t look to them for inspiration when dead on your feet.
So of course Dele will get stick, because he’s not delivering.
It’s not rocket science. If your best players play shit, then guess what......we will be shit.
People can slate Dier and Aurier and Davies but they aren’t supposed to be game changers.
You don’t look to them for inspiration when dead on your feet.
So of course Dele will get stick, because he’s not delivering.
It’s not rocket science. If your best players play shit, then guess what......we will be shit.
Why don't you stop being so mean to Dele, Sammy? He's searching for confidence. And he just wants to be loved is that so wrong? You and Mourinho are going to be the death of this kid's career with us. Is that what you want you mean prick?
Dele Alli still looking for his role within José Mourinho's Tottenham | Jonathan Liew
edit: btw I predict a stormer from him tomorrow just to shut you up. take it to he bank
I agree. Jose is a shrewd guy. Pissing Dele off is one way to get the best out of him. As long as he doesn't get carded too early, he'll cause a lot of trouble for them.
When you play as a striker in a team that is set-up in a mid to a deep block and have 30 something percent possession and are being pressed heavily by the opposition and your only tatic to by-pass that press is hoofing the ball aimlessly upfront for two men to chase the ball like a dog does chasing a stick. And then not have those runs supported by the midfield, so in the rare event when Dele or Lucas could actually catch up to the stick they were left with little to no options available for them.This is probably a fair enough assessment of what is probably a fair enough condition because when we were having success his kudos were in disproportion to his actual contribution. So let's call it evens?
And while you're there ask yourself why they stick lightening rods above and/or away from structures. When you get there then you'll realize Dele's not a victim. What he is is a very imperfect footballer playing below his supporter-perceived level. He's not playing below the level I expect of him.
To then publicly criticise the player that did more stick chasing that the other dog, then Jose has to be sure that his public criticism is the right thing to do. I do not know the mind of Dele. Based on what has been written and said about him from previous managers is that he's a very bright lad, a person that can get bored easily and needs to be stimulated mentally. Previous managers have also been however unrelenting in their public priase, affection and support, which may suggest that he's also the type that needs that.
So, this might be the right approach, time will give us the answer. I've seen Dele suck in the negativity shown by rival fans towards him and use that to fuel his game in the past, the more they booed the more he performed. Maybe this is what Jose is trying to do here.
But I do find any level of criticism targeted towards him after the Leipzig game utterly bizarre, maybe this is how the manager deflects the criticism away from himself, following the pathetic and cowardly way he set up his team to play in the first place. It's never his fault, we all know this by now.
Dele isn't a young ibrahimovic who would carry the team on his shoulders.. Dele is someone who thrives in a team that is strong with its basics like how we were 2 years ago.
strong defence..reliable midfield = Dele creating and finishing chances. If he moves to Liverpool then he will score and assist 20+ goals a season..its stupid to sell Dele as a part of any rebuild, defeats the purpose.
Freaks you out when it happens, doesn't it? It was like you discovered that you were once mates with someone who was later a convicted paedophile or a murderer. I put him on ignore as much for that as being pissed off at what he postsFuck me, Arcspace. You posted something I 100% agree with.
Plus if he can win headers and not duck for a high ball
Too many ifs
I'm not even a big fan of Dele but this is ridiculous.
What do you mean ‘not even’? The English national team is hardly Stoke. You need to move below the Arctic circle and thaw your silly head out. You’ve been shooting Caribou for too long mister - they don’t shoot back - or talk absolute bollocks.
They moo a bit, but then so do you. Anyway, I’m fairly certain you live in Stoke Newington. All this ‘my daddy’ stuff is really weary - you’re a poseur.
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