He's not a deep Centre Mid though so it would be a waste of his talents to cram him into that role. He's not someone with a particularly notable range of passing, he's not the kind of dribbler who brings the ball from deep and he doesn't really try to dictate the tempo of the play. He's a goalscorer. He has great positioning, technique and movement and is perfectly suited to the advanced role Spurs play him in, which is why he's excelling so much there
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I have to agree. Especially on Dele Alli. I already said it months back in this thread but he is vastly overrated IMO. He wouldn't be rated anywhere near as highly if he wasn't at Spurs. He is quite a lankly young man currently and that makes him somewhat clumsy. His first touch isn't good, his feet aren't quick enough and he isn't agile enough currently be a great player in the attacking midfield/number 10 role where he usually plays. He's scored some very good goals here and there but his all round game isn't any better than the likes of Lingard IMO. Alli is better in the air that's about it.
This post is underdeveloped, caused me psychological damage and I hope you're banned.
It showed against Malta for majority of the game they kept it tight and you could tell he struggled to open them up.
As much as I think Alli is overrated comparing him to Lingard is laughable.
It was initially reported that the finger was directed towards the referee. The referee was called Turpin. Dick Turpin is the highwayman, so 'Turpin takes the finger from Dele'...
Don't worry, you're not alone. He's a glorified goalscorer who, despite practically playing a striker role at Spuds, gets called a 'midfielder' and thus the praise.
I do agree. He just scores goals and is very physical, but he is not Gerrard or Scholes who could dictate the tempo.
Yeah he played as second striker but for some reason Spurs fan argued he is a midfielder who made runs from the deep.
What exactly is Alli markedly better at than Lingard? Other than heading which I mentioned, I just don't see it. I don't rate either of them highly but Lingard would do as good, if not better in that England team in the same role.
Tbf he's 21. Scholes was a striker around that age and Gerrard's initial breakthrough was right back.
I am not saying he is shit. He's just a bit limited. Great at scoring goals and using his body to go past his opponents, but he doesn't know how to dictate the tempo.
Those two weren't dictating games at 21 either which was my point. It would be like comparing O Dembele to Ronaldo now when the fair comparison should be Ronaldo 2003-2006.
Ok, i get your point. So he should leave Tottenham to improve because Pochettino wants Alli to play in a certain way.
Scoring goals, changing games, going past opponents, decision making, dribbling, just about anything. He's streets and streets ahead of Lingard and its absolutely ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
I think he will drop deeper when Mousa Dembele's legs are gone
Let's see. Would be interesting to see it.
Yep
His best attribute is his finishing. Why move him further away from the goal?
Guess they won't play together for England again
Being a professional footballer.
He is not streets ahead of Lingard. They are both average. No idea which Alli you have been watching but he isn't any good at dribbling and rarely goes past anyone. He will be at a mid table club in 5 years or on the bench for Spurs.
