Dele Alli is the man of the moment following his match winning performance for England against France.
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After years of disappointment and frustration watching two superb midfielders in Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard flatter to deceive as a cohesive unit alongside one another for their country, England fans deserve surprise double act Dele Alli and Eric Dier.
England manager Roy Hodgson expressed his pride after Wembley came together in an unprecedented display of unity for an emotional friendly with France last night, just four days after terrorists killed 129 people in Paris.
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Alli has missed just one Premier League game this term and has established himself as a first-team regular in the heart of Mauricio Pochettino’s midfield, despite having to adjust quickly in making the leap up from League One football.
Now, though, the teenager is a name on many lips after an impressive start to life among the elite of English football was this week capped by a goal on his global debut.
“With the young ones, I think it’s important that they don’t get ahead of themselves, they sit back and have a good rest, watch, learn when they watch”. If you’ve got any problems he’s there for you’.
“I thought apart from his goal, which he will be obviously be remembered for, his whole performance throughout the game was first class”.
“He has shown his faith in them and it is ideal for us because it means if we like them as well we can show our faith in them and that is exactly how it has been”. Don’t tell me Chelsea shouldn’t have bought him for £5 million.
“He is a great guy, really passionate, and he cares about the players”.
“I won a few of the things, yes”, said Alli when asked about how he fares in training alongside his Spurs team-mates.
“We have to get better, of course, but we are showing good signs and if we can keep improving, it is exciting for us”.
“I’ve played with them, so it would be good to play against them”.
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“I think we in England can be rightly proud that we were able to put this event on”.
