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Dele Alli may be just a loser, but it looks like Nuno Espirito Santa, who was recently fired, came to the same conclusion as Jose Mourinho, and decided that Tottenham was better off without him.. Allie is in real trouble.

He played 90 minutes against Vitesse in the Conference League. Then Tottenham lost to his rival. In the next match against West Ham in the Premier League, he remained on the bench and never entered the field. The opportunity to re-emerge passes him by.

Allie's statistics from the past years are well known - they are amazing. His impact on Tottenham's Premier League performance following his move from MK Dons has been defining, and the numbers underscore this.. Alli is ranked sixth on the list of players with the most goals in the Premier League before his 22nd birthday, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romela Lukaku and Raheem Sterling. Frank Lampard was 26 when he scored his 50th competition goal. Allie was only 23 years old.

" When I first started working with him on the England squad, his performance was great, "

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He was predicted new and new records, football longevity. But it's been three years since he had a conversation with Neville.. In the course of it, Harry asked Allie to regain that feeling of hunger for the game, goals and titles..

What went wrong is anyone's guess. Allie spends a lot of time with her beloved, and his passion is computer games. Roy Keane talked about being distracted by non-football affairs. Allie forgot what made him such a quality player in the first place.. In fact, the numbers no longer look as impressive as they used to..

When he scored 22 goals in all competitions in 2016/17, he set a bar below which he should not fall.. However, in the last four seasons in London, he has scored in less than one. His last Premier League goal was against Norwich last January..

Allie can say that he is not given a chance. After being criticized by Mourinho last season, he only played him once in a Premier League match.. But Spurs coach Ledley King explained this situation a little differently..

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Jose's firing and Nuno's appointment gave him a chance to start all over again, and Alli didn't miss a minute in the first five games of the Premier League season.. But he was replaced at halftime with Arsenal at a time when Spurs had a black streak.. They had conceded nine goals by that time, and did not score to their rivals..

In Allie's defense, for all the talk of lack of desire, it can be said that he actually did more of the rough work than any Tottenham player in each of these first five games of the season.. Perhaps the intensity is not what it used to be, but statistics show that he is moving across the field, and not standing in one place and waiting for the ball. Some Tottenham footballers sin this way.

The problem, according to those who have worked with him, such as Neville and King, is that he is being asked to do his job in the wrong areas of the field where he is best at it.. Allie was never the best passer, never had a long pass across the field. It is not his strength.

" " He was an instinctive player who understood that his job was to hit the box with every attack, run into the box from deep, past Harry Kane. "

" He is not Thiago or Jorginho. Do not interfere with the development of attacks, Dele. He should forget about it and join the game in the final third. "

Allie's performance is also decreasing.. He shoots less on goal, creates fewer chances and touches the ball less in the opponent's penalty area. At 25, his game is going in the wrong direction..

Of course, when asked to take on the role of the eight lately, it certainly didn't help.. Perhaps realizing his reputation as a pragmatic coach, Nunu tried to find a way to play Alli and Tanguy Ndombele alongside one defensive midfielder..

It didn't work because Tottenham was left without a solid base and no extra playability.. There is still the feeling that King articulated that Allie should be used above..

" We know that he has energy and an aiming instinct, this is his strength, and this is where we want to see him. We have to find a position that suits him and gets the most out of him, "

Nevertheless, in the match against Vitesse, Alli played the role of ten. Harry Winx and Giovani Lo Celso played deeper than him. But he played unconvincingly: a lot of unnecessary touches of the ball, unconvincing pressing in the absence of possession of the ball and too few chances to score.

It was a sad sight and there was little to convince anyone in Tottenham that Alli was worthy of the game.. As long as he remains on the bench against West Ham, the outlook is bleak..

The seeming hopeless hope that one day he will be able to return to better shape is further diminished.

As we can see, after Antonio Conte came to the post of mentor, nothing has changed.. Allie still remains on the bench, although to hastily draw conclusions, because Antonio has just begun his journey in Tottenham. Let's hope that the footballer will prove his professional suitability to the new coach..

Source: Sky Sports Translation: Bogdan Bondarenko Author: Bogdan Bondarenko.