Mourinho dele alli

What did Mourinho say to Dele Alli?

In Mourinho's first training session at Tottenham, he was on Alli's case – branding him 'f***ing lazy' and telling him: 'I'm going to be a pain in the a** on you and you are lucky, you are lucky.

Why did Mourinho not play Dele Alli?

But speaking ahead of his side's fifth round tie against Everton on Wednesday, Mourinho said the reason for Alli's absence has been more to do with injury issues than anything else. "He started with something in the tendon and after that, not a strain but muscular bad feelings around the tendon area," Mourinho said.

Does Mourinho not like Dele Alli?

Mourinho reveals: “I told Dele very directly that he doesn't train well, he's not a good trainer. … He later says Sir Alex Ferguson advised him to buy Alli when he was Manchester United manager. “Sir Alex Ferguson gave me only one advice in two-and-a-half years [at Manchester United], buy Dele Alli,” he continues.

How many games did Dele Alli play under Mourinho?

Dele Alli barely featured under Jose Mourinho at Tottenham last season but he insists he had no issues working with the 58-year-old and says he needs to improve in order to get back to playing regularly for Spurs. Alli played just 233 minutes in total across 32 league matches under the Portuguese manager.

Who does Dele Alli play for now?

Everton F.C.Dele Alli / Current team (#36 / Midfielder) Everton have completed the permanent signing of Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur. The midfielder has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract until the end of June 2024.

Does Dele Alli play for England?

He scored 13 Premier League goals and assisted seven between the start of 2018/19 and end of 2019/20. Dele was part of the England side that played at the Nations League finals in 2019 and those 37 caps have yielded three goals and seven assists.

Why did Dele Alli not play in euros?

Alli was a regular for England until the 2018 World Cup, but was never realistically in the running to be at Euro 2020 after a couple of underwhelming seasons at the north London club. Alli blames himself and not Mourinho for his lack of game-time and has vowed to improve heading into the new campaign.