Dele Alli: Has the Tottenham midfielder's position become a "problem" for England? | Football News

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Alli has scored 46 times in the last three seasons from a more offensive stance for Tottenham, but has only scored three international goals since his debut in 2015.

While Law believes that Alli should stay in the starting lineup In the semifinal against Croatia, he thinks the Tottenham player has become a "problem" for manager Gareth Southgate

"Dele Alli is really very interesting" he said in the podcast of the World Cup. Became the youngest scorer in England at a World Cup since Michael Owen, he broke the duck that he had not scored since 2016.

"But in Reality, he did not make a good match.In the first half, in particular, he struggled. "Southgate could have removed him at half-time and before the match, one wondered s & # 39, he would not leave him out. "If Southgate had hung him at half-time, I do not know."

"It worked very well because the confidence that the goal gave him was huge for Dele Alli, but he needs time to adapt to the position he occupies.He plays on the left of Jordan Henderson in the middle of the field, rather than towards the front where he plays for the Spurs.

"He is not yet at his best in this position and he has to learn it on the job.

"I think he'll stay with Dele Alli and that he should stick to it, but I think it's something that Southgate will consider and consider."

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Law Added that Raheem Sterling plays in the position where Alli would be more effective – but said that the pace of the Manchester City player is too important for Southgate.

"Southgate Wants to Put It, Lingard and Sterling in" It's Even More Difficult When He Found a 3-5-2 System That He Likes Because "With Sterling and Alli in the same team, one would think it would be

"He wants to play two in the front because he needs men in the middle of the field and Dele Alli is the one who has to sacrifice himself slightly for that and play in a slightly different position. "19659013]" I think that he would be more able to play where Sterling plays, but you do not have the rhythm of Sterling – and whatever you say to its finish, you will always create opportunities and put yourself in danger with the rhythm of Sterling. "

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The Sun & # 39; s Charlie Wyett He also claimed that Alli, who missed the matches of Panama and Belgium due to an injury, may not be quite fit [19659011] "It can also depend on the physical form," he said. ] "Dele Alli may only have 90% adjustment and probably only 80% correspondence.He was replaced before the end against Colombia.

" He takes more and more of instead, but he looked more sharp in the second half against Sweden and he left the field with a haughty confidence. four days and they really have to watch the physical condition of the players. As Southgate said the other day, one of the problems is that the manager must determine if the players are telling the truth about their physical condition.

"He is going to have this battle again in the next 72 hours."

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