Danny Murphy suggests Dele Alli as a striker for Tottenham

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Tottenham Hotspur will face Fulham in the Premier League today.

Danny Murphy has suggested in The Daily Mail that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino should deploy Dele Alli as a striker against Fulham.

Star striker Harry Kane is on the sidelines at the moment, while Son Heung-min is away on international duty with South Korea.

Alli is a midfielder by trade, but the England international midfielder scores a lot of goals from that department.

Former Tottenham midfielder Murphy, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, has suggested that Pochettino should deploy the 22-year-old midfielder as a striker against Fulham in the Premier League today.

Spurs manager Pochettino has also hinted that he could play the former Milton Keynes Dons star as a false nine in the London derby today.

Murphy wrote about Alli in The Daily Mail: “Can he leap and win balls in the air? Yes. Does he like it to come to feet and link play? Yes, it would need working on but he does have the bravery and desire to receive the ball in tight pockets and turn with it.”

“Does he have the speed and mobility to run in behind? Yes, he’s done it from midfield where he can see the gaps. He would just have to adjust his timing.”

Pochettino told The Guardian: “I was watching Barcelona and the striker was Leo Messi. You can play Llorente, Dele Alli, Lamela; you can play Kaziah Sterling, Troy Parrott, I don’t know.”

Stats

Alli has made 13 starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Tottenham so far this season, scoring four goals and providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.

During the 2017-18 campaign, the 22-year-old scored nine goals and provided 10 assists in 36 league appearances for the North London outfit, according to WhoScored.