Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out of the Europa League by KAA Gent on Thursday evening.
Graham Roberts has taken to social networking site Twitter to launch a strong defence of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli.
Alli has come under criticism for dismissal against KAA Gent in the second leg of the Europa League round of 32 tie on Thursday evening.
The England international midfielder was sent off in the 39th minute of the encounter at the Wembley Stadium in London for a dangerous high tackle on Brecht Dejaegere.
The 20-year-old has a nasty side to his game, but former Tottenham defender Roberts, who is 57 years of age, has launched a strong defence of the Englishman on Twitter.
Alli is a very good midfielder and is potentially a world-class player, but he does need to control himself and not make rash challenges.
The 20-year-old has earned four yellow cards in the Premier League so far this season and was cautioned as many as seven times in the league during the 2015-16 campaign.
Tottenham are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 50 points from 25 matches, 10 points behind leaders and London rivals Chelsea.
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