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‘Out of order’: Some Spurs fans react to Pochettino’s comments about Mourinho player

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Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino (L) gestures to Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder Dele Alli during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Red Star Belgrade at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, on October 22, 2019. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to react to Mauricio Pochettino’s bold comments on Dele Alli.

The former Spurs boss was a guest on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, where he labelled the currently out-of-form star as an ‘amazing talent’ [read here].

Added with those comments, Poch also claimed that the attack-minded midfielder has the same ‘charisma’ as Ronaldinho and Diego Maradona.

Pochettino’s comments were met with mixed messages from the Spurs faithful, with some not liking the Ronaldinho comparisons, whilst others feel he will take him to his next club.

At this moment in time, Alli seems as far away from Tottenham’s first-team than he has ever been before and his first-half display against Royal Antwerp last Thursday hasn’t helped his cause.

On one hand, Tanguy Ndombele won back Mourinho’s trust and is now a key member of his first-team squad.

ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 29: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur  during the UEFA Europa League   match between Royal Antwerp v Tottenham Hotspur at the Bosuil Stadium on October 29, 2020 in Antwerpen Belgium (Photo by Angelo Blankespoor/Soccrates/Getty Images)
Photo by Angelo Blankespoor/Soccrates/Getty Images

But Alli isn’t showing any of those signs yet!

It will be interesting to see who Pochettino manages next in his career because it wouldn’t be a surprise if he knocks for the services of Alli and it’s something the Spurs faithful are anticipating.

But those Ronaldinho-Maradona comparisons hasn’t gone down well with some, to be fair.

Nonetheless, here is a selection of Spurs fans reacting to Pochettino’s comments about Alli: