Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has defended Dele Alli.
Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to social networking site Twitter to give their reaction to Mauricio Pochettino’s comments about Dele Alli.
Spurs boss Pochettino has defended Alli following suggestions that he dived against Crystal Palace in the Premier League game at Selhurst Park at the weekend.
The 21-year-old midfielder first fell down under the challenge of Patrick van Aanholt and then over the body of Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, as Spurs went on to win the London derby 1-0.
“He is an easy target for everyone,” Pochettino told The Times about Alli. “We need to stop saying too much about him to stop helping people, the fans, creating this reputation. He’s so competitive and played very well today but Dele is an easy target.”
Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to Pochettino’s defence of Alli, who joined Spurs from Milton Keynes Dons in February 2015 for an initial transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £5 million.
Below are some of the best comments:
The win against Palace at Selhurst Park means that Tottenham are now fourth in the Premier League table with 55 points from 28 matches, just four points behind second-placed Manchester United.
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