Dele Alli played for Tottenham Hotspur against Stoke City in the Premier League at the weekend.
Alli has had an issue with keeping his cool on the pitch in the past, including the time when he pushed West Bromwich Albion defensive midfielder Claudio Yacob in the stomach in April 2016.
The 21-year-old midfielder, though, believes that his temperament has improved and has provided proof of that.
The former Milton Keynes Dons youngster has pointed out that he did not react when Stoke City central defender Ryan Shawcross made an early challenge on him during the Premier League game at the bet365 Stadium at the weekend.
Alli told ESPN: “I’ve been trying to improve a lot of aspects of my game and I wanted to keep my head.
”When the first tackle from Shawcross came in, I knew straight away what he was trying to do with it.
“He’s a nice guy and that’s the sort of player he is – he’s an aggressive player – so I didn’t want to react to him. I played my own game and I was really happy with the result.”
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Alli is one of the best young midfielders in the Premier League and is playing well at the moment.
The Spurs star has scored eight goals and provided 10 assists in 30 Premier League starts for Tottenham so far the campaign.
Tottenham are going strong in the Premier League this season and look set to finish in the top four yet again.
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