Tottenham may soon have their very own Paul Pogba on their hands – Our View

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Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Jose Mourinho, and it’s time to think about what the coming months hold for Spurs.

Harry Kane’s future is up in the air, fans want a change in ownership and we have no idea who the new manager will be.

It does seem to be a bit of doom and gloom at Spurs at the moment, but one man who does have reason to be optimistic is Dele Alli.

We all know about Alli’s problems under Mourinho. The former Chelsea boss had a serious problem with his standards in training, and he basically froze him out of the squad this season, with Alli playing just 234 minutes of Premier League football this term.

That’s not what you’d expect to see from a two-time PFA Young Player of the Year winner, but luckily, he may be able to get back on track.

Indeed, we’ve seen this sort of thing before where Mourinho has alienated a player only for them to thrive after his sacking.

At Manchester United we all know that Mourinho had his problems with Luke Shaw and Paul Pogba, and now they’re amongst the Red Devils’ most important players and have been resurgent under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Rio Ferdinand has also made a similar point about Pogba and Alli on his YouTube channel.

“Look at Pogba, that was a strange relationship (with Mourinho). He was your talisman, your most expensive player, you’d think you’d want to build around that and make it as easy as possible to perform,” Ferdinand said.

“Bale’s come in and it’s the same. It doesn’t look like it’s an easy situation with him as the manager. He says things in the paper and makes it difficult and adds pressure.

“Dele Alli. He’s a talent, but some of the stuff you’ve seen said about him on the documentary etcetera, it’s hard to play for someone like that. Good managers make you want to run through brick walls for them.”

Bale could be a similar case, but of course, that’s dependant on whether or not he’s back in north London next term.

Alli looks likely to be staying at Spurs, and if a manager comes in who is willing to show faith in him, he may get a new lease of life at Tottenham and rediscover the form that saw him win two PFA Young Player of the Year awards.

You don’t become a bad player overnight, and much like Pogba and Shaw, Alli may soon begin to thrive after Mourinho’s departure from his club.