Dele Alli is steadily preparing for a revival, but director Sean Dyche says it is still too early.
He was England’s greatest talent. He was a playmaker with the smoothest movement in England, and a player with abilities that managers couldn’t help but love, such as attack and defense, activity level and tactical understanding.
He stood out from an early age and 스포츠토토 established himself as Tottenham’s ‘ace’. Having gained experience at MK Dons, a club in the third division, Ali transferred to Tottenham in the 2015-16 season and established himself as a starter from his first year. With 10 goals and 9 assists in the league alone, Ali won the PFA Young Player of the Year award. In the 2016-17 season, he exploded his scoring power, scoring 18 goals in the league alone, and became the main character of the PFA Young Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. Demonstrating great talent, he built the ‘DESK Line’ with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, and Christian Eriksen at that time to rule Europe and was famous as Son Heung-min’s best friend in Korea.
But the upward trend did not last long. Its position began to decrease from the 2019-20 season, and in the 2020-21 season it fell into a resource other than power. Even including all cup competitions, the playing time was less than 1,500 minutes, and in the league, it was only 0 goals and 1 assist in 15 games.
In the end, he left Tottenham, which he had been fond of. Ali, who pushed for a transfer in the second half of the 2021-22 season, started a new career by heading to Everton. He was a player whose performance was declining, but the peak was certain, so Everton fans hoped for his revival.
This was just a whim. Ali was the ‘worst’ itself at Everton. He made 11 league appearances, but mostly as substitutes and not a single attacking point. In the end, Ali, who lost his position after half a year of transfer, left on loan to Besiktas in the Turkiye League for the 2022-23 season. Even though the level of the league has been lowered, Ali has hardly been able to adapt. After returning to Everton from an injury, he became the center of controversy due to his inhalation of laughing gas.
The downfall of England’s greatest talent. In response, manager Mauricio Pochettino, who coached him at Tottenham Hotspur in the past, expressed regret. According to the British media ‘The Sun’, he longed for Ali’s resurrection. “Ali is a great guy. I want to talk to him. I hope I have time to call. I want to help him and see what happens. He’s still young.”
In this situation, Ali made a shocking confession. Appearing on the YouTube channel ‘The Overlap’, Ali told the story of her childhood, which is difficult to bring out easily. The content was shocking. “My mother was an alcoholic. She was molested at age 6, started smoking at age 7, and started dealing drugs at age 8. At 11, a neighbor hung me from a bridge. At 12, “I was adopted. When I think about what my new parents have done for me, I don’t think anyone could have done more for me. If God made people, they would be them.”
Many players comforted Ali after his shocking confession. Son Heung-min, who showed ‘best friend chemistry’, also sent a message of consolation to Ali.
Ali is now looking for a resurgence at Everton. He is training hard every day. Director Daichi also highly praised Ali. However, he said that given his performance and physical condition, it would be some time before Ali could return to the first team squad. According to British media ‘Talk Sports’, he said, “Ali is still recovering from his injury. He is a bit far from the role we ask of him. He has been working hard lately, but he still needs time.” .