Dele Alli is England's best young midfielder playing in Turkey

carvajal said:
I would be happy if Madrid pay 50/55 m€ but no more...How much do you think that is his real market price? considering that is a midfielder while Bale was an attacking player.
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Where do you recon he'll play?
It's really hard for me to think of a place for him, regardless of the obvious talent (see James, who found himself in a similar situation)
 
GlastonSpur said:
It seems you've become confused. I haven't said I don't care about Alli. I said I didn't care whether or not you had compared him to Martial.
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I know I didn't mention Martial.
cyberman said:
He doesn't care now since he based his comparison on incorrect stats. Those stats go against Alli so it's time to move on
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It really is time so I'm gonna follow your advice.
 
harms said:
Where do you recon he'll play?
It's really hard for me to think of a place for him, regardless of the obvious talent (see James, who found himself in a similar situation)
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Well actually I don´t know, I think that a good midfielder has to be able to adapt to any position in that part of the field, I think he has the capacity to learn a defensive or attacking role depending on the needs of the team.
If he is good, has technique, future and a well furnished head , then has to be signed without analyzing too much in which particular position he has played previously.
James didn´t adapt, maybe because he is more a #10, however Modric and Kroos did it, and Kovacic is doing it too
 
Alli would have to morph into a true all-action box-to-box to win a spot on our starting XI right now. It's unlikely we'll be going for him anytime soon honestly
 
Another excellent game.

Would Spurs fans be disappointed if he failed to reach Gerrard / Lampard levels?

Looks to have it in him, imo.
 
Has a free role and is clinical in front of goal. Southgate should take note.
 
I don't like complimenting Alli, purely because of Glaston.

He really is wonderful though.
 
Although he's been touted for a long time, tonight feels like a seminal match for him. With the world watching he smashed it tonight.

Very good news for England.
 
He didn't really play particularly well today, goals aside, did he?
 
K2K said:
Kane and Ali should be what England try and build towards.

Yes, Kane struggled at the Euros but surely deserves another chance.

Rooney shouldn't even go to the finals.
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This. It is actually quite simple. Put Henderson and an another midfielder there, Lallana and Sterling on the wings, and you have something that resembles a team. Not world beaters, but a team.
 
Had a very tough childhood with many opportunities to go off the rails.

Seems like a level headed guy.

Good luck to him.
 
He's not really a midfielder, not sure why people always call him one. He plays the #10 position literally every game and has always played it for Spurs, and to be fair to him, puts up decent numbers while doing so especially for his age.
 
K2K said:
Kane and Ali should be what England try and build towards.

Yes, Kane struggled at the Euros but surely deserves another chance.

Rooney shouldn't even go to the finals.
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Didn't you see his interview a couple of months ago? He's already going, and then retiring from England afterwards.
 
Btw, he's a bit like Lampard, right? Not very influential during the course of the match (like Scholes or Gerrard were), but has this ability on being on the right place, and is a very good finisher.
 
Revan said:
Btw, he's a bit like Lampard, right? Not very influential during the course of the match (like Scholes or Gerrard were), but has this ability on being on the right place, and is a very good finisher.
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Where does this idea Lampard wasn't influential come from? His stats for passing, tackling and distance covered were always amongst the best in the league. Lampard was super influential on games.
 
Revan said:
Btw, he's a bit like Lampard, right? Not very influential during the course of the match (like Scholes or Gerrard were), but has this ability on being on the right place, and is a very good finisher.
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Agreed, looking from a performance level he's 32nd in Midfielders this year according to Squawka, 13th Attacking.

It depends if you just want to look at goals or the entire picture, from a goals perspective he's the best midfielder in the league (that doesn't tell you everything though).
 
His default level is good enough to be a very adequate PL player but can he make the next step and become an actual worldclass AM?
 
Thread title should be changed, he is a #10 / ss and his stats should be compared to others in the same position.

Comparing him to an #8 is pointless.
 
Revan said:
Btw, he's a bit like Lampard, right? Not very influential during the course of the match (like Scholes or Gerrard were), but has this ability on being on the right place, and is a very good finisher.
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I think you're doing Lampard a disservice however I agree in terms of Alli, the kids got a bit of class about him but I'm not really sure what his ceiling is? I don't see him ever being a 20 goal a season midfielder (not year after year anyway) like Lampard or Gerrerd nor do I see him ever having the Gerrard like ability to drag a team to a win when the odds are against. I almost feel what he is now is about as good as he's going to ever be which inevitably means eventually he won't be good enough as better players come along
 
Great stuff from the kid tonight and showing he is a big game player. His movement is top class. He reminds me of Muller at times rather than lampard. At 20 years old he could be a really top level player if he continues to develop.
 
Echoing what others already said, he's not midfielder but support striker or #10 or something in between.
 
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