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gibbospurs

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Dele needs a fucking tag on him that gives him an electric shock every time he drops in our own half whilst in possession. He’s utter tosh with the ball deeper. Even Dier is quicker moving the ball forward. And that isn’t even a fucking joke.
 

Bobbins

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After a mini-resurgence, Alli is back to his tippy-tappy- flicky-flakey worst lately.

You simply can't spend entire games wandering back and forth along the width of the 18 yard box, constantly flicking the ball to no-one, never putting your foot on it and getting your head up, and essentially refusing to sprint at any time.

The team is not good enough to accommodate him in passenger mode, and he is not productive enough when he plays like this.

The most frustrating thing is we've seen him play infinitely better than this - with real effort, intelligence, a bit of steel and needle. This style of play is an active choice by him.

I sometimes think he's become cowed by the abuse he's had from rival fans - he's a target of boos and hate everywhere we go - he used to thrive on it, now it seems like it's put him into a shell.
 

ohtottenham!

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After a mini-resurgence, Alli is back to his tippy-tappy- flicky-flakey worst lately.

You simply can't spend entire games wandering back and forth along the width of the 18 yard box, constantly flicking the ball to no-one, never putting your foot on it and getting your head up, and essentially refusing to sprint at any time.

The team is not good enough to accommodate him in passenger mode, and he is not productive enough when he plays like this.

The most frustrating thing is we've seen him play infinitely better than this - with real effort, intelligence, a bit of steel and needle. This style of play is an active choice by him.

I sometimes think he's become cowed by the abuse he's had from rival fans - he's a target of boos and hate everywhere we go - he used to thrive on it, now it seems like it's put him into a shell.
Guess we all see things differently. To me, he’s been off the pace and looks crap because his body needs a rest. Neither Dele nor Kane are cowed by much, which is why, apart from their talent, they’re starters.

Dele looks shagged. Has done in the last few games. Kane has too. His hammy went. Dele will be next unless he’s rested.

He’s looked slow as fuck reacting and responding to every aspect of his game in the last couple of matches. It looks like physical and mental fatigue to me.

Dele’s someone who doesn’t give a damn about the pressure of playing against Liverpool at Anfield or playing against Real Madrid. There are others that are vulnerable to that pressure, but that’s not Dele’s issue.
 

ILS

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I thought he played in the England team that got to the world cup semi final. Must have been poor world cup.

That's funny as apart from his obligatory goal against Sweden I think you will find his average match rating was a 6 throughout the whole tournament. Also you are aware average players not saying Dele is but can win World Cups and Champions league due to being carried there by better players around them...step forward Djimi Trarore, Wes Brown, Jesper Blomquist, John O'Shea, Stephane Guivarch and I'm sure there will be many more.

So really your comment is just a lazy one.
 

DJS

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Guess we all see things differently. To me, he’s been off the pace and looks crap because his body needs a rest. Neither Dele nor Kane are cowed by much, which is why, apart from their talent, they’re starters.

Dele looks shagged. Has done in the last few games. Kane has too. His hammy went. Dele will be next unless he’s rested.

He’s looked slow as fuck reacting and responding to every aspect of his game in the last couple of matches. It looks like physical and mental fatigue to me.

Dele’s someone who doesn’t give a damn about the pressure of playing against Liverpool at Anfield or playing against Real Madrid. There are others that are vulnerable to that pressure, but that’s not Dele’s issue.

He‘s only just come back from injury so hardly played masses of games though? ?‍♂️
 

Primativ

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Guess we all see things differently. To me, he’s been off the pace and looks crap because his body needs a rest. Neither Dele nor Kane are cowed by much, which is why, apart from their talent, they’re starters.

Dele looks shagged. Has done in the last few games. Kane has too. His hammy went. Dele will be next unless he’s rested.

He’s looked slow as fuck reacting and responding to every aspect of his game in the last couple of matches. It looks like physical and mental fatigue to me.

Dele’s someone who doesn’t give a damn about the pressure of playing against Liverpool at Anfield or playing against Real Madrid. There are others that are vulnerable to that pressure, but that’s not Dele’s issue.

Oh come off it. Body needs a rest? Just call a spade a spade he’s been shit and he’s played like this for years. You’re making excuses for him. He’s been this rubbish since he signed here. All that happened in the past was he scored more goals. He’s a million miles away from being a well rounded footballer.

I remember having this exact conversation on here twelve months ago and some people were in here saying “oh he’s just come back from injury / playing with an injury” again making excuses for him. A year later he’s still utter shit and now again people are making excuses. When will you wake up and smell the coffee?

I agree with you on one thing. He needs a rest, permanently, from the team and sold to someone else, then we can watch his awful limited play from afar.
 
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Some of you need to get out more.

Only so many times you can say he's been shit.

Go have a bash in the other player threads, or better yet, have a wank, maybe do some work and pay some bills.

He's shit, in your opinion, we get it.

Fuck a duck.
 

IfiHadTheWings

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That's right go ahead and attack the messengers to deflect attention from the point at hand. Are you Mourinho in disguise?

No one is happy that one of our players is shit, or playing shit, or whatever is detrimental to team and club success. And you or anyone else is foolish (or worse) for suggesting it. But it's a cheap rhetorical device commonly used in here. Perhaps folks wouldn't need to have a 'we were right Dele is shit wankathon' if happy clappers from the top on down to the bottom over here didn't need to deny, deride, dismiss, degrade, etc anyone that has admitted the simple reality before their eyes the last few years. But now it's so obvious, so fucking obvious, that you would feel like a complete buffoon arguing the other side. And folks on the 'wankathon' side are feeling a little bit of vindication.

And now you still want to attack them for being right all along instead of looking at yourselves and trying to identify why you had it wrong for so long.


No, technically competent players. And they are no more expensive than anyone else if you scout them early enough and aren't just buying the high profile ones. Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean they are not out there. GLC's transfer/loan is evidence of things not being right on the administrative side of things. How was he not identified a year earlier and 1/3 the price?

Not really, the common theme on here is that if a group of posters take a disliking to a player every time they misplace a pass the thread gets filled up with said posters slating the player (see Tripper, Aurier etc) and possibly some of our fans like to back our players rather than slagging them off at every given chance, as said most who have backed Dele has admitted his many flaws as a player so it's not like were burying our head in the sand suggesting he's the best thing since sliced bread. Just you and the other boys all in here patting eachother on the back "here comes the auntie" and all that bollox come across as wanky to be honest.

Criticism is fine but to feel 'vindicated' when one of your own teams players has a bad game...give your head a wobble.
 

tooey

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Some of you need to get out more.

Only so many times you can say he's been shit.

Go have a bash in the other player threads, or better yet, have a wank, maybe do some work and pay some bills.

He's shit, in your opinion, we get it.

Fuck a duck.

This is a football forum.

Do you know whats more tiresome than somebody giving their opinion? Somebody moaning about people giving their opinion. If you don't like it then don't read it.
 

ohtottenham!

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He‘s only just come back from injury so hardly played masses of games though? ?‍♂️
Same issue with Kane. They're not playing with the same energy they did a couple of years ago. Desire, passion and all that goes so far.

He needs a rest.
 
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This is a football forum.

Do you know whats more tiresome than somebody giving their opinion? Somebody moaning about people giving their opinion. If you don't like it then don't read it.
Yeah, I get it, funny thing is this week alone I've been told the exact same thing in two to three other threads.

It seems it only works when a group is having a circle jerk though ...
 

tooey

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Yeah, I get it, funny thing is this week alone I've been told the exact same thing in two to three other threads.

It seems it only works when a group is having a circle jerk though ...

You've got a real obsession with jerking off this morning. Go and light some candles, dust off the Enya CD, run yourself a nice hot bath and expel your seed into the murky waters of your own bodily filth, you'll feel better.
 
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You've got a real obsession with jerking off this morning. Go and light some candles, dust off the Enya CD, run yourself a nice hot bath and expel your seed into the murky waters of your own bodily filth, you'll feel better.
Nah bruv, I'm working, but by the sounds of it you're pretty good at it yourself ... Enya? Candles? What a princess!
 
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