Who Will Save Dele Alli From Himself?

"Why you have those ups and downs in your career, I don't know. I don't know if it's because of your lifestyle if in one period you're a great professional and in another period you're a party animal. I don't know, I have no idea. Only you know. I'm 56 years old now and yesterday - yesterday! yesterday! I was 20. Time flies and online australian casino trends. And one day you'll regret it, I think if you don't achieve what you can achieve.”.

No, this is not a quote from an Oscar-winning movie. Rather, it’s advice from Jose Mourinho to Dele Alli when the Portuguese tactician was in charge of Tottenham, as shown in the Amazon documentary, “Tottenham: All Or Nothing”. With Dele Alli’s career somewhat in a fast decline, it is fair to say that the Portuguese is a prophet, given that the Englishman, was heralded as one of the finest youngsters in the world when he burst onto the scene in North London under the tutelage of Mauricio Pochettino.

Reports in Turkey suggest that Besiktas are interested in terminating the loan contract of Alli early as they have not been impressed with his output since swapping Merseyside for Instabul. Three weeks ago, he was booed by a cross-section of the Besiktas fans after a below-par performance against a third division. His team were 2-0 down when he was substituted, and they came back to win 4-2. As he trudged off, he looked like a defeated man, and this new low represents a new low in a career that has been in decline for the better part of 3 years.

Back in 2015, Alli held the Premier League, bettors on top south african online casinos and the rest of the football world spell-bound with his remarkable talent. Here was a player who came directly from MK Dons in League One and wowed everyone with his remarkable potential. 10 league goals followed in his first season, and he proved he was not a one-season wonder when he hit 18 league goals the following season, and 22 in all competitions, forming a brilliant quartet with the likes of Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane.

He hit 14 in all competitions the next year, and then the decline started. For someone so young, it was inexplicable, but he has himself to blame. He has not kicked on from his early potential, and he looked to revive his career when he left Spurs to join Everton in January 2022. Soon after, Frank Lampard and his coaching staff knew that this was not a player to be trusted, and he soon found himself watching a large section of matches on the bench. It does not look good for Alli at the moment, with no one knowing what happened to a career that promised so much, stunted and now looks on a fast slope into nothingness.

Only Dele Alli knows what has happened, and only he can save himself.