Friday 28 September 2018

Mauricio Pochettino praises calmer, more mature captain Dele Alli

• Alli captained Spurs’ Carabao Cup win against Watford
• Pochettino: ‘I hope it will help him improve even more’

Mauricio Pochettino has said Dele Alli is now a calmer and more mature player, as he praised the way the midfielder handled his first experience of captaining Tottenham.

The manager gave Alli the responsibility for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Watford at Stadium MK, which Spurs won on penalties after a 2-2 draw. It was the first time Alli had played at the stadium since his days at MK Dons and the player believes it was written in the stars that he should score the winning penalty. He had earlier equalised from the spot for 1-1.

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