Dele Alli’s regeneration continued with two clinical finishes and confirmation from Jose Mourinho that he wants to see him high up the pitch and threatening the goal rather than lost in midfield.

‘For me, Dele is not a midfield player,’ said Mourinho. ‘We want him to have the freedom to associate with the attacking players, this is the best position for him.’

Alli’s double fired Tottenham to a two-goal lead against Bournemouth and they survived a late wobble to complete a 3-2 win.

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Dele Alli’s regeneration continued with two clinical finishes and confirmation from Jose Mourinho that he wants to see him high up the pitch and threatening the goal rather than lost in midfield.

‘For me, Dele is not a midfield player,’ said Mourinho. ‘We want him to have the freedom to associate with the attacking players, this is the best position for him.’

Alli’s double fired Tottenham to a two-goal lead against Bournemouth and they survived a late wobble to complete a 3-2 win.

He was often the most advanced Spurs player, offering Harry Kane the chance to drop deeper and link up. All of which has given the team greater fluency.
‘He’s playing really, really well. I couldn’t ask any more of him,’ added Mourinho who clapped him off when he replaced him near the end of the game.

‘I didn’t know him. I’d only played against him a few times. I knew the qualities of the players and that’s the direction I went in. For a player of such quality it is not possible that he is not performing at a high level.

‘Sometimes they are not at their best level but then I find him a good guy in the group. A good guy. Not a selfish person that thinks only about himself. Not at all. He’s a Spurs boy, a group boy. The group is a good family. They have very good empathy between them.’


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