muttley
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RD - spot on with Cahill.
Such great punditry. I'm not surprised that Cahill understands Dele more than most. Cahill subtly told Keane he's talking absolute shit and he had no understanding of the player and in no way wanted to help him. "you don't play bad because you're trying to play bad" and then following it up with a fact that Dele had run the most miles on the pitch in the game Keane slammed him. Doesn't sound like a guy more interested in his modelling career.
I only see one major shortfall in him and that is his pace. I don't conform to the idea that his brain doesn't work as quick as some around him. For me, he's at that elite level and he's proven that with his false number 9 play and his regular assists. Just like when Lo Celso scored. He'd already secured a nailed on penalty by his intelligence with his back to goal. He can iron out the other minor chinks in his game like slowing down play and sometimes being wasteful in possession. That's fair, but fixable.
Ultimately, I just want him 100% fit. He's proven at 80% he can still contribute with assists. We need him at 100% when he will continue to be up there in the running stats and I think the goals will also come easy to a fit Dele Alli. I also think he's one of these that make the sum of the parts greater than what they appear. Lo Celso is like that as well.