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2018-19
If the previous season had suggested that Alli's talents might be on the wane, then his performances in 2018-19 undoubtedly confirmed that.
It was quite possible that the sheer volume of games that he had played for MK Dons, Tottenham and England were starting to take their toll as he struggled with niggling injuries for the first time in his career, making just 38 appearances.
This had an effect on his productivity at the attacking end of the pitch as he would score only seven goals all season. Just five of these came in the Premier League and two in the FA Cup. This lack of goals, particularly in league competition can be attributed to the continued decline in his shots per game which now stood at just 1.6. Alli wouldn't score at all in the Champions League despite Spurs making it to the final.
The number of goals that Alli was creating also dropped, registering only 8 assists across the games he played. Still a reasonably impressive statistic but down significantly on the 17 he achieved the previous season. His pass completion did rise back above 80% but he was now registering just over one key pass a game.
His drop in form was also starting to have an adverse effect on his international career, and the emergence of young talents like Jadon Sancho, Callum Hudson Odoi, Mason Mount and Harry Winks, and the continued excellence of Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford meant that Alli had real competition in Southgate's starting eleven for the first time. However, he was selected for England's participation in the Nations League finals.
Alli did not feature in the starting XI in England's defeat against Holland in the semi-finals only coming on in the second period of extra-time as England lost 2-1. He did play the full game in the third-place play-off as England successfully overcame Switzerland on penalties.
