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#3 Dele Alli
It feels like a cliche to say this after just three games, but Tottenham’s Dele Alli genuinely looks like a player reborn under the managerial guidance of new boss Jose Mourinho. The England international felt like a lost man in the latter days of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign, but this weekend’s win over Bournemouth saw him score two beautiful goals and star in Spurs’ midfield, menacing the Cherries’ defence from start to finish.
Alli’s goals were both things of beauty; both set up by long balls from Toby Alderweireld, the first one saw him clinically finish an incredible first touch from Heung Min Son, and the second saw him somehow wriggle around three defenders before deftly clipping the ball over Aaron Ramsdale and into the net, a goal reminiscent of his brilliant finish against Chelsea in 2018.
Now playing in his favoured position – just behind Harry Kane – Alli seems to be threatening to get back to the form he showed a couple of seasons ago, when he was one of the Premier League’s most feared players. If he keeps this up, opposing defences will start to be terrified again.
