“Twelve, I was adopted by a wonderful family, I couldn't ask for a nicer person to do what they did for me.”
“If God created humans, they would be,” he explained.
In 2016, he changed the name on the back of his jersey to Dele, saying, “It has nothing to do with it,” with Alli's last name.
Football career under Pochettino
Dele Alli joined Tottenham in 2015 when Mauricio Pochettino was managing the north London club.
Pochettino is like a hero to Dele Alli.
He understood, understood and gave Dele Alli an understanding of the problems he was facing.
However, everything changed when Pochettino stepped down from the coaching chair at Tottenham in 2019 and was replaced by Jose Mourinho.
Dele Alli was often involved in quarrels with the trainer nicknamed The Special One, and was said to be a lazy person.
Dele almost even considered retiring as a 24-year-old at Tottenham.
“Pochettino, I couldn't ask for a better manager, he and his team are amazing people,” Dele said.
“It's not like a footballer-coach relationship, it's deeper than that and that's what I needed at the time.”
He explained, “He understands the decisions I make. He cares about me as a person before football.”
There was one time Jose Mourinho coached, a moment that changed his way of thinking that being at Tottenham now was a bad place to be.
no longer compatible.
“One morning I got up and had to go to practice, and that was when he stopped playing with me, and I was in a bad place,” he said.
He said, “I looked in the mirror, and asked if I could retire at 24, doing what I love. It was heartbreaking.”
For now, Dele hopes to continue his career as a footballer, playing in the attacking line to find the net.
Rumors are circulating that his former manager Pochettino is interested in bringing him to Chelsea.
“I want to be a better player, a better person,” he said.
“I look back and I did well, but I'm not satisfied with that. You can't drive a car looking in the rear-view mirror, the ride from here is amazing.”
Dele Alli's courage to speak out about his dark past has received support from various parties, including former England striker, Gary Lineker.
