Okegoal.com - One of the brightest talents in English football joined Tottenham, tried out for Everton, and finally went on loan to Turkish club Besiktas. Dele Alli has a dark story that has engulfed his career so far.
The 27-year-old Dele Alli recently spent six weeks in rehab for her addiction to sleeping pills and mental health problems, according to the BBC.
Her past is full of emotions, starting at the age of six she was abused, abused, and sold drugs.
Not long ago, Dele Alli opened up a story with The Overlap, which was hosted by former Manchester United star, Gary Neville.
“When I got back from Turkey, I knew I needed surgery and that I was in a bad shape mentally,” Dele Alli told The Overlap YouTube broadcast.
“I decided to go to a state of the art mental health rehab facility. They treat addiction, mental health and trauma.”
“I feel like it's about time for me. I've fallen into a bad circle. I rely on things to work against me.
“Every morning I get up in the morning, I have to win the fight, train, smile, show I'm happy (in my heart I must have lost the fight. It's time for me to change it),” he continued.
Childhood trauma by Dale Alli
The lasting impact he feels now cannot be separated from the traumatic childhood he had.
Three weeks ago, Dilly just got out of rehab in the United States.
She told me with tears about the persecution outside her family members.
Then bad family conditions, his mother was addicted to alcohol.
“My mother is an alcoholic. I was sent to Africa (to live with my father) to study discipline and then sent back,” he said.
“At seven years old I started smoking, before I started selling drugs.”
His bravery at the age of selling drugs is inseparable from the influence of the environment where he once conversed with his elders, they were security officers who would not stop a kid on a bike from making transactions.
“An elderly person told me they wouldn't stop a kid on a bike, so I walked around, and then under it I took medication,” he said.
“At the age of 11, a man from the farm hanged me on a bridge.”
“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.
“What he said in the interview was strong and courageous,” according to Lineker.
He hoped that Dele would succeed in the future with his new aura of vigilance.
The MK Dons, former Daily Club member, said he will always have the love and support of everyone associated with the MK Dons.
“We have always been incredibly proud of Daley, but never more so now, to see him show such extraordinary courage to speak out about his mental health issues.”
He concluded, “Dele will always have the love and support of everyone associated with the MK Dons member.”
