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I never said he had a great game. I said he put in a fucking shift.
But, whatever, he's not getting dropped because he's doing his job as far as Poch is concerned. It's like the fucking idiots calling for Eriksen to be dropped at the start of last season because he wasn't getting goals and assists. Poh's gameplan is so much more than those stats. It's about being in the right positions and constantly working for the team. Dele did that today and that's why I disagreed with BC's assessment because it's simply not true.
The moment Dele stops doing his job "off the ball" is the moment Poch drops him. But if you want to drive the kid out of the club by baseless accusations of laziness go right ahead. It'll be brilliant for Spurs watching him at Bayern/Barca or wherever won't it?
Putting in a shift is the least I expect of anyone.
I don't want him dropped. I totally get why he keeps him in there, he's the new Gus Poyet - don't notice him for most of the game then - bang! - goal. Again with the patronising arrogance, like no one else can see what you see. It's very, very obvious what Alli brings to the team, it's really not rocket science.
However, that and BC's assessment are not mutually exclusive. As when he's not popping up and scoring, he basically fucks about and is often a waste of a jersey. If you want to ignore that, cool; if that doesn't bother you, cool; but don't get all climate-change denier on me and pretend it doesn't fucking happen.
And I'm pretty sure Dele doesn't read my or your comments, you give us both far too much credit. He'll be off to a bigger club regardless of what we have to say on the matter just as soon as he likes. The idea that what either of us says will accelerate or decelerate that is frankly hilarious.