Dele Alli says Mauricio Pochettino had a ‘dad vibe’ as Spurs star admits he was lucky to play under old boss
DELE ALLI admitted he was lucky to have played under Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham.
The midfielder has hardly had a look-in from Jose Mourinho.
Ahead of Spurs’ Europa League tie at Wolfsberger tonight, Dele said: “I was very lucky to have a manager like Pochettino — he was an unbelievable guy and very experienced.
“He would pull me in if I was doing dumb stuff and speak with me.
“Not like a dad — but that sort of vibe.”
Boss Mourinho admits the pair held clear-the-air talks after Dele’s loan switch to Pochettino’s Paris Saint-Germain failed to materialise.
Dele has been frozen out since the Special One replaced the Argentine in November 2019.
Mourinho branded his star “f***ing lazy” in Amazon Prime’s behind-the-scenes series.
Dele told Fifa’s PlayOn podcast: “So someone is coming into our homes, recording everything, and we don’t have any say.
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“There was a big change between Poch and Mourinho, the way they handled everything, it was a lot different.”
Dele, 24, is likely to be on the bench again in Budapest for the last-32 first-leg clash.
He added: “I’m looking to sort this situation out and get back to playing as much as I can.”
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