Dele Alli behind the wheel: Failed driving test a far cry from confident and cocky player currently steering England and Tottenham’s midfield
Currently, it's his goal-scoring celebrations that are driving everyone mad, but back in November 2013 Alli had to turn to driveJohnson's to overcome his own problems behind the wheel
Videos from the driving school show Alli going through all his pre-test checksCredit: Youtube
According to the driveJohnson’s website, ‘fast passes are a speciality of ours.’
Crystal Palace midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp also came through their ranks and passed in under 20 hours, while a number of MK Don’s academy use their services.
Nippy Dele took things to another level though, needing just six hours across two days - and doing things with an injured foot.
He had already had previous lessons elsewhere prior his first test, although that didn’t seem to help matters as he failed with ten minors and one serious.
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Alli has invested in a whole fleet of fast cars since passing his driving testCredit: Getty - Contributor
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It's a far cry from November 2013 when the then MK Dons needed a little help passing his testCredit: Getty Images - Getty
And it appeared that his characteristic self-belief was what had held him back.
Anthony Johnson, instructor and owner of driveJohnson’s, said: “Every pupil is different, so as an instructor you have to be tactful and bear in mind whatever you say before the driving test could affect the pupil’s mental approach going into the test.
“Dele wasn’t short of confidence, so being direct and straight to the point about his weaknesses was the best way of getting him to produce an excellent drive.”
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Alli left MK Dons for Tottenham 18 months after passing his testCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Taking him under his wing - and out in the car for six hours, Anthony ran through both practical and theory matters with Dele.
That included getting him to flip open the bonnet to run through matters with the engine and also practise the dreaded manoeuvres such as reverse around the corner.
And then it was a case of waving Dele off and keeping everything crossed the promising young MK Dons man would come back with a pass.
That he did, impressively notching up just one minor to well as he got to throw away those learners plates.
