Diver Dele can’t stop cheating
DELE ALLI has a major flaw in his game — he can’t stop cheating. With Tottenham coasting at 3-0, Alli burst into Huddersfield’s penalty area, shrugged off the defender and then blatantly dived over goalkeeper Jonas Loessl to try to win a penalty. There was a chance to score, there was no reason for the England player to dive, but he couldn’t resist it. His own manager Mauricio Pochettino — no fan of divers after being outfoxed by Michael Owen at the 2002 World Cup — said the dive was not good for the game. Alli knows this and yet still dives; either Pochettino or Alli himself needs to remedy the situation fast. Could it be arrogance, devilment or just habit on Alli’s part?