STOP SULKING AND PROVE ME WRONG

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO has told sulking Tottenham stars Dele Alli and Harry Winks to change their attitude – and change his mind about them.

Alli (below, top) and Winks (bottom) were once hailed as the future of the England team.

Yet they didn’t even make the Spurs bench for the midweek Carabao Cup win at Burnley.

But Nuno wants the pair to forget being angry and prove him wrong by working harder in training and forcing their way back into the team.

The Spurs boss, whose side face crisis club Manchester

United today, said: “I wish all the players were equally committed.

“Many of them work very, very hard during the week.

“And then comes the weekend and the coach decides to go with other players.

“It’s not because you’re not committed, but you are upset.

“You are annoyed.

That is respectful.

“It doesn’t have to do with the commitment of these players.

“These players have to go beyond.

”They have to make a conscious effort that he has to go again from the beginning of the week to change the opinion and the idea of the manager.

“This is how it works. In this industry, this is what the player should do. Unfortunately, it’s not what is always happening.

“The outside expectations around this kind of situation with players you must ignore.

“You must judge in the right moment and be patient and then take care of the situation.

“We want all the players to be involved and committed. This word is very important.

”When you are committed you understand better some kind of decisions.

“You are more patient and keep doing what you should do.

”Focus on your task, day after day.”

Spurs will have to keep Cristiano Ronaldo quiet if they want to beat United and pile more pressure Nuno’s counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

But the former Portugal goalkeeper admits he couldn’t stop him as a player – and reckons it won’t be any easier now he’s a manager. Nuno said: “I was part of the national team squad with him at Euro 2008.

“He and I knew each other very well but Ronaldo in a training session is very difficult for a goalkeeper.

“When at the end of the session he asks you to stay behind so he can have a few shots on goal you know he is going to score 10 out of 8!

”He is one of the greats.”