Tottenham Hotspur recorded victory in the North London Derby on Saturday, with a Harry Kane second-half header securing a 1-0 win over a lacklustre Arsenal at Wembley.
While the first-half was relatively even and cagey, Mauricio Pochettino’s men raised their game in the second 45 to create chance after chance.
Get in!! Huge 3 points! 💪🏽 #COYS #northlondonderby pic.twitter.com/KLgswxZsVo
— Dele (@dele_official) February 10, 2018
Tottenham should really have scored more, with plenty of gilt-edge opportunities for the hosts to put the game out sight.
Dele Alli was certainly guilty of missing one of those opportunities, with the Spurs attacker through on goal but fluffing his lines as Petr Cech approached.
That said, despite the miss, the versatile Tottenham forward put in a strong performance and must be praised for his showing.
Most would agree that Alli has not shown the same blistering form for Spurs this season as he did last term.
However, in recent games the Tottenham man has looked back to close to his best, with his work-rate, movement off the ball and energy all admirable.
Alli has also been guilty of coughing up possession cheaply this season, but in the last few games this appears to have been stamped out.
The Tottenham star took to Twitter in the aftermath to celebrate the victory, with the club’s fans responding to his tweet and praising his performance.
Alli will be an important man as Spurs look to progress in the Champions League, secure a top-four Premier League place and fight for silverware.
If he can continue to show the same level of consistency that he has displayed in recent weeks, any talk of a blip in form will be eradicated – here are the best comments from the Tottenham fans.
https://twitter.com/SpursArtist/status/962338172649771009
https://twitter.com/stevenc50146686/status/962340248968728576
https://twitter.com/dannyosmond777/status/962337585371729920
Well played Dele you were brilliant today 🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Leon (@banjo_kaz) February 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/_Brad12/status/962343842186973184
Great performance alli!!
— T (@yiddooooo) February 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/Yac_Thfc/status/962340444549144577
Played out ur skin today dele…………
— Tony Baker (@essexLADtb27) February 10, 2018
Well played Dele. Keep proving the critics wrong. You were immense as was the whole team. COYS!
— Amit Mohindra (@amitmoh) February 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/davidmesser78/status/962338334189244416
World class today.
— Jimmy (@LowerRungJim84) February 10, 2018
Well done Dele! Superb performance 💙💙💙💙💙 #COYS #THFC
— Andrea Hodgkinson 🇬🇧🏴 (@andie1105) February 10, 2018
We’ve got Dele,
We’ve got Dele Ali,
He only cost 8 mill,
He hopes she’s on the pill,
We’ve got Dele Ali