Jose Mourinho is ‘really happy’ with Dele Alli after he grabbed a goal and two assists against Wolfsberger AC in the Europa League.
The midfielder opened the scoring on Thursday night with a sublime bicycle kick. He then provided assists for Tottenham’s second and third goals that were scored by Carlos Vinicius and Gareth Bale.
Spurs went onto beat the Austrian side 4-0 on the night, which earned them an 8-1 aggregate victory.
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This season has been a tough one for Alli. He looked destined to leave Tottenham in January, with PSG interested. But he remained at the club when the transfer window closed.
Overall he has three goals and four assists from his 17 appearances for Spurs this season. Speaking post-match with BT Sport, as cited by BBC Sport, Mourinho was delighted as his side scored four “beautiful” goals against Wolfsberger AC:
“It was good, we got through, won the match like we wanted and no need for the emergency plan, we played well for large periods and all four goals were beautiful. A special night for the kids who played for the first time and no injuries.”
On Dele Alli: “We had a difficult period, he had an injury and at the same time talk, talk, talk about staying or leaving. The market closed, the injury went and he started working with motivation.
“He is playing very well, I am not saying in this moment we have a starting line-up because of so many matches but it is coming. The goal was beautiful but the meaning of the assists and hard work for team means more to me. That work of continuity in the performance is what makes me really happy.”
Mourinho on Dane Scarlett: “Dane is a diamond, a kid with incredible potential. He has worked many times with the first team and that gives him a different personality.
“Dane is 16, 17 soon and I believe next season he will be a first team squad player because he has a lot of talent. He is going to be a fantastic player and I hope everything around him goes well. He is a striker, a number nine. I have been playing him from the sides similar to Marcus Rashford and is very clever.”
“There is not one player here that I say I am not happy with. The performances were good, are they all going to start on Sunday? No but we are playing Thursday, Sunday, Thursday.”
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