Reminds me of the goal a 17-year old Pele scored in the '58 WC final vs Sweden. Caught the ball on his thigh, flicked it over a defender and one-timed it into the net. Only Alli's was from farther out and the skill to control and shoot it more difficult.PELE ALLI. Nuff said.
There's no guarantee he would have been given the same chance, with the same players around him and the same manager. It's just clicked for us thankfully.
A few months ago, people were saying not to hype him too much, not to place too much pressure on him. But now he's being compared to Pele and he's being predicted as the next coming of Christ etc. Let's all just calm down. But what a goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw this too yesterday !! Hoddlesque, Gazzaesque ... we have enough Legends of our own to compare him too. It is the Tottenham way !
We won't keep him long enough
Unfortunately once the ecstasy of seeing that goal wore off, thats exactly what i thought, hopefully we'll have him at whl next season,depends if he has a stellar euro champs or not.
Hahaha are you crazy? There is no way he is going anywhere until summer 2018 at the absolute earliest.
By then he will have titles under his belt to keep him here
He has what.. 5 years on his contract?er ok, the way the boy is progressing, there is no way he'll still be with us by 2017, let alone 2018, your reals and barcas of this world would make player and chairman an offer they couldn't refuse.
He has what.. 5 years on his contract?
Levy will simply not entertain offers when the player's value will only increase until he has 2 years left on his contract.
Think about all of our big players - they have all left at that point without exception IIRC (though I haven't checked...).
Poch: "I think it was fantastic, fantastic goal, great goal. I think that shows the moment he's in and the quality he has. It's a fantastic goal maybe seen around the world on TV because it was unbelievable.
"You expect always from the player you sign; good behaviour, professional, good quality but you know I cannot lie, I think that he surprised [us] all with the way he plays and the maturity he shows.
"We knew he was a player with unbelievable potential but I think he showed unbelievable maturity and quality. It's great to see him to play."
Yes, everyone has their price, and yes, Levy is a businessman. But Alli's price will rise exponentially - no point cashing in early.contracts are meaningless, everyone is worth a price, levy is a businessman first and a football supporter second.
the boy is 19, look at what sterling did, i think he's the same age. Its not as if he came through our youth ranks or anything anyway, don't be naive.