Mauricio Pochettino contemplated the question, paused and offered an answer. “I’m not going now to go talk about individual players,” the Tottenham Hotspur manager said. “You can assess, people can assess. I’m going to say what I need to do and try to help him and help everyone.”He was talking — not for the first time this season — about Dele Alli. His first two seasons at Tottenham yielded 32 goals in all competitions, two PFA Young Player of the Year awards, England recognition, new contracts and no end of plaudits, but this campaign has been problematic.

Source: The Times December 18, 2017 00:22 UTC