Spurs fans were full of praise for Dele Alli after the midfielder came off the bench to have a huge impact in the 3-2 win over Southampton on Wednesday night.
The 23-year-old provided Lucas Moura with an assist (2:17) for the equaliser, before playing in Heung-Min Son with a beautiful pass, as shared by Hotspur Related on Twitter, which led to the winning penalty from the South Korean. The former MK Dons man has enjoyed a fruitful season for the North London club, averaging an impressive 7.05 rating for his performances in the Premier League.
Alli was introduced just after the hour-mark on Wednesday night but was one of the home side’s biggest contributors, earning an 8/10 rating from Football.london. He was perhaps being rested after taking a sore tackle from Raheem Sterling in their 2-0 win over Manchester City last weekend, but his strong performance suggests he will be back in the starting eleven against Aston Villa on Sunday week.
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Reaction from Spurs fans to Alli’s pass and overall performance can be seen in the tweets below.
What. A. Ball.
— Rickles (@burks_eric) February 5, 2020
The subs Changed the game and he was one of em
— Scott (@Scottcharlie123) February 5, 2020
Great vision, great nutmeg, great pass
— Terry Graves (@TGcoys) February 5, 2020
Exquisite work
— King Tanganga (@tangangganga) February 5, 2020
We need more of this Dele
— Thomas (@RizzoTHFC) February 5, 2020
Amazing bit of play.
— Dam Spurs (@WeRTheParkLane) February 6, 2020
Stunning pass @dele_official
— James Caulfield (@jrcaulf) February 5, 2020
These Spurs fans clearly enjoyed the pass from Alli and saluted the midfielder’s game-changing performance.
What do we think?
It was a lovely pass from Alli to find Son and the £81 million-rated man looked back to his best after some recent disappointing displays. It would be a surprise to see him back on the bench for the upcoming trip to Villa Park.