{"id":563635,"date":"2020-08-26T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=563635"},"modified":"2020-08-26T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:51:02","slug":"dele-alli-spurred-on-by-jose-mourinhos-lazy-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/26\/dele-alli-spurred-on-by-jose-mourinhos-lazy-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dele Alli Spurred on by Jose Mourinho\u2019s \u2018Lazy\u2019 Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jose Mourinho\u2019s \u2018lazy<\/a>\u2019 blast raised eyebrows but it seems it has Dele Alli<\/a> spurred on to improve his game under the Portuguese manager at Tottenham Hotspur.<\/a> The comments from Jose Mourinho have been revealed after pre-screenings of Amazon\u2019s documentary \u2018All or Nothing\u2019 were shown to the media, including football.london.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dele Alli Responds to \u2018Lazy\u2019 Comments<\/h2>\n

Spurs Midfielder Looking to Push on<\/h3>\n

The Amazon documentary series begins on Amazon Prime Video on Monday, August 31. The cameras followed Tottenham Hotspur, and a standout conversation was one between the England midfielder and Jose Mourinho<\/a>. Mourinho does not hold back and refers to Alli as \u2018lazy\u2019 and questions the players’ lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Some may have expected a terse reaction from Alli but the player spoke candidly at a question and answer session about the upcoming documentary and appears to have been spurred on by the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it can be difficult to take, but you realise that it\u2019s not a negative conversation. As he said in some of the clips he\u2019s saying it to help and I know that, I am not silly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is something that stays with you. Watching it back I obviously remember it a lot more. By now I still remember the whole conversation. It comes from a good place. It gives you something to work towards and open your eyes a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maturing of Dele Alli<\/h3>\n

Dele Alli started his Spurs\u2019 career in style and won many deserved plaudits. His form since has dropped off and Jose Mourinho has never been a manager to hold back in his criticism of star players.<\/p>\n

Dele Alli\u2019s response shows a maturity that he now needs to take out on the pitch and get back to playing at the very top of his game. Mourinho has fuelled the players’ fire and Dele Alli must now deliver and show the footballing world that \u2018lazy\u2019 is not a word to be associated with him any longer.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>