Dele Alli Has Done So Well For Tottenham – Hugo Lloris

Hugo Lloris has said criticism of Dele Alli is unfair and has compared the midfielder to his France teammate Paul Pogba.

Pogba has also found himself out of favour this term and Lloris says both need time to mature.

“It is not easy for [Alli and Pogba] because you need to give time to them to get to the right age, to be mature,” Lloris is quoted as saying by the I newspaper.

“But I think [Alli] has done so well for us, [the criticism] is a bit unfair. To see or to hear criticism, he is so talented — there is a lot of expectation and obviously in football today it is normal that things like that happen. But he stays calm and stays good in his mind.”

“He is human,” Lloris added. “You can always have some doubt in a difficult time but I don’t think it is a difficult time for him. He didn’t play [for England] and he came back to training with a big willingness to show his quality and I think he is ready to finish this season strong.”

Lloris also believes Champions League qualification would be another significant step for the club and claimed “something big” is around the corner for Spurs.

“[The Premier League] is the most competitive league in the world and there are a lot of great teams and we’ve reduced the gap to them and that is the main thing,” Lloris said.

“Tottenham has to stay at this level at least. With the new stadium, something big is waiting for us and we cannot see this future without the Champions League.”