Quote from: LeeB on August 14, 2022, 02:42:50 PMQuote from: PaulWinch again on August 14, 2022, 02:36:09 PMQuote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 01:59:24 PMWhat has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.Yeah it’s very weird. I’ve got a recollection of a few injuries potentially hampering him.I was saying after the game, 3-4 years ago I'd have given anything for him, was trying to think of another player that has tailed off so dramatically well before hitting his peak years.David Bentley?
Quote from: PaulWinch again on August 14, 2022, 02:36:09 PMQuote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 01:59:24 PMWhat has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.Yeah it’s very weird. I’ve got a recollection of a few injuries potentially hampering him.I was saying after the game, 3-4 years ago I'd have given anything for him, was trying to think of another player that has tailed off so dramatically well before hitting his peak years.
Quote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 01:59:24 PMWhat has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.Yeah it’s very weird. I’ve got a recollection of a few injuries potentially hampering him.
What has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.
Quote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 02:50:34 PMQuote from: LeeB on August 14, 2022, 02:42:50 PMQuote from: PaulWinch again on August 14, 2022, 02:36:09 PMQuote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 01:59:24 PMWhat has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.Yeah it’s very weird. I’ve got a recollection of a few injuries potentially hampering him.I was saying after the game, 3-4 years ago I'd have given anything for him, was trying to think of another player that has tailed off so dramatically well before hitting his peak years.David Bentley?Bentley openly admitted he didn’t enjoy football and mainly the culture that surrounded it at the time. He was a good player that decided it wasn’t for him and went into business. He also tried to help younger kids coming into the game with education and handling money and fame.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on August 14, 2022, 03:01:23 PMQuote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 02:50:34 PMQuote from: LeeB on August 14, 2022, 02:42:50 PMQuote from: PaulWinch again on August 14, 2022, 02:36:09 PMQuote from: Risso on August 14, 2022, 01:59:24 PMWhat has happened to Dele Alli? I used to think he was a cracking player. Four or five very good years at Spurs when he was a reliable 1 goal in 3-4 games attacking midfielder to the absolute nothing player he is now. And he's still only 26.Yeah it’s very weird. I’ve got a recollection of a few injuries potentially hampering him.I was saying after the game, 3-4 years ago I'd have given anything for him, was trying to think of another player that has tailed off so dramatically well before hitting his peak years.David Bentley?Bentley openly admitted he didn’t enjoy football and mainly the culture that surrounded it at the time. He was a good player that decided it wasn’t for him and went into business. He also tried to help younger kids coming into the game with education and handling money and fame. Yep I know. But before he decided to call it a day, he tailed off massively, which was the question!
Going back a few years Des Walker was one of the best central defenders in Europe nevermind England. Forest fans used to sing 'You'll never beat Des Walker' and they were right. Cool, calm, collected summed him up then almost overnight he just seemed to lose it. Konsa in his prime reminded me of him and just like Walker he seems to have lost it. Hopefully he can regain it but right now it doesn't look like he will.
Joe Hart is another one who has fallen so far that he now plays for Celtic.
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on August 14, 2022, 03:34:51 PMGoing back a few years Des Walker was one of the best central defenders in Europe nevermind England. Forest fans used to sing 'You'll never beat Des Walker' and they were right. Cool, calm, collected summed him up then almost overnight he just seemed to lose it. Konsa in his prime reminded me of him and just like Walker he seems to have lost it. Hopefully he can regain it but right now it doesn't look like he will.To be fair though Walker won league cups with Forest, played in an FA Cup final, played in Europe, a world cup semi final and won many caps for England. I think he lost some of his pace in his early 30s and then like you say disappeared off the scene fairly quickly after that, but he was a brilliant defender and had a fine career.