boss showed his love for after the star’s brave interview with Gary Neville.
The former England international opened up to Neville on the about his struggles in recent years, .
The time at the centre helped Alli to trace his on and off field struggles back to his traumatic childhood,
The interview has helped answer many of the questions that supporters have had about the downturn in Alli’s career, and he’s received widespread praise for speaking about up the difficulties he’s experienced.
Alli’s career was transformed by a £5m move to Tottenham in 2015, where he got the chance to work with Pochettino.
The midfielder spent four years playing under the Argentine, and he scored 46 goals in his first 146 appearances for Pochettino’s Spurs.
Alli’s career was already on the slide by the time Pochettino was sacked in late 2019, but the midfielder retains huge affection for the now-Chelsea boss.
And it’s clear that Pochettino still has a place in his heart for Alli, as he took to Instagram today to show him some love.
Pochettino uploaded a photo of himself and Alli together in the 2016/17 season, and he left a blue heart emoji alongside it.
Speaking to Neville about the impact that Pochettino had on his career, Alli was effusive about the Argentine’s man-management.
‘Mauricio Pochettino was the best manager and I couldn’t have asked for a better manager at the time,’ said Alli.
‘I was in him and his team, you know, not just him. There was Jesus [Perez], Miguel [d’Agostino] and Tony [Jimenez]. They are amazing people and they’re so understanding, and it wasn’t like a footballer and a manager relationship. It was deeper than that, I felt.
‘He was just so understanding of the decisions I was making, and he was guiding – like, he cared about me as a person before the football, which is what I needed at that time. And I think that’s important for young players
‘When you go somewhere it can be quite scary, I think. And I never had that fear of, you know, trying to prove myself in that sense, because I felt like he was giving me the platform to express myself the best I could and to be comfortable. I mean, players always used to say, ‘I want to be like that’ [fearless]. I wasn’t fearless. I was just brave. But I think being brave, you feel the fear still, but you still do it. And I think that’s something that he allowed me to do.’
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