By Kieran Gill for MailOnline
Published: 09:47 BST, 25 May 2019 | Updated: 10:16 BST, 25 May 2019
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After Tottenham's Champions League semi-final defeat by Ajax in the first leg, Ruud Gullit did not hold back in his assessment of Dele Alli's performance.
'Oh my God,' said the Dutchman on beIN SPORTS. 'Technical wise, so bad.'
In the return leg, Alli went some way to redeeming himself. He set up two of Lucas Moura's three goals in Amsterdam, including his last-gasp winner.
Dele Alli's flashes of brilliance have been few and far between for Tottenham this season
It was a ballsy flick into the path of Moura that saw Spurs secure their place in the final.
Dele Alli’s % involvement in Tottenham goals
2015-16 – 27.54 (10 goals, 9 assists)
2016-17 – 29.07 (18 goals, 7 assists)
2017-18 – 25.68 (9 goals, 10 assists)
2018-19 – 11.94 (5 goals, 3 assists)
Many players would not have even dared to attempt such a pass in the circumstances.
It was in the 96th minute, after all, and Tottenham were staring at a European exit. Not only did Alli give it a go, the 23-year-old executed it to perfection.
Yet this season, those glimpses of brilliance have been few and far between.
Whereas Alli was involved in 25.68 per cent of Spurs' goals in 2017-18, and 29.07 per cent in 2016-17, he has been involved in just 11.94 per cent this campaign.
Mauricio Pochettino this week spoke about how
