Tottenham star Dele Alli has rubbished claims of being a hot-head on the pitch. The Spurs man is one of the best players in the Premier League but has had his moments where he has faced disciplinary action.

The 22-year-old was speaking to Joe (h/t Football.london) and was quoted as saying:

“If you know who you are, and the people you work with and live with know who you are.

“Then it’s easy to ignore it when someone who is outside that says ‘this is the person you are.’

“After I got sent off for Tottenham [against Gent at Wembley last February] in the Europa League, there was all this talk about my temper, for example.”

“I’ve been playing football since I was 11 and there has never been a problem in my career for sending offs. Then I got that red and it was ‘oh, he loses his head a lot’ or ‘he’s got a discipline problem.’

“That’s when it’s most important to stay true to who you are and don’t start thinking ‘they’re saying this so I’ve got to change the way I play.'”

Alli was banned by FIFA for one match after making an offensive gesture against Slovakia in 2017 (h/t Football.london). The Englishman was further charged with violent conduct when he punched West Bromwich Albion’s Claudio Yacob.

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The Tottenham youngster does have a spark in him, but that has helped him become the player that he is. Alli doesn’t need to change his style at all and hopefully, he will lead us to a few trophies as well.