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Calm down! Dele Alli's performance against Chelsea showed he needs time to learn his trade, not a transfer to Madrid – opinion

talkSPORT's Ian Cruise calls for some perspective if Dele Alli is to fulfill his potential

We’ve been here before, haven’t we?

A young man bursts on to the scene in a blaze of glory, is hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread, has a dip in form, maybe picks up an injury or two, struggles to reproduce those stardust performances, begins to be criticised by all and sundry, and eventually fails to live up to that early promise.

I’m not for one minute suggesting that is the fate awaiting Dele Alli. What I am saying is I would hate for that to be the case, and that’s why I would urge everybody to just calm down a little.