Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has come to the defence of midfielder Dele Alli following his latest diving controversy, calling the England international a "clever boy" and "a little nasty."
The 21-year-old was booked for simulation in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool, and it was his third booking for a dive since 2015u2015the most in the Premier League in that span, according toKieran Gillof theDaily Mail.
But Pochettino has no issues with Alli's approach, as reported by the London Evening Standard's Tom Collomosse:
"The problem now is that we are so sensitive about the situation.