“I’ll start a little light. When Dele Alli was introduced to Everton fans at the stadium at the weekend, he was dressed a little extravagantly and it provoked a lot of reactions. It wasn’t a big deal, but a lot of people were surprised to see him come in like that. I think it’s more of a smile, but that’s what Everton coach Frank Lampard had to answer. He said that he was not interested in what he would wear, but what performances he would perform on the court.
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I think that the arrival of Dele Alli is a good purchase for Everton and that this engagement will be the right challenge for him. He’s been at Tottenham for a long time, he’s obviously needed a change. This can only be good for him. I have also experienced in my career that when a person is in one place for a long time, he needs a new challenge, motivation, a little kick.
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Plus, he hasn’t played much lately. When he goes to a club like Everton and still in the situation he is in, it can help him. He should be one of the team’s biggest stars. If he performs like he used to and helps Everton to the rescue in the Premier League, people will love him there. He’s 25, he’s still a good age. He could be facing a big transfer. If he works on himself, he can still have ten years of career ahead of him.
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Football Everton supporter Dele Alli applauds the fans of his new club.Photo: Molly Darlington, Reuters
I remember him having problems outside of football in the past. Sometimes it’s hard when a young kid starts playing the Premier League early and everything works out for him. He did well, he played well, he got into the English national team, maybe it all got into his head and he did not give so much in training or in the match.
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Look at Ronaldo, who wants to be the best all the time, he’s always doing something extra. But some footballers just need to get somewhere, and then they think that it will go by itself. It could have been Dele Alli, but I don’t want to hurt him. In any case, I believe that he will help the new team.
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Everton’s situation is not good at all. They had to somehow react and invest some money to get up and get out of the relegation zone. For example, Donny van de Beek came to visit from Manchester United, in my opinion, he is a very high-quality player.
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I don’t know why he didn’t make his mark at United. Of course, it will also be a huge challenge for him to show that Manchester did well to buy him and that he deserved more chances there.
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Everton doesn’t have a bad team, I expect it to get higher soon. But they’re gonna have to be patient and take it one step at a time. They lost an important game in Newcastle on Tuesday and got even more involved in the fight for salvation. But I trust them as much as I trust Lampard. I have no doubt he knows what to do with it.
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Lampard started as a coach at Derby. He thrived there, he knew how to work with players. He was in charge of Mount, who is now the star of Chelsea. He’s got the league well mapped out. He is one of the legends of English football, he has done so much at Chelsea and at the national team. Everyone in England takes it. I wish him all the best and hope that his involvement at Everton will work out.
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Alex King was given a chance in the West Ham starting line-up after an extended period of time, but was withdrawn from the game at half-time in the FA Cup match against Kidderminster. I don’t know if David Moyes was replacing him purely for performance, or if he just wanted to make a difference. In any case, it is not at all pleasant for a player when he waits for a chance for such a long time, he is probably looking forward to it and suddenly goes down at half-time. In the head, this will not add anyone.
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Alex is having a hard time, with Declan Rice and Tomas Souček playing regularly, and veteran and club legend Mark Noble is also busy. I heard the king was given a few months to adapt at West Ham. They might give him more opportunities now that winter’s over, but we’ll see. In every Premier League team there are twenty-five to thirty dudes who want to play. And now he got a chance and he didn’t take it.
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He hasn’t been doing well for a while.the last six months have been very difficult for him. On the other hand, it can make him stronger. I know he works so hard on himself. I follow him on Instagram, I see how he adds, trains a lot. He’s better than he was. But in England there is a huge competition, here no one greases with anyone.
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At that point, it’s difficult to say if West Ham would want to exercise an option on King and buy him. There are still a few months left until the end of the season, the situation may change. More things will come into it. First, let’s see if and how many chances he gets. Any departures can affect everything, at some point in May, West Ham will already know what offers are coming for his players. They can sell rice.
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It will also depend on what the king himself wants. The question will be whether he would like to stay at West Ham under the circumstances. But it would not be easy for him to go elsewhere, because if it were to continue like this, he would not play properly for almost a year. I think the decision-making will be difficult on both sides. It will be interesting to watch.”
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Daniel Pudil
Former national team player who played in Liberec, Slavia, Genk, Cesana, Watford, Sheffield Wednesday and Mladá Boleslav, among others. He is a two-time Czech champion, in Belgium celebrated the title and triumph in the cup. He played at the European Championship in 2016. In England, he played over two hundred competitive matches.
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