Jose Mourinho’s iconic dressing down of Dele Alli in 2019-20 has grow to be the unhappy epitome of the midfielder’s profession. As seen in Amazon Prime’s All Or Nothing documentary about Tottenham’s Premier League marketing campaign that season, Mourinho tells then-England star Alli that he'll remorse not realising his potential. 

At the time, Alli was one of many brightest prospects in English soccer. He was a part of the Spurs workforce that ceaselessly completed within the high 4 below Mauricio Pochettino, and reached the Champions League last.

However, his kind dipped when Mourinho changed Pochettino - not helped by an ongoing ankle harm. Harbouring considerations that Alli was not going to succeed in the heights he had promised to take action in his first few years as a Premier League participant, the Portuguese coach is seen taking Alli into his workplace. 

Mourinho tells him: "I at all times need to inform you what I feel. Maybe inside you, you inform me to f*** off, however I've to inform you precisely what I feel. From the start, I had no doubts about your potential. 

“I've seen you play incredible games and do incredible things, but I've always noticed that you have ups and downs. There's a big difference from a player who stays consistent and a player who has moments and that's what makes the difference between a top, top player and a player with great potential.

"It's something that you don't have to share with me, but it's something for you to analyse yourself and realise why your career has been good.... OK, from MK Dons to the national team. Bang! You get to the top and then…”

Trying to unravel Alli’s drawback, Mourinho continued: "Why you have those ups and downs in your career, I don't know. I don't know if it's because of your lifestyle, if in one period you're a great professional and in another period you're a party animal? I don't know, I have no idea. Only you know.

"I'm 56 years previous now and yesterday - yesterday, I used to be 20. Time flies. And at some point you will remorse it, I feel, should you do not obtain what you possibly can obtain.

"I don't expect you to be man of the match every game or to score in every game. I just want to tell you that you will regret it. You should demand more of yourself, not me demand more of you, not me. Not anyone. You. You have to demand more from yourself."

It was a speech that appeared harsh on the time, however Mourinho has finally been confirmed appropriate. Alli didn't kickstart his profession over the subsequent two years and was bought to Everton in January 2022 - solely to be loaned out to Besiktas in the beginning of this season. 

Now 27, Alli finds his profession at a crossroads. He was exiled by Besiktas and has not performed for the Turkish membership since February, with boss Senol Gunes publicly criticising him on a number of events. 

Alli will return to Everton in the summertime however it's unclear if he options in Sean Dyche’s plans, and the Toffees’ Premier League standing stays unsure. There is an opportunity the previous prodigy could possibly be enjoying within the Championship subsequent time period - simply three years on from Mourinho’s warning.