Jose Mourinho hails Dele Alli’s work-rate after Spurs star continues resurgence with double vs Bournemouth

JOSE MOURINHO hailed Dele Alli’s work ethic after his two-goal supershow.

The new Tottenham boss first said he did not need to speak about man of the moment Dele — then sang his praises anyway.

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Spurs moved up to fifth with this important win over Bournemouth.

Asked about Dele’s return to form, Mourinho said: “That is the best thing for a coach, when you don’t need to speak about a player.

"Everybody speaks already about him and for the right reasons.

“I couldn’t ask any more from him. He’s scoring, assisting, working, fantastic.

“Now he has lots of ­confidence to play.”

Dele’s three goals in three games has coincided with him playing further forward.

Mourinho added: “For me, Dele is not a midfield player. He is a player to play close to Harry Kane, with freedom to associate with the attacking players.”

Moussa Sissoko’s name was sung by Spurs fans after his rare goal put them 3-0 up.

Mourinho added: “It’s the best feeling for a player to have his fans with him.

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“Amazing song, beautiful really and I was singing along . . . trying to!”

After closing the gap to six points on fourth-placed Chelsea, Mourinho added: “When I arrived, we were 12 points behind.

"I said if we think too much about it, we are going to get depressed. We are going into a period with lots of matches to put pressure on our opponents.”

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