Dele Alli sent 'perfect' Everton and Frank Lampard message by former manager

Dele Alli playing for Everton under Frank Lampard could be 'the perfect recipe' for the midfielder to rediscover his best form, according to one of his former managers.

Karl Robinson coached Alli at MK Dons, where he scored 16 league goals in his final season, prompting a move to Tottenham Hotspur in 2015, aged 20.

The rising star made an immediate impact upon taking the step up to the Premier League.

Going on to score a career-high 18 league goals and helping guide Spurs to the Champions League final, his influence from midfield has since dipped in recent seasons.

However, Robinson believes Alli’s move to Goodison has come at an ideal time and has backed his former player to thrive under the tutelage of new Everton boss Lampard.

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“I think sometimes you can be in one place for so long and sometimes the harder you try, the harder it becomes,” Robinson told talkSPORT .

“Sometimes you just need to take a break from that actual situation. This move going to Everton could be the perfect recipe to find his form.

“He lives and breathes confidence, I think every footballer does,