Frank Lampard knows how to reignite Dele Alli at Everton as form truth emerges

A hectic day at Finch Farm was capped off by the signing of Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur.

New manager Frank Lampard arrived on deadline day and was soon followed by the announcement the club had signed midfielder Donny van de Beek from Manchester United.

Alli was announced late into the evening and the deal represents a great piece of business for Everton and Lampard, with moves for Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko meaning the squad is now in a much better position than it was at the start of January.

Although Alli arrives on the back of a forgettable few years in North London, there’s a real hope Goodison Park may be the environment in which he can rediscover his best form.

It didn’t take long for Alli to shine at Spurs following his arrival from MK Dons in 2015 and he scooped back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year awards during his first two full Premier League campaigns.

Yet the departure of Mauricio Pochettino in 2019 triggered a change for Alli and he struggled to replicate his best self under the colder and constraining tactical approaches of the likes of Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and more recently, Antonio Conte.

Some of Alli’s issues across recent seasons have been attributed to the mental aspects of his game, with each of those aforementioned managers not boasting the same man-management expertise that Pochettino had.

The hope for Everton will be that Lampard can play a crucial role in making the 25-year-old again feel valued, and it’s thought that the new Everton boss played a decisive role in Alli choosing to come to Goodison Park.

Lampard is said to have spoken to Alli directly, advising him of his value and stating that he’d be able to get the best from the attacker at Everton.

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