Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has jumped to the defence out-of-form Dele Alli.
The midfielder has been criticised by pundits over his poor form this season.
But Pochettino says: We need to remember that Dele is still so young and the demand and pressure is massive for him.
Everyone expects big things, he's English, he's an international but is still 23 years old., He was fantastic and of course he's dropped a little bit in performance but we need to help and back him.
He needs to pay attention and be focused and try to improve and be strong again and perform in the way everyone expects."
