KG Leonard wrote:He is underrated because no matter he is destroying teams in CL people are still surprised.
Imho Dele Alli is overrated because when he is in form you can compare Lampard but that comparison sounds laughable because he is in form like 4-5 top 4 games in a season or a month here or there. Lampard didn't become 200 goals scoring midfield legend by be that uneven. Gerrard didn't become great enough to play for Real or Barca by being good now and then. That's the trouble with English National team who have great forwards like Kane,Rashford but the midfield is light years from world class players like Scholes,Gerrard,Lampard.
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Those England legends were not complete players at 21/22 either. Dele is far from being a finished product yet. I'm not saying he'll ever be as good as those guys prime vs. prime, and when I was comparing Dele to Lampard, I only meant his ability to make instinctive runs into goalscoring areas and finish. Gerrard and Scholes are two of the best to ever play the game, but were different players to Dele.
How many midfielders have scored 77 goals and a whole host of assists before they've even turned 23? That is an exceptional record. This is before he's even developed any consistency, imagine if he can bring greater focus in every game, and even if he doesn't, he will be a fantastic player if he continues at his current trajectory. Unlike mediocre prospects like Wilshere or Barkley, Alli actually deserves his hype.