Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli admits he's had to change his game this season.
The England international finished the campaign with 22 goals for Spurs in all competitions — yet before the 2-1 win over Burnley on December 18 he had found the target only four times in 21 matches.
He said: “I've had to think a lot more about my movement. Maybe in my first season, players weren't used to me running into the box from midfield, so they weren't expecting it. This season, they got a little bit more used to it.
“So I've had to time my runs a little bit better, and I've had to be a bit sharper with the way I move off defenders. I've had to try to judge the flight of the ball a little bit better.
“At the start of the season I struggled a bit, perhaps because I didn't expect players to be so used to me, so I had to change my game. I started playing a bit higher up the pitch and scoring a few more goals.
“There are still things I need to work on to make sure next season is even better. I want to be more clinical than I was this season. I want to up my numbers again."
Source: tribalfootball.com