‘If that is true’: Bobby Zamora reacts to what he’s heard about Dele Alli at Tottenham
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Bobby Zamora can see why Dele Alli might be tempted to leave Tottenham Hotspur and reunite with Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain.
The 25-year-old has looked a totally different player since Pochettino was fired by Tottenham in November of 2019.
It’s no secret that Alli did not exactly thrive under Jose Mourinho – who was sacked a couple of weeks ago – and even under Spurs’ caretaker manager Ryan Mason, the former MK Dons gem still looks low on confidence in comparison to his form under the Argentine in North London.
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Valerien Ismael has hailed Barnsley s incredible achievement of finishing fifth in the Championship and was delighted that his side returned to our identity in a 2-2 final day draw with champions Norwich City at Oakwell.
The Reds finished fifth with 78 points and now play Swansea City in the play-off semi-finals, at home on May 17 and away on May 22.
Ismael told the Chronicle: It is an incredible achievement to finish fifth, when you see what happened last season and the way we started this season. Tonight I am very proud to be manager of that team. I also want to say thank you to my staff. Everyone gives everything.
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Barnsley will play Swansea City in the Championship play-off semi-finals after finishing the league season with a 2-2 draw at home to champions Norwich City.
Cauley Woodrow opened the scoring then, after Norwich levelled within seconds, Conor Chaplin made it 2-1 late in the first half. City levelled again just after the break.
Bournemouth s loss to Stoke City means the Reds moved up one place to fifth and will take on fourth-placed Swansea in the semi-final first leg on Monday May 17 then visit them on May 22.
They finished with 78 points, which is their fourth best ever tally.
The home side delivered a good performance overall, as they were on top in the first half before their visitors had the better chances after the break as the game began to fizzle out.
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JASPER Moon is thrilled to be getting minutes in the Barnsley first team with the Championship play-offs just days away.
The 20-year-old came on at half-time in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Preston North End, playing in central midfield despite being a centre-back. Moon – who has been at Oakwell for four years since being released by Leicester City – had made his debut as an 87th-minute substitute at Rotherham United in December.
Moon told the Chronicle: “I was a little bit shocked that I came on at half-time but it shows the gaffer trusts me.
“The result was not the best and it’s against what we’re trying to do by building momentum going into the play-offs.
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VALERIEN Ismael showed the Barnsley squad a picture of Wembley Stadium in a team meeting last week, says captain Alex Mowatt who is hoping to lift the Championship play-off trophy there in three weeks.
The Reds qualified for the play-offs almost a fortnight ago, with two games to spare, with the skipper now hoping to lead them into the Premier League.
Mowatt told the Chronicle: “It would be unbelievable. We had a meeting last week and the gaffer put a picture of Wembley on the board. Everyone in the room had goosebumps.
“It would be incredible for the club and we have a big chance to do that. Everyone is excited.