Tottenham star Dele Alli calls for quick response following consecutive defeats: 'We can't let this knock us'

  • Dele Alli has insisted that Tottenham must bounce back after two straight losses
  • Spurs were beaten 1-0 at Man United three days after losing 3-2 to West Ham
  • Attacking midfielder Alli wasted a big chance to put Spurs in front at Old Trafford
  • Speaking about the miss, Alli admitted: 'I'm kicking myself. I should have scored'
  • Tottenham now host Real Madrid and Crystal Palace at Wembley next week
  • 'We've been in good form, so we can't let this knock us back,' said 21-year-old Alli

Dele Alli knows Tottenham cannot afford to let frustrating back-to-back defeats throw them off-kilter.

Mauricio Pochettino's swashbuckling team swatted aside Liverpool at Wembley last weekend, only to be brought down to earth with a bump.


Spurs inexplicably gave up a two-goal lead to lose their midweek Carabao Cup clash 3-2 against West Ham, before a late Anthony Martial goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win on Saturday.

Tottenham star Dele Alli has insisted that his side must bounce back after two straight losses

Tottenham star Dele Alli has insisted that his side must bounce back after two straight losses

Alli applauded Tottenham's away fans after Saturday's 1-0 away defeat at Manchester United

Alli applauded Tottenham's away fans after Saturday's 1-0 away defeat at Manchester United

Alli knows they have to pick themselves up quickly with a Champions League clash at home to Real Madrid followed by a Premier League encounter with Crystal Palace before the international break.

'We don't just want to compete, we want to win and as a team,' said Alli. 

'We're frustrated but now we have two big games coming up, Real Madrid and Palace so it's important we learn from this, work on what's gone wrong and keep building as a team because we're still in a fantastic position and we've been in good form, so we can't let this knock us back.'

Things could have been different had Alli turned in Christian Eriksen's fine ball just minutes before Martial's winner on Saturday.

With the scores still level, Alli missed a golden chance to put Spurs in front at Old Trafford 

With the scores still level, Alli missed a golden chance to put Spurs in front at Old Trafford 

Alli, who looked dejected when United struck, said: 'I'm kicking myself. I should have scored'

Alli, who looked dejected when United struck, said: 'I'm kicking myself. I should have scored'

'It's one of those... If I had that opportunity 10 times I'd put it away the majority of the time,' Alli told Tottenham's official club website.

'In my head I was thinking all I needed to do was make contact and it was in. It hit the top of my foot and went wide.

'I'm kicking myself. I should have scored and I have to make sure the next time I get a chance like that I stick it away.

'It's disappointing when you come to a place like this, you play well and you are hoping for a win or at least a draw.

'We felt we should have won really and to go to United and think you should have won shows where we are as a team.'

Three days before Tottenham's loss at Old Trafford, Alli scored against West Ham at Wembley

Three days before Tottenham's loss at Old Trafford, Alli scored against West Ham at Wembley

But it was in vain as West Ham fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Carabao Cup tie

But it was in vain as West Ham fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Carabao Cup tie

Manchester United will look to continue that winning feeling against Benfica in the Champions League after a performance that delighted Jose Mourinho.

'If the result is 0-0 or 1-1, my feelings with the players would be the same,' the United boss said.

'They gave everything, every ball was like the most important ball of their career. The focus and concentration was there against a quality team.

'We played well. To play well against a very good team feels even better.'