Manager Hodgson Compares Dele Alli To England Legend Bryan Robson

Manager Hodgson Compares Dele Alli To England Legend Bryan Robson

England boss Roy Hodgson has compared Tottenham Hotspur<span class="body1">&rsquo;s midfielder of Nigerian descent Dele Alli to Three Lions legend Bryan Robson despite his young age.<br /><br />Alli will make his fifth appearance for the senior team of England on Saturday night against Germany at the </span>Olympiastadion Berlin, with the manager revealing he has been named in the starting XI.<br /><br />&ldquo;You mention Bryan Robson &ndash; that&rsquo;s the player I would like to think he could become, but don&rsquo;t forget we&rsquo;re talking about a 19-year-old,&rdquo; said Roy Hodgson. <br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s so dangerous these things because he&rsquo;s at the start of his career and we hope it is going to be a very long one, both for Spurs and for England.<br /><br />&ldquo;But we believe in him and we think he is good. If I hadn&rsquo;t have believed in him, I wouldn&rsquo;t have put in the team tomorrow night because we&rsquo;re going to go out there and try and win this game.&rdquo;<br /><br />Bryan Robson represented West Brom, Manchester United,Middlesbrough and netted 26 times in 90 appearances for England.<br /><br /><b>Igho Kingsley<br /><br /></b>Photo Credit : Twitter.com <br />
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