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Mauricio Pochettino compares Dele Alli to Brazilian legend Ronaldinho

Tottenham's Dele Alli celebrates scoring a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at White Hart Lane stadium in London, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Mauricio Pochettino has somewhat surprisingly compared Tottenham's Dele Alli to former Barcelona hero Ronaldinho in terms of their attitude and charisma.

Alli burst onto the scene for Spurs under Pochettino after making a move from MK Dons in 2015, and particularly impressed in his first few seasons in north London, scoring 22 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions in the 2016-17 campaign.

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