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5 Tottenham lessons from 5-0 drubbing of Swansea

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Harry Kane (L) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's third goal with his team mate Heung-Min Son (R)during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City at White Hart Lane on December 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Harry Kane (L) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's third goal with his team mate Heung-Min Son (R)during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City at White Hart Lane on December 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur reacts after winning the penalty kick during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City at White Hart Lane on December 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur reacts after winning the penalty kick during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City at White Hart Lane on December 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

5. Dele dove, so what?

At best, Dele Alli made an absolute meal out of the challenge that sent him sprawling into Swansea’s penalty area on Saturday. At worst, Kyle Naughton never touched him and he took a complete dive. The reality of the incident is that it doesn’t matter.

If the Premier League really want to clean up diving, then they can enact harsh, retroactive punishment for repeat offenders. It isn’t a difficult thing to do. In my mind, it should have been done years ago.

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Given that the Premier League hasn’t elected to enact such legislation, it’s certainly something that players can attempt to take advantage of. I may not like that a Tottenham player plays that sort of dirty game, but it’s impossible to ignore the potential advantages.

Ultimately, Dele is just doing everything he can to help Tottenham win football matches. It’s hard to find a great deal of fault with that. He’s a player that does everything he can for the club. He can play for me any day, anytime.

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