Dele Alli has described his team-mates as ‘like family’ and underlined how the desire to improve every day drives the squad on.
Comment on the concluded season he said: “I think we’ve shown our mentality and togetherness, with the fans as well.“It’s been a difficult season at times but we’ve shown we’re a top team, we’re improving and we’re going to continue improving.That’s why the team is doing so well, players want to improve together and individually, we all want to improve as well and become better people on and off the pitch.
“Everyone is working hard every day to get the best out of each other and the best out of themselves. Everyone gets on so well. There is a great mixture of ages, it’s great.
“It’s very important and that shows in games as well, when you go into difficult places and your team-mates…when they are like family you know you can put all your trust in them and you don’t want to let them down.”