Everton fans keeping abreast of the latest behind-the-scenes content from Finch Farm will have noticed Dele Alli taking a central role.
The January deadline day arrival is someone that Frank Lampard worked desperately to bring to the club in the hours after his official confirmation as manager on the same day. Having hugely stalled in his career at Tottenham Hotspur, the chance to move to Everton was a sign of a new challenge, and maybe a fresh start, for Dele.
However, Blues boss Lampard was still keen to temper expectations initially at the very least. And he was quite right, nobody should really have expected to see the attacking midfielder instantly return to form thanks to a change of scenery, but we all know that the impatience of modern football often takes over in these circumstances.
