Dele Alli is considered to be the Zidane of the England National Team

Football news - Former French manager Gerard Houllier believes Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli could play Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane to lead England to European Cup and World Cup success.

Alli made his England debut unhappy because of St. George Cross was knocked out miserably from Euro 2016 in the last 16 by Iceland. However, Houllier believes the Tottenham star, who scored 22 goals in his last 50 games with Spurs, could become a key player of the Three Lions in the coming years.

Houllier was part of the French national team from 1988 to 1997, at which time Les Bleus built a team that would win the World Cup at home in 1998.

And the former Liverpool manager believes that England's national team training headquarters offers the perfect platform for players like Dele Alli to succeed at the international level.

"For me, St. George Park is a great achievement and you will see the benefits in the next five or ten years. We opened Clairefontaine in 1988, we won the 1998 World Cup, "Houllier told the Express.

"But to win something you need is a good team with great players, France has Zidane when he plays, we have not won since he retired. Portugal are a good team and have players who work hard on average, are well organized and have good coaches. And they have Cristiano Ronaldo. It makes a difference. "

"For France, Dimitri Payet was not quite extraordinary last summer. Maybe in the future we will have Antoine Griezmann. Look at the winning team. Argentina with Diego Maradona, Portugal with Ronaldo, France with Zidane, the team needs players like that. "

"Even the Champions League final, Juventus and Real Madrid. Who won? The team that owns Ronaldo. It is a collective sport in which individuals make a difference. You must have a top player and Alli can be a player like that for England. He is young, but he is something special. England are on the right track. They are developing the right coach and player who will someday give results, "concluded Houllier. (Source: Express)