Dele Alli promises best behaviour at World Cup
regulations introduced for the World Cup, which allow referees to punish players
retrospectively for infringements during a match .
The new rules , backed by Video Assistant Referee technology , could lead to players
being punished at the interval for foul play that might have gone unnoticed during
the first half .
Alli , who has come under
scrutiny for previous incidents
of hot - headed behaviour at
Tottenham Hotspur , remains
confident he will avoid letting
his temper get the better of him
in Russia .
“ When you ’ re playing the
games, you are focused on
trying to help the team as much
as you can , ” the 22 - year - old
told reporters.
“ You don ’ t want to put yourself
in a position where you could
jeopardise everything and lose the game for your team and your country .
“ I ’ ll just be myself , the way I always am . ”
Ali served a one - match ban for making an obscene middle - finger gesture during
England ’s qualifier against Slovakia last year .
But the midfielder, who in spite of his reputation has only ever been sent off once
in three seasons for Spurs (a Europa League tie ) , insists he has learned from his
mistakes .
“ I want to play with passion and I want to play with hunger in every game I play , ”
Alli added.
“ I ’ ve made mistakes in the earlier part of my career, but you have to make
mistakes in order to learn from them . If you look at my record , I ’ ve definitely
learned from my mistakes . ”
England kick off their World Cup
campaign against Tunisia on June 18 .
Panama and Belgium are the other
teams in Group G
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