'I blame myself' - Dele refuses to criticise Mourinho as Tottenham star vows to be better than he's ever been before

The England international endured the worst season of his career in 2020-21, but is keen to show under Nuno Espirito Santo exactly what he can do

To say that Dele's season in 2020-21 did not go to plan would be something of an understatement.

Despite Tottenham falling well short of their Premier League goals, finishing seventh in the table, England international Dele spent much of the campaign on the outside looking in.

In the 32 league matches Spurs played under Jose Mourinho, Dele was on the pitch for just 233 minutes. To put that into context, he played 385 minutes in the six league matches that interim coach Ryan Mason went onto manage in the final run-in following Mourinho's sacking.