After admitting his affection for James Maddison of Tottenham, legendary Arsenal player Perry Groves apologised to Gunners supporters.
The playmaker arrived at Spurs this summer and has already made an impact after leaving Leicester for £40 million.
The England international has been the strongest representative of Ange Postecoglou’s offensive strategies in his three Premier League outings, scoring once and providing two assists.Maddison put on a man-of-the-match performance to defeat Bournemouth at the weekend as he scored his first goal for his new team.
The 26-year-old was directing play and was all over the Vitality Stadium surface.Groves could not have been more complimentary of Tottenham’s new additions while speaking to Sam Matterface about the game.In fact, the former striker stated that by confessing his affection for the player, he had violated his time at Arsenal.Groves originally praised Tottenham’s new style of play, saying that it was entertaining and had a lot more movement.
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“I believe Postecoglou told him, ‘You have so much football intelligence, you have the protection of [Yves] Bissouma and [Pape Matar] Sarr, I want you to go find the pockets where you think you can be more impactful on the ball,” adding, ‘You have the protection of the players’.”And just against Bournemouth, he did that. He was making plays and diving deep, but he was also putting himself in the 18-yard box.
“I shouldn’t like him as a player, playing for them, but I’m kind of drawn to him. Though I do.”I appreciate his persona, his snarkiness, the way he plays, and the way he interviews incredibly well… Now I have to put a stop to it.
“That is my confession, and I am so sorry.”
Groves is not the only talkSPORT analyst to have been impressed by Maddison’s abilities thus far; Stuart Pearce suggested that Maddison might be the summer’s best acquisition.During his talkSPORT commentary of Tottenham’s game against Bournemouth, he remarked, “How much did he cost, £40m? He’s a complete steal, in my opinion, considering what this club needs.
“Just seeing him manipulate the ball, get on it, free himself up, and then as soon as he has it, he looks to play the ball in behind that will harm the opposition.”It doesn’t matter if he plays it or not; he looks for it right away, and that’s a great trait.”
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