On Sunday night, Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou resumed their winning ways in the Premier League, and Joe Cole was gushing about one Spurs player in particular.
At St. Mary’s Stadium, Tottenham crushed Southampton 5-0 on the road. The main attraction was James Maddison.
Against the Saints, Maddison began for Tottenham in a 4-2-3-1 system as the team’s center attacking midfielder. Two goals were scored by the England and Tottenham international playmaker.
In the first minute and again in injury time in the first half, the 28-year-old former Leicester City player scored.
James Maddison of Tottenham Hotspur is praised by Joe Cole.
Cole, a former Chelsea midfielder, was really impressed with Maddison’s performance and pushed Tottenham manager Postecoglou to figure out a method to get him to play well on a regular basis.
In the 77th minute of the game on TNT Sports 1, Cole made the following statement on Maddison: He was amazing and magnificent.
“You know what? James Maddison always performs well when I watch Tottenham play well. That’s something to take note of, I believe.
He has received some criticism, and it’s possible that he is carrying a knock because his performances have somewhat declined. However, he always makes Tottenham work when he does it.
And I believe that’s one area that Ange ought to focus on: “How can we make James Maddison happy? How can we ensure that he is happy and enjoys playing football? Because on the field, everything passes through him. He was outstanding today.
Maddison might play a significant role for Tottenham this year.Although Maddison hasn’t played well for Tottenham this season, he went all out against Southampton.
Two of the playmaker’s three shots, according to WhoScored, went in for goals. He made two crucial passes as well.
Tottenham is still very much in the running for the Premier League top four this season, despite their loss to Rangers in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Maddison will need to consistently play at a high level if the North London team hopes to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Maddison has already contributed five goals and five assists in 21 Tottenham games in all competitions this season.
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