Player Watch Player Watch: James Maddison

[rabbikeane]

He's a bit of a 90's type of footballer. Ironically exactly the sort of player Conte needed; a creative attacking midfield hook/10/trequartista/whatever.

Also the player Conte turned down

 

[Gassin's finest]

Also the player Conte turned down

Hence ironic.

 

[sundanceyid10]

I hope he really develops some of Kane’s mentality to push himself. He is a good player and he is at the stage of his career/club where it’s time to push himself to be the best he can be. The seasons pass so fast. Spurs are the biggest club platform he has had and it’s time to give it everything.

 

[yojambo]

Weird comment for a player who has 2 assists in 3 matches.

Personally I think he has started the season a lot better than he ended the last one.

Might be unfair of me. In Maddison I thought we were getting a Modric / Eriksen type, someone that could dictate the pace of the whole match. But he's not that player. I get he's having to play a different way under Ange but at Leicester he averaged a goal every 4 games, he's only scored 4 goals in total for us.

Even with a 'good' start to the season I just dont think his performances are good enough. Again might be unfair but he's not at the level of Odegaard or De Bruyne, heck i even think Bruno Fernandes is a better player. Happy to be proven wrong though.

 

[Pellshek]

Maddison has the air of a quarterback, but in fact has the skill-set of a classic offensive #10.

Bergval has the air of a classic offensive #10, but in fact has the skill set of a quarterback.

I think some of us misperceived what Maddison was, which is not his fault. He's not going to be setting the tempo, shape or direction of the game, as Modric or Kroos do, and I believe Bergval will too in time as his career develops. Maddison is much more naturally part of the attacking unit that gets goals and does twinkly stuff around the D.

 

[djhotspur]

Might be unfair of me. In Maddison I thought we were getting a Modric / Eriksen type, someone that could dictate the pace of the whole match. But he's not that player. I get he's having to play a different way under Ange but at Leicester he averaged a goal every 4 games, he's only scored 4 goals in total for us.

Even with a 'good' start to the season I just dont think his performances are good enough. Again might be unfair but he's not at the level of Odegaard or De Bruyne, heck i even think Bruno Fernandes is a better player. Happy to be proven wrong though.

But odegaard has started poorly too… Maddison has more goal contributions… and odegaard has missed two sitters. Odegaard has also only really been a big goal threat in 1 season so far.
Now I think ode is better than maddison but maddison is doing what ode is this season so far but better but ode has a way better engine. I’m not sure why Maddisons fitness is poor

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

I'd like him to score more goals, he does a lot of knitting play together in our system and is ticking assists along fairly nicely, shame he didn't take his chance vs Everton 1v1 with GK and shame Pope saved his great left foot shot into top corner but I'd like to see him game after game really testing the keeper and scoring more goals for us as he gets a ton of the ball and has great technique.

Also about time he popped one of his free kicks in soon, next Sunday 15th would be a great time for him to do it.

 

[Monkey boy]

But odegaard has started poorly too… Maddison has more goal contributions… and odegaard has missed two sitters. Odegaard has also only really been a big goal threat in 1 season so far.
Now I think ode is better than maddison but maddison is doing what ode is this season so far but better but ode has a way better engine. I’m not sure why Maddisons fitness is poor

“Ode”

 

[djhotspur]

“Ode”

Lol his name is long and annoying to type