Ange Postecoglou has provided an update on James Maddison ahead of his side’s Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest after the Tottenham midfielder was forced off with an injury in their win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.
James Maddison played a crucial role in the only goal of the game, with the attacking midfielder winning the penalty, which was turned home by Dominic Solanke.
The 28-year-old ran onto a ball over the top of the Frankfurt defence, and he was wiped out by the Bundesliga club’s goalkeeper Kaua Santos after knocking the ball past the Brazilian.
While the referee initially waved play-on, VAR intervened to recommend a review of the incident via the pitch-side monitor, with the referee only needing one look at the replay before showing Santos a yellow card and pointing to the spot.
While Maddison showed bravery to get to the ball first, knowing he was about to be clattered, the incident proved to be the end of the attacking midfielder’s night as he was forced off with an injury just minutes later.
Postecoglou has now revealed that the former Leicester City man is still sore from his knock and admitted that he may miss the clash against Nottingham Forest on Monday.
When asked about the midfielder’s return date, the Spurs boss told Football.London: “We had the day off yesterday as we didn’t get back until the early hours of Friday morning. Madders is probably a bit sore, so a doubt for Monday. Sonny is still out.”
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Tottenham have no need to rush back Maddison or Heung-min Son
With Spurs having only pride to play for in the Premier League, the club’s entire focus will be on the Europa League until the end of the campaign.
That is why Postecoglou’s priority would be to ensure that both James Maddison and Heung-min Son have the best chance of being involved in the semifinal against Bodo/Glimt.
As a result, one would not expect the pair to play any part in the upcoming league matches, with the Australian also likely to rest many of his key men.