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Ange Postecoglou names the Tottenham player he thought was ‘outstanding’ against Manchester City
Ange Postecoglou can be a hard man to please at times but with Tottenham winning 4-0 at Manchester City, even the Spurs boss was in the mood to dish out some praise.
Tottenham stunned The Etihad by cruising to a massive win and reigniting their season with the busy festive period to come.
For Postecoglou, it was crucial he saw an improvement from his team and he got that and more, as a number of top stars stepped up.
The likes of Dejan Kulusevski impressed, while James Maddison and Heung-Min Son were effective in the final third as well.
And speaking of Maddison, the midfielder was singled out by Postecoglou for some extra praise following the game.
Ange Postecoglou full of praise for James Maddison as Tottenham beat Man City
Speaking to the about his squad’s performance at full-time, Postecoglou got onto double goal-scorer Maddison and was delighted for his vice-captain.
“He was outstanding. You have to be against City, and Madders was great. He’s gone through a lean spell but I never doubted his ability. I thought the kind of game we were expecting would suit him,” Postecoglou said.
“I thought we’d need his ability to keep the ball in tight midfield areas. I take it personally on myself if players aren’t reaching their level, that’s on me to get him back up there.”
Maddison needs to keep his levels
Everyone has seen what James Maddison can do and after initially impressing at Tottenham, nobody will be more annoyed than him for letting the levels slip.
Still, for Maddison, it was always going to be about taking the chance when it came back around and against City, he did just that.
Two goals is always a bonus but as Postecoglou points out here, the ability to keep the ball in the midfield was also impressive from Maddison.
Tottenham need their best players fit and firing to have any chance of success this season and if Maddison can maintain this level, they won’t be too far away.