The Daily Mail’s Matt Barlow believes that this season might be James Maddison’s last chance saloon to fulfil his potential and force himself back into the England squad.
Maddison has spoken about the heartbreak he experienced after being left out of the England squad for Euro 2024, with the attacking midfielder admitting that he is keen to use that as fuel to showcase his best this season (The Standard).
The 27-year-old has certainly done that so far, appearing much sharper in the first three Premier League games of the season and looking more like the player we saw prior to his ankle injury last year.
However, the former Leicester man did not do enough to force himself back into the England squad, with Lee Carsley leaving the Tottenham man out for the start of the new Nations League campaign.
Given the players that Maddison is now competing with, Barlow feels that it is now or never for the midfielder to step up and show that he belongs at the top table.
The journalist wrote: “Maddison though was not in the frame when Carsley selected his first England squad. Three months after missing the final cut for Euro 2024 under Gareth Southgate, Tottenham’s playmaker was overlooked again.
“Carsley opted instead for the uncapped Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest, one of four players he had promoted from the U21s.
“There is no shortage of talent in this area for an England boss. One of the successes of the modern academy system has been to produce more creative midfielders. Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Gibbs-White all come into this category. All younger than Maddison.
“It feels as if chances are disappearing for those on the periphery from Maddison’s generation and if he is to add to the seven caps won across five years, he needs to snap back into his best form quickly.”
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Maddison could not have done too much more in the first couple of games of the season, with the attacking midfielder looking at his lively and enterprising best.
If he keeps performing to the same level and stays injury-free, he will almost certainly be in the next England squad.
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