Chris Sutton is not happy with what he saw as a simulation from James Maddison in Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday.
The clash at St James’ Park was yet another one that Spurs will look back on and think ‘what if’ as they dominated proceedings for large parts of the encounter and created several dangerous opportunities.
However, they were not able to make the most of those chances, owing to some indecisiveness and a lack of quality in the final third, while a couple of defensive lapses meant that the Lilywhites had nothing to show for their efforts.
Maddison was heavily involved in the game and did look quite lively, having a hand in Tottenham’s equaliser, with his initial shot being parried by Nick Pope.
However, many Newcastle fans were livid with his attempts to win a foul towards the end of the first half as the attacking midfielder seemed to go down too easily (Football Insider).
Sutton has now called the Tottenham star out for what he saw as a dive and insisted that he needs to cut that out of his game.
The pundit told BBC’s 606 (01/09/24): “The winner of this week’s simulation game, James Maddison, a great player that he is and he is a great footballer, but he has a history of this.
“You are better than this, James Maddison. You are better than that. Just stay on your feet. Stay on your feet. Do the right thing. Madness from Maddison.”
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Maddison does tend to go to ground too easily on occasions but to be fair to the 27-year-old, he is on the receiving end of a lot of nasty fouls, with opposition players constantly leaving one on him.
He sometimes does not get the protection he deserves from the referees.
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