Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Leicester City in their away Premier League game at King Power Stadium on Monday night. The frustrating afternoon for Spurs reminded them that there is a lot of work that remains as the season progresses.
The game involved similar issues that they faced last season with domination on the ball and numerous goalscoring chances wasted. The Lilywhites started the game strongly, earning a goal in the 29th minute of the game after constantly bullying Leicester.
However, Leicester scored a goal against the run of play through Jamie Vardy in the 57th minute of the second half. The goal came against the run of play as the Spurs’ defence allowed a huge space for Vardy to score.
Despite the frustration, Ange Postecoglou has multiple positives to take while an assessing solution for all the negatives that happened. One of the positives of the game was James Maddison and his impressive performance as a number 10 at Spurs. The 27-year-old dominated the channels and attacking spaces against his former team, reminding his impressive talents to the host’s fanbase.
Maddison provided one assist, three key passes, three out of four accurate long balls, making 87% accurate passes (via Sofascore). He took 87 touches and two dribble attempts with 100% success in his 79-minute performance before earning a late substitution.
Off the possession, he won 100% aerial duels and made two clearances and one interception to fulfil his defensive duties. Maddison scored the highest in our To The Lane And Back player ratings and analysis for the game against Leicester.
The Lilywhites fanbase is hoping for an injury-free season for the 27-year-old to provide a consistent contribution this season. The £170k-a-week midfielder is crucial for Postecoglou and lacks any competition capable of replicating his playmaking and creating chances.
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The rest of the Spurs attackers need to finish the chances that Maddison makes to avoid such disheartening results. Tottenham expects to dominate and win against Everton in their Premier League clash on Saturday.
