James Maddison thinks his performances are getting noticed more since his switch to Tottenham, admitting that he was not hitting the headlines while delivering similar levels for Leicester City over recent years.
While Maddison’s attacking output was excellent for a struggling Leicester side over the last couple of years, the attacking midfielder is now rightly being talked about as one of the best playmakers in the Premier League since his switch to Spurs.
The 26-year-old’s England prospects have also improved after the transfer, with the Spurs man winning his fourth and fifth caps for the Three Lions in the last couple of months.
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Maddison is thriving in the spotlight at Spurs
The Coventry City academy product admitted that the spotlight on him is now a little bigger than it was during his time at the King Power Stadium.
Maddison told Men In Blazers: “What I would say is you definitely get more praise; people notice more because you’re at a big football club.
“There’s performances that I’ve played at Tottenham which have been spoken about as a really, really good performance, when actually, I’ve come off and I’m thinking I was alright. I was okay, I could’ve been a lot better.
“Whereas, no disrespect to a team like Leicester, a smaller club in terms of the Premier League and stature, you come off and you think you’ve played really well and had a really good game, and it doesn’t get spoken about as much, just because Tottenham’s a bigger team at the right end of the Premier League.
“That’s happened a couple of times this season. There was one game I can’t remember, maybe even got man of the match and I was just like, there was no chance I was man of the match then. But I’ll take it, it’ll still go on the mantlepiece.”
However, Maddison did acknowledge that he feels he is now at the right age to kick on to the next level, given the experience he now has under his belt.
He added: “I feel like I’m arguably playing the best football I’ve played to be fair. I’m at an age now where I’m experienced. I’ve played a lot of football matches now, come through the lower leagues in my early career.
“So I’ve played a lot of football. I’ve seen a lot of stuff. I’m still only 26. Got a long way to go, but I’d probably say, yeah I’m in the form of my career.”
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We are fortunate to have got Maddison at the right point in his career, with the attacking midfielder evidently ready to take his game to the next level and become a real leader on and off the pitch.
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