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Maddison

By weller54, in Leicester City Forum

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foxes_rule1978

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He should not just get in the england 11, he should be one of the first names to be in the 11, I could argue he should be the first with what he provides. Imagine him, instead of Henderson, providing for sterling, sancho and kane... Southgate is a mug if he continues to not play him.
 

This guy is world class without question, just sublime in the final third, every ball he plays is positive and he nails it. 

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urban fox

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He seems to have more bite to his game this season. Thought he was a bit of a show pony at times last year but has shown he can get stuck in and tackle back when needed. I am sure that this is something that Rodgers and the coaching team have drilled into him and it has made him an all round better player

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Thought he came across as a really grounded young man in his interview post match on sky. Confident but not cocky, well spoken and quite eloquent in his answers. Really gave the impression that he is enjoying being part of what is happening at the club.

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11 hours ago, urban fox said:

Thought he came across as a really grounded young man in his interview post match on sky. Confident but not cocky, well spoken and quite eloquent in his answers. Really gave the impression that he is enjoying being part of what is happening at the club.

Isn’t off join Harry in Ole’s circus in January??

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13 hours ago, jaylcfc94 said:

Never mind a token few minutes to cap tie him  if he doesn’t get a start this international break he should be fuming!!!! Not sure what else he has to do. Has proven he’s not just a playmaker but can play in central midfield too after Southgate said that’s why he can’t work his way into the team. 
 

His work rate has improved ten fold this season and maybe a criticism last season was that he didn’t turn up and contribute against the big boys. Goals against Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham this season and assist vs Chelsea. 

 

Add to this he’s a genuine threat from set pieces and long range he surely can’t be ignored any longer 

 

For such a talented player his work rate is excellent. Under Puel he was a No10 but BR plays him alongside Tielemans as two No8's. He still plays as a false No10 for want of a better phrase but you see him running back and helping the team form it's shape when we don't have possession. Hard work and doing the ugly side of the game when it's probably not natural to him is what separates good players from great players. 

 

We have a beautiful midfield three who compliment each other perfectly. 

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Tielemans63

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Jamie Redknapp was right when he said that Madders is the number 10 who can play on the half turn whom England have been crying out for for a long, long time. I just hope that Southgate a) has the balls to pick him and b) has the wherewithal to let him play the way he does for us. 

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3 minutes ago, Paddy. said:

Jamie Redknapp was right when he said that Madders is the number 10 who can play on the half turn whom England have been crying out for for a long, long time. I just hope that Southgate a) has the balls to pick him and b) has the wherewithal to let him play the way he does for us. 

Southgate won’t pick him. He firmly has his favourites in the starting 11, no doubt we’ll see Ross Barkley starting ahead of Maddison and probably replaced by Delph in the last half hour or so. If he could get away with it, Southgate would still have Lingard in the squad.
 

Besides that niggle Maddison has come on leaps and bounds this season and is easily one of the best players in the League. Rodgers is getting a really good tune out of all the players at the minute and its a fantastic time to be a fan. I just hope it lasts.

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It's refreshing to hear a footballer that can string a sentence together & not appear like a rabbit in the headlights the minute a microphone is held to their face.  I can't think of another footballer so comfortable in front of the camera.  Sure, it's bordering on arrogance, but he told us more in those 5 minutes than we could ever learn from a string of footballers dishing out nothing but football cliches.

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LCCFox96

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Maddison showing his ability as a complete midfield player this season. Coming much deeper to get onto the ball and spreading the play, always available for a pass, working very well with Tielemans to instigate things going forwards, chipping in with 7 goals in all competitions already and showing a committed defensive work rate. Top stuff.

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The problem with Maddison last season under Puel was that in his first season ever in the Premier League, he was our only point of creativity in that side. 

Playing the double DM formation with Ndidi and Mendy left it mostly up to James to be the only creator of chances for us. Which tbf for a young lad in his first season is a lot to have shoulder. You shackle Maddison or keep him out of the game and Leicester were left passing sideways between Ndidi and Mendy. 

We started to play better overall when we signed Tielemans as it gave us another top creative player to halve Maddison's burden as well as adding a 2nd creative force that can makes passes and split lines. They dovetail so well. And now we also have Praet waiting in the wings... 

 

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Foxymcoxy

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29 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Interesting that he's played deeper in recent games, often YT is further forward. 

 

Play consistently talk about him as playing as a 10, but he's soon he's as affective as a 8! 

I think he's been much better as an 8, although that will partly be the overall system working better. He definitely is more selective in his shooting now for example, maybe that's just maturity or maybe it is the position. Either way he's doing brilliant, and like you say is now actually the deeper of the two playmakers, and results have been even better since.

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He has to be given a chance. 6 goals in all competitions, three of which have come at crucial times against the usual top six teams, plus a few assists.

 

If he isn't given any game time in this spell, we can see he won't fit in under this manager.

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