Opta Profile - James Maddison
The England midfielder has joined Tottenham Hotspur from recently relegated Leicester City
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00:00 He's matured on and off the pitch, particularly in the last few years. He's got a great view
00:27 of the game, inside the game. You see how he plays the game at the highest level and
00:31 what the top players do inside the game. They can see what's happening and he obviously
00:38 delivers. He does his job.
00:40 We like the fact that he finds those pockets of space. He gets turned, he plays forward.
00:54 Not enough players play forward in this day and age. And of course his set play delivery
01:00 is outstanding. And he can score goals from distance, which against low-block defences
01:06 is another attribute that is a little bit different to some of our other players.
01:22 Every player has a lot of self-belief. If called upon, I believe that I am a player
01:27 who can make something happen. And I'll continue with that confidence because I think that
01:31 all the top players, and we're around top players, you feel it. All the top players
01:35 have that sense of confidence. It's a border on arrogance, but there's a line and you hear
01:40 a lot of ex-players talk about it and you've got to have that confidence. I wouldn't be
01:43 here without that confidence. So, if called upon, I will do my best to produce that moment
01:47 of magic like you talk about and have that self-belief that I do belong at this stage.
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