Harry Kane might be out of the Tottenham Hotspur door, but that doesn’t mean his presence isn’t still felt out on the pitch.
One thing that used to be a constant with Tottenham’s all-time leading goalscoring is his want to drop deep and dictate play like an NFL quarterback.
When Harry Kane left his boyhood club in the summer, Spurs fans were devastated because they lost an all-round package and one of the best players in the world – Daniel Levy was told that the now-Bayern Munich star was a ‘drain’ on the club.
But Tim Sherwood now thinks that role of dropping deep and ‘orchestrating’ play is now taken over by James Maddison, as he told Premier League Productions (03/02/24 at 12:10 pm).
In the summer, Spurs fans breathed a sigh of relief when they signed the relegated Leicester City star because he was a player the team had needed for years.
The thought and hope of the 27-year-old linking up with his England captain at Hotspur Way was a mouthwatering one, but then that heart-crunching move to Bayern Munich came about.
Despite that, James Maddison has been outstanding for Ange Postecoglou’s side and one of the signings of the summer, with Tim Sherwood lauding his qualities.
James Maddison at Tottenham
“What we have to say is that he is the reference of this side,” said Sherwood. “He’s the one who links them from back to front.
“He comes very, very deep. You should see Harry Kane coming deep. He came deep because he had to – when you see when Maddison picks it up, the boys have the confidence to run forward. He can handle the ball in tight areas, he just knows when to stand still and when to move.
“An absolutely tremendous player. You see him drop into that role where Harry Kane used to drop deep. He is the one orchestrating the player. Like a Luka Modric type, knows when he needs to get forward and knows when to slow it down.
“He is the difference and they coped without him as well, which I really liked.”
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It was a frustrating afternoon on Saturday for the team because they dropped some valuable points in their race to finish in the top four.
With minutes left on the clock at Goodison Park, Spurs were about to secure another three points and move into fourth place ahead of Aston Villa.
But yet another late goal was conceded against Everton, which allowed Aston Villa, in their evening game against Sheffield United, to move back into fourth place.
And Unai Emery’s side absolutely battered the Premier League’s bottom-of-the-table club by picking up a 5-0 win and also boosting their goal difference.
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