After praising Ange Postecoglu for his tactical change in Tottenham's win over West Ham, talkSPORT's Tony Cascarino backed Spurs to finish in a Champions League spot.
James Maddison says he decided to let Richarlison take Tottenham 's penalty to help boost the confidence of his teammate.'s captain on the night, picked up the ball and looked set to take the spot-kick, however, the Brazilian forward also made it clear that he wanted to take it.Explaining his conversation with Richarlison , Maddison told TNT Sports: "Initially we both wanted to take it. I’m a senior player, I was the captain today, I was going to take the penalty.
“There was a little thought in my head, when I was stood there I had a little conversation with myself and just thought, ‘Richy’s coming back from an injury, it can be difficult, especially for a striker’ - I learnt that last year when I had a long injury, it took me a while to get my first goal.
Ange Postecoglou also addressed the situation, telling TNT Sports: "As long as they score mate, I couldn't care less. "The boys worked that out and I thought Madders played really well today - he was really creative for us and Richy worked hard to get back in the team so it's great for him to get a goal."That penalty was Richarlison's first goal of the season after being limited to just 34 minutes of action before the game.over the summer, it feels like this will be a big season for Richarlison if he's to prove himself as the man to lead the line in north London.
James Maddison leaves Tottenham fans baffled with dream dinner party guests that include James Corden plus Ant and DecThe win over the Dutch side sees Tottenham go second in the Europa League table with a maximum nine points from their opening three games.
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