James Maddison hoping ‘big night’ can be catalyst for Spurs ahead of crunch week
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James Maddison lauded a “big night” for Tottenham after their 5-0 victory at Southampton built some much-needed momentum ahead of a crucial week for the club. Spurs were without nine first-team players for the trip to St Mary’s, but produced a five-star display with three goals inside 14 minutes before adding another two before-half-time.
Maddison proved the catalyst for Tottenham to register a first win in six attempts with the opener after 36 seconds before he grabbed a second to take his tally for the season to seven. It was a first triumph for the north London outfit since a 4-0 victory at Manchester City on November 23 where Maddison also scored twice, but – much like many of his team-mates – he has flattered to deceive since.
A run of one win in eight increased the external noise around the position of head coach Ange Postecoglou, but this result was the perfect boost before Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Manchester United and Sunday’s visit of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
“It was a big night for us,” Maddison told BBC’s Match of the Day. “We had a poor loss away at Bournemouth and ended up losing at home to Chelsea, a draw with Rangers and you know what it’s like when you are a big team like Tottenham, you get fingers pointed at you and a lot of outside noise, external noise.
“So, make no mistake about that, that was a big night for us to go and win and we’ve struggled against the lesser teams a little bit. “It was important and I’m really proud of the lads to come here and put in that performance to get three points. Hopefully it kickstarts a little bit of momentum.”.
