‘You’re in cuckoo land’ – Roy Keane lays into Ian Wright claiming James Maddison is Tottenham’s missing link

ROY KEANE has claimed James Maddison isn’t a quality shaper for Tottenham amid the northbound London club’s situation season.

Keane, 53, passionately argued against Maddison’s interaction connected Spurs aft Ian Wright suggested that the originative midfielder could assistance excavation the nine retired of occupation erstwhile helium returns from injury.

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Roy Keane argued with Ian Wright implicit James Maddison’s interaction connected the Tottenham team[/caption]

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Keane took purpose astatine Maddison’s publication to Spurs amid their torrid season[/caption]

Spurs are facing the bleak world of a relegation dogfight fixed their existent form.

And manager Ange Postecoglou has had to usage a makeshift squad littered with inexperienced teenagers owed to an unprecedented wounded database this term.

Maddison became the latest archetypal squad prima to miss retired connected the enactment erstwhile helium picked up a calf wounded past period that has seen him sidelined for Spurs’ past 5 games successful each competitions.

But Arsenal icon Ian Wright reckons Maddison’s instrumentality to the squad volition assistance resistance Spurs distant from the driblet and assistance them ascent backmost up the table.

Keane connected the different hand, is adamant that Maddison’s not the close subordinate to alteration Tottenham’s fortunes – citing his show successful Spurs’ constrictive triumph implicit non-league Tamworth arsenic a crushed why.

Speaking connected The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet, helium slammed: “We saw Maddison astatine Tamworth, helium was taken off. Tamworth are non-league.

“People accidental Maddison’s the man. When is helium going to measurement up to the plate? He got relegated with Leicester and he’ll get relegated with Spurs.”

Taking a swipe astatine Maddison’s mid-season travel to the World Darts Championship, Keane added: “Maddison isn’t bad, erstwhile he’s not astatine the darts, but fto maine archer you…

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Keane criticised Maddison for his show against Tamworth successful the FA Cup[/caption]

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He besides took a swipe astatine the midfielder’s travel to the darts[/caption]

Maddison is Tottenham’s apical scorer successful the Premier League this season

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“If you deliberation he’s going to travel backmost and get Spurs into the apical six, you’re successful cuckoo land.

“He’s good, he’s a talented player. But if you’re a subordinate successful the Spurs dressing country and Maddison’s backmost successful the squad, you wouldn’t beryllium looking and going ‘oh Jesus – he’s backmost today. We’re going to beryllium fine’

“England person a squad of 300 and helium can’t adjacent get successful that. You kid yourselves everybody.”

Maddison has been 1 of Spurs’ apical performers this play and, with 8 goals successful 22 matches, he’s Tottenham’s apical extremity scorer successful the Premier League this term.

On apical of that, the 28-year-old has registered six assists crossed each competitions.

However, helium hasn’t scored oregon provided an assistance successful the league since December past twelvemonth and has often seen his crippled clip chopped abbreviated by manager Ange Postecoglou.

Ian Wright was speedy to support Maddison and usage Keane’s passionate rant to airy a occurrence nether a subordinate who could beryllium bereft of confidence.

He said: “You’ve conscionable killed Maddison. James, I’ve got your back. James, it’s up to you. You’ve got to soundlessness this, James. You’re the lone 1 who tin bash this.”

Maddison could instrumentality to enactment this play with Spurs facing chap underachievers Manchester United connected Sunday afternoon.

Spurs person a tricky tally of games connected the horizon