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Tottenham legend Paul Gascoigne has thrown his support behind Leicester star James Maddison ahead of England’s European 2020 Championship qualifiers next week.
What’s he said?
The 22-year-old dazzled in midfield for the Foxes last season, and his performances already this campaign look to be continuing that trend.
Maddison scored seven and laid on the same number of assists during the 2018/19 season, and thus far he has already picked up two assists in just three Premier League matches in the new term, per WhoScored.
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This summer saw him score his first goal for England’s Young Lions during the European U21 Championships.
Gareth Southgate has announced that the rising star has been included in their squad for next week’s qualifiers and even though he’s earned this honour before back in 2018, this time he should undoubtedly be in line for his debut.
Speaking to the Mirror, Gascoigne believes Maddison can take England forward, he said:
“He wants to be on the ball, he is creative, he takes people on. I’ve seen him do that often for Leicester when I’ve been watching games.
“There are too many robots, definitely, because there is so much pressure on players and managers not to lose the game.
“Gareth Southgate has done a great job, got them playing great football.
“They just miss that something creative in the middle, the willingness to have a go at someone.”
Maddison can answer Gazza’s call
The 5 foot 9 attacking midfielder was one of the most influential players in the Premier League last season – recording a total of 100 key passes, more than any other player in the top-flight.
That is a figure that bettered Eden Hazard (98), Christian Eriksen (73) and any of Manchester City’s title-winning squad with David Silva (73) recording the most for them, per WhoScored.
The next highest England player in the list was Raheem Sterling with 66 key passes last season.
One player he certainly should be above in the squad is Jesse Lingard, who has been particularly poor so far this term – he has not scored or assisted a goal and is averaging a rating of just 6.51.
On this evidence, Maddison should be able to cement his place amongst Southgate’s squad in time for next summer’s European Championship.
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