Bournemouth vs Spurs | Team news | Maddison set to be available
Fri 25 August 2023, 14:30|
Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou has positive news on James Maddison ahead of our trip to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday (12.30pm).
The midfielder looked a doubt when he departed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a protective boot following a fine display in last week’s 2-0 win against Manchester United.
The good news is that ‘Madders’ trained on Friday and looks set to be part of Ange’s plans at the Vitality Stadium.
Speaking to SPURSPLAY after training on Friday, Ange told us: “He trained fully, unrestricted, and we’ll see how he is after training and make a final call tomorrow, but good to see him get through training and at this point, it looks like he’ll be available.”
Fraser Forster was back in the squad for United after a recent back injury, leaving Rodrigo Bentancur, Bryan Gil, Ryan Sessegnon and Alfie Whiteman still sidelined.
Ange added: “From last week, everyone has got through the week well, the long-term guys are still working through their rehab, but, from last week, don’t expect any changes to the squad.”
Asked about Maddison in his pre-match press confidence, Ange responded: “I think it was the incident when Romero got brought down, he had a shot, and it was a block tackle. His ankle was a bit sore after that. The medical team looked after him. People would have seen him in a moon boot and thin it's more serious, but it was more precautionary.
“We've been pretty careful with him. There was no real push to have him available, we left it up to him. He has felt good and probably could have trained yesterday, but the medical team wanted to make sure he's okay. Again, it just depends how he pulls up, but obviously nothing serious.”
