Maddison

[Dahnsouff]

Glad he is looking back to his best, and no-one wanted him to fail, but only to come back to the level we had previously seen (if not better!)

[Dahnsouff]

Could he fill the Tielemans role if Youri did leave? Then get another creative AM type in, such as Aouar 

[KrefelderFox666]

8 hours ago, KFS said:

Is he now injured?

Probably. He is helping our team now so the obvious injury to him.

 

Fingers crossed it just needs some rest. Need him on Sunday. Worst case, Perez or Iheanacho have to fill in at 10.

[Shane]

1 hour ago, Dahnsouff said:

Could he fill the Tielemans role if Youri did leave?

I don’t think so.

 

Team balance is key. Right now we have too many passengers off the ball & last night was a perfect example. Barnes, Lookman & Soumare in particular weren’t tracking runners, winning second balls, pressing or making many tackles. This allowed Southampton to pass through us with ease at times & a better team would have punished us. Maddison in the Youri role would just add to this problem further.

 

1 hour ago, Dahnsouff said:

Then get another creative AM type in, such as Aouar 

However, I would love to sign another creative AM as competition for Maddison. Providing Youri stays our midfield options would be pretty good:

 

Youri / KDH

Ndidi / Soumare / Choudhury

Maddison / New AM
 

 

Edited 2 December 2021 by Shane

[justfoxes]

Madders looks back to his usual tenacious pain in the arse to defenders quality performances again, his goal he scored squeezing in at the near post was Sublime hope he carries on scoring many more for us over the coming Months, but was a worry when he went down clutching that left hip and glute again hope the lad is all fit and well to face the Vile ?

[jerry]

1 hour ago, Dahnsouff said:

Could he fill the Tielemans role if Youri did leave? Then get another creative AM type in, such as Aouar 

Maddison needs centre stage and appears to play at a higher level without  Tielemans , playing Devils Advocate but could it be like with the England Golden generation of Lampard and Gerrard these never played as well together as with their clubs individually ?

[Foxes96]

Personally don’t buy the Maddison plays better without Youri talk. Maddison has had periods of playing well and less well for the last couple of years when Youri has been a virtual ever present. 
 

Maddison had a great start to this calendar year with Youri in the side. And actually some of our best football came when the 2 of them played as joint 8’s in 2019 I believe. 

 

Personally think Maddison is just looking fitter again, and his hip has been playing up less recently which has allowed him to produce arguably some of his best form for us and long may it continue, hopefully with Youri back to his best in the side again.

[Stinkenzo]

Due a hip injury surely 

[coolhandfox]

11 hours ago, JonnyBoy said:

An in form Maddison is statistically one of the most successful players in the league and that’s a fact. 
 

my only headache is, he only hits top form when Thielemans isn’t in the side. If Youri does go which is inevitable we may see the best of Madders on a more consistent basis 

Not true. Last season, his best run of form was from Jan to Feb, scoring 5 goals as 3 assists, all with Youri in the side. 

 

2019/20 season, he was brilliant until Christmas, scoring 6 and 3 assists, all with Youri in the side.

 

Youri has been almost every present since Jan 18/19, so you are saying Jimmy hasn't been on top form all that time.

 

Since then, Jimmy has played 94 game games scoring 19 goals and 16 assists. 

 

The only thing holding Jimmy back has been niggly injuries  

 

 

 

[Fox92]

Great to see him back in form, he looks great in form and confident. I know he always seems to have a purple patch every season but hopefully he can be more consistent now.

[Guest ttfn]

Very good yesterday and he has been improving since about mid-October, funnily enough the time he was finally dropped.

 

Any sensible criticism of Maddison has always acknowledged that he is very capable of delivering at a high level for 6-10 weeks per season and hopefully we’re seeing that now. If he’s serious about living up to his reputation and getting more England caps he has to go beyond that, deliver consistently and most importantly stay fit. It’s no use having a top class player who only shows up for 10 games a season.

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

I just hope he keeps his head on and keeps his performances as the primary focus. I always feel that he gets swept up into 'brand maddison' mode as quickly as the press. No chat of England please, no nights out, no transfer nonsense. Just play the next 15 games with the same swagger. Focus young Madders and rest will eventually follow. 

[ozleicester]

Im sure i and probably others have said it.. but, Madders suddenly finds form when he is playing withOUT Youri on the park ??

I just wonder if they can play together successfully?

Edit.. i see this has been debunked above

Edited 2 December 2021 by ozleicester

[whoareyaaa]

 

 

[majaco]

Maddison is a special player.   Few players would have got that goal v Southampton.

 

He shows leadership qualities on the pitch- important to us right now.  

 

I hope we hang onto him.

[sacreblueits442]

On 29/11/2021 at 07:18, majaco said:

Some of the acidic criticism aimed at Maddison earlier in the season seems a little ill-judged now.

....conversely, it may have focused his attention.....!!!

[foxinsocks]

11 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....conversely, it may have focused his attention.....!!!

Agree.  I think he knew he had to sort it out on the pitch.

[Paninistickers]

11 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....conversely, it may have focused his attention.....!!!

Maybe I'm reading far too much into it, but I suspect damage has been done between the support and Madders

 

His mate Chilwell is on record about how our fans affected him. And I've noticed his (Madders') celebrations and social media appear much more centred around himself, his stats, his name, his showereel....all seems very defensive and chip on his shoulder. 

 

The friendly Madders with the fans, the zoom type things with fans, celebrations with fans seem to have gone. 

 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

3 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Maybe I'm reading far too much into it, but I suspect damage has been done between the support and Madders

 

His mate Chilwell is on record about how our fans affected him. And I've noticed his (Madders') celebrations and social media appear much more centred around himself, his stats, his name, his showereel....all seems very defensive and chip on his shoulder. 

 

The friendly Madders with the fans, the zoom type things with fans, celebrations with fans seem to have gone. 

 

What strikes me is that very few fans see players as individual human beings and try to understand what footballing and non-footballing factors impact on performance. Take Maddison and just one thing that’s happened to him recently - having a baby. I can tell you now that when I was a new dad my work performance dipped and output changes as you adapt to a new way of living. Who knows, this might have impacted Vardy at some point with all the new additions to his clan. I wouldn’t have thought there are many, if any, players that go out deliberately to play poorly - but things that go on around them impact on that. And that’s the case for all of us.

 

Give the guy a break, and those few fans that seemed to go out their way to ‘get him’ - including phone calls to national radio stations making very serious accusations - should take a long hard look at themselves. If anything I would argue they are damaging a prize asset and therefore damaging the club. Bizarre.

[coolhandfox]

8 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Maybe I'm reading far too much into it, but I suspect damage has been done between the support and Madders

 

His mate Chilwell is on record about how our fans affected him. And I've noticed his (Madders') celebrations and social media appear much more centred around himself, his stats, his name, his showereel....all seems very defensive and chip on his shoulder. 

 

The friendly Madders with the fans, the zoom type things with fans, celebrations with fans seem to have gone. 

 

Give the lad a break, why be so keen to come up with a negative narrative.

 

Looks just to be a lad enjoying his football to me.

[sacreblueits442]

Just now, Paninistickers said:

Maybe I'm reading far too much into it, but I suspect damage has been done between the support and Madders

 

His mate Chilwell is on record about how our fans affected him. And I've noticed his (Madders') celebrations and social media appear much more centred around himself, his stats, his name, his showereel....all seems very defensive and chip on his shoulder. 

 

The friendly Madders with the fans, the zoom type things with fans, celebrations with fans seem to have gone. 

 

....I  do not look into multi media or take note of what players post, but I do feel that his relationship with Rodgers is broken. 

  His recent performances give a the feeling similar to your  observation, that he is trying to find a way out of the club and the only way is to get his game going again.

  If this is really his goal then it would be a win win for all concerned, as we get a decent fee and he gets the freedom to play in the manner and position he wishes to play, somewhere else. 

  I would be surprised if he had an account on this forum and were to read the comments about himself, if that did not persuade a player that there is little or no love for them here.

  He nay have seen our club as the perfect conduit for his career, and as it was within touching distance of where his family is, it would be an ideal club to serve his term.

  If Chilwell's experiences are beginning to manifest themselves in Maddison's life  and time on the pitch, we should not be surprised if he (Maddison) would not be gone in the summer. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

Maybe I'm reading far too much into it, but I suspect damage has been done between the support and Madders

 

His mate Chilwell is on record about how our fans affected him. And I've noticed his (Madders') celebrations and social media appear much more centred around himself, his stats, his name, his showereel....all seems very defensive and chip on his shoulder. 

 

The friendly Madders with the fans, the zoom type things with fans, celebrations with fans seem to have gone. 

 

I don't blame him. Some of our fans are morons and probably give him a hard time over everything he does.

 

If there's one thing Leicester fans do is that we can hold a grudge until they leave.

Edited 4 December 2021 by Grebfromgrebland

[Paninistickers]

1 hour ago, coolhandfox said:

Give the lad a break, why be so keen to come up with a negative narrative.

 

Looks just to be a lad enjoying his football to me.

Eh?! 

 

I'm madders' biggest fan!!! I love the guy to bits. 

[Phil Bowman]

1 hour ago, sacreblueits442 said:

I would be surprised if he had an account on this forum and were to read the comments about himself, if that did not persuade a player that there is little or no love for them here.

I would be amazed if any players were daft enough to go anywhere near internet fan forums! Surely that’s covered in lesson one of How to be a Professional Footballer.

 

Even if they did, I shouldn’t think a few dozen shouty rude people would make anyone think the whole fanbase hated them.

[Spudulike]

It didn't help posting an online clip telling fans to follow the covid rules and then breaks them him self before a very important match.