Maddison withdraws 😳

What is refreshing to see though is both maddison and mount have taken the best deliveries i've seen all season at the bridge.
We've had willian and hazard for years, technical maestro's yet they cant whip in a free kick or corner.

Mount and maddisons crosses are usually top notch

Disappointing news about Maddison. Can't wait to see Barkley plod around in midfield once again now.

spurtle. you're not looking forward to seeing overcooked first touches?

Not really Nick. I just don't rate Barkley, and I always hear stories about him out at clubs when he's not on the pitch, which doesn't make me warm to him at all. I wouldn't have as much of a problem with that if he was actually in great form but he isn't and it makes me think it's a distraction.

I doubt he is ever going to be as good as he is right now, which is fairly average with occasional good moments.

lol what about "overcooked first touches" made you think I rated him either!

Barkley is a less technical pogba for me, the comparison is there, is athletic, tall, can score the odd great goal and play a good pass but just so inconsistent and raw its unreal, and doesn't have the technique to be as impactful as pogba.

Just a waste of talent, but then again im not sure how much actual talent he has.

The Sun ripping into Maddison, apparently while England were showing their quality against the Czech's he was in a Leicester Casino, I wonder if he won?

Suddenly he has a character issue, was trouble in the under 21's tournament last Summer and Southgate doesn't trust him although it was the England medics decision to send him home.

Still, it was the Sun.

So if England sent him home he's off duty surely,
He's off sick with flu type bug,
So would hardly be able train let alone play??

On his own time non story 🙄

"Leicester playmaker James Maddison spotted in casino after pulling out of England squad due to illness" -

https://trib.al/S29e0do

Leaving that there.

People getting afraid of little old Leicester again??!!