- James Maddison has been marginalized for more than two weeks with a calf tension
- Despite this, the Spurs midfielder was criticized by expert Roy Keane
- Listen now: Everything is starting! Is there an agenda against Ange Postecoglou?
Roy Keane has questioned when James Maddison 'will intensify' for Tottenham in the middle of his struggles this year.
The Ange Postecoglou side has suffered a nightmare campaign, derailed by injuries to his team, which has left them 14 on the Premier League table.
Maddison is among the current absent for Tottenham, after collecting a tension in the calf last month, with many fans with the hope that he will soon return to the alignment of the Spurs.
However, speaking in the last episode of Stick To Football, brought to you by Bet of heavenRoy Keane suggested that Maddison was not a great fault for the postecoglou side.
Keane said: 'What players (are we) talking about returning that can help Spurs? I agree with (Micky Van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario), that's two.
'(Destiny) Udogie is not bad. We saw James Maddison in Tamworth, he was retired! Tamworth are not leagues. People say: “Maddison is man”, but when will he take a step forward?
Roy Keane has questioned when James Maddison (in the photo) “will step forward” for Tottenham
The former man United Keane captain questioned when Maddison “will step forward” for Tottenham
'He was relegated with Leicester (city) and (it seems) with Spurs. Maddison is not bad, but if you think he will return and get the Spurs Top Six, you are in Cuckoo Land.
“He is a talented player, but if you are a player in the Spurs dressing room and is back in the team, you would not be looking and going:” James returns today, we will be fine! “. '
In the League, Maddison has made 22 appearances, starting only 15 of those, but still has an impressive production of eight goals and four assists for the northern London team.
His most impressive exhibition occurred during the visit of the Spurs to Manchester City in November, where he scored two of his team's four goals in the Etihad.
Keane continued: 'I saw him, James Maddison, in the city (Manchester) when they won that 4-0 game and thought he mixed the quality of his attack with being really good in his defensive duties.
'In fact, I said that he established a standard that night that he has to continue maintaining. It is not consistent, that is the problem with him.
In his last departure, before collecting the calf injury, the 28-year-old scored a goal and provided assistance when the Spurs ran out of 3-2 winners against Hoffenheim in the Europa League.
Much of the Tottenham campaign has been ruined by the overwhelming wounds for the team, with PostCoglou forced to resort to teenage stars on a regular basis.
Maddison has had impressive spells for the Spurs, but, ultimately, he has lacked consistency
Maddison is among a series of current absent for Tottenham Chief Ange Postecoglou
For their recent defeat by Aston Villa, the Spurs had 11 first team players who were not available due to an injury: Radu Dragusin, Van de Ven, Romero, Vicar, Udogie, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Maddison.
As a result, Tottenham was active in the winter window and brought three recruits; Antonin Kinsky, Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel.
Tottenham's next departure sees them to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, in a mandatory game for Postecoglou.
Roy Keane was talking to the stick football podcast, brought by Bet of heaven