Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou says he has “obtained no downside” with James Maddison going to observe darts regardless of being unable to begin a match due to sickness.
The England midfielder was meant to begin final Sunday’s residence sport in opposition to Wolves at 15:00 GMT however was solely deemed nicely sufficient to be on the bench.
He got here on within the sixty fourth minute of their 2-2 draw.
Hours later he was pictured on the World Darts Championship tie between Luke Humphries and Peter Wright at London’s Alexandra Palace – together with team-mate Brennan Johnson.
“I’ve obtained no downside with the gamers having lives,” mentioned Postecoglou. “It is rather a lot completely different attempting to play a sport of soccer and dwelling a life. I do not see any downside with that and I do not assume it harm him.
“He wasn’t 100% and it was a sport the place we wanted somebody to be 100%. He was nonetheless nicely sufficient to play.
“If he was bed-ridden, did not flip as much as the sport after which nonetheless went to the darts, there could also be a problem there. However I had no difficulty with that.”
Maddison, who celebrates targets by pretending to throw a dart, has scored eight and created 5 assists in 26 appearances this season.
“I nonetheless assume the important thing with Madders is to maintain him match, hold him wholesome, hold him sharp and that is by not taking part in each sport, particularly with the programme we have got,” mentioned Postecoglou.
“When he is performed this yr his aim tally is robust, he is all the time impacted the sport and that is what we’d like him to maintain doing.”
