Tottenham star James Maddison hits out at fan on social media – ‘Have some shame’
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison will be desperate to return to action.
Maddison is expected to miss around eight months of action for Tottenham after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season.
The 28-year-old was expected to play a key role in Thomas Frank‘s team this season, but may well find himself sidelined for the entire season.
Tottenham signed Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig to replace Maddison, and the 22-year-old has enjoyed a mixed start to his career in North London.
Simons was slammed after his performance against Wolves, and the Netherlands international failed to leave much of an impression against Leeds United last week.
James Maddison responds to derby jibe
Maddison signed for Tottenham from Leicester City in 2023 and lit up the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in his first few months in North London.
After just 10 Premier League appearances for Ange Postecoglou‘s team, the midfielder had already registered nine direct goal contributions.
But injury hit soon after, and has never managed to leave him fully, despite a positive return last season.
Before his time at Leicester, Maddison had enjoyed his breakthrough season in the Championship with Norwich City, and he still holds an affinity for the Canaries.
In 2024, the 28-year-old had taken to social media to celebrate Norwich’s win in the East Anglia derby over Ipswich Town, claiming “East Anglia is and always will be yellow and green“.
That comment would be brought back up by a fan of the Tractor Boys after Kiernan McKenna’s side won the latest derby on Sunday, with the fan’s taunt reading: “Any update on this?”
Maddison would respond emphatically and wrote back: “One win in 16 years. Have some shame, son“.
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Tottenham miss Maddison
Not only do Tottenham miss Maddison’s likeable personality on and off the pitch, they miss his creative impact.
Goal-scoring is yet to be an issue for Frank’s team this season, with the likes of Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus contributing to the 13 Premier League goals scored.
| Tottenham | Premier League 2025-26 | Premier League rank |
| Goals scored | 13 | Joint-3rd |
| Expected goals (xG) | 7.5 | 13th |
| Shots on target per match | 3.7 | 10th |
| Big chances missed | 5 | 18th |
| Big chances | 10 | 16th |
| Touches in opposition box | 193 | 5th |
But the deeper stats suggest that problems may be on the horizon, with Spurs creating just 7.5 expected goals (xG) and missing just five big chances, more than only Burnley and Wolves.
Maddison’s creative presence would usually be highly involved in creating those chances, but Simons is yet to recreate the weight the Englishman carries going forward.
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