James Maddison hailed the ‘ridiculous’ ability of Yves Bissouma after the midfielder scored a cracking goal on his return to the Spurs lineup.
The Mali international was left out of the matchday squad for Monday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City after Ange Postecoglou disciplined him for being pictured apparently taking nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, in pre-season.
The 27-year-old was named in the starting XI for Saturday’s visit of Everton and repaid the faith shown in him by the manager with a brilliant strike that went in off the crossbar during the 4-0 win.
“We all know Yves’ ability,” Maddison told Sky Sports after the game. “He is a ridiculous player at times. He has got a skill not many have. The gaffer is a great man with good morals. He [Bissouma] has to keep working hard.
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Tottenham ripped apart an Everton side missing a number of key players in defence as Son Heung-min scored a brace and Cristian Romero found the net to secure the club’s first win of the new campaign.
“The scoreline is quite devastating when you look at 4-0,” Maddison added. “I think we thoroughly deserved it. We dominated and we felt we should have had three points last Monday [against Leicester].
“The performance was there on Monday. It was a case of not putting our chances away.
“It’s important you try and put into practice what the manager wants. It’s about us trusting him.”
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Postecoglou was pleased with his side’s mentality following Monday’s disappointing result. “Football was good and we played well,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“We played well last week and we dominated the game, today was a bit different. The lads had a strong mindset and we got a really good goal early on and we didn’t let off after that.”
