James Maddison, a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, has responded to criticism on social media over his team’s 4-1 loss against Chelsea on Monday night. The two London rivals engaged in a highly entertaining contest in N17 that resulted in two red cards, a penalty, and five goals that were disallowed.

Son Heung-min, the club captain, gave Spurs the lead early on. However, after center-back Cristian Romero was found to have fouled Enzo Fernandez in the box, the home team was reduced to ten men. Before an odd second half in which the Lillywhites were reduced to nine men after Destiny Udogie received a second card for a shoddy tackle on Raheem Sterling, Blues playmaker Cole Palmer converted the penalty kick.

James Maddison responds to Tottenham criticism with brutal comeback

With Ange Potecoglou’s team playing with an unusually high defensive line even though the visitors had a two-man numerical advantage, Chelsea had numerous opportunities to score. The three points were eventually secured for Mauricio Pochettino and company by Blues forward Nicolas Jackson, who scored three goals in the closing moments.

Spurs supporters have expressed their displeasure with the team’s decision to discard their player, but Tottenham has gained a lot of support for upholding its values ever since. Since then, an exchange between Spurs playmaker Maddison and Chelsea icon John Terry has been shared on Instagram by Sportbible. The two joke around about the outcome.