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 looks on during a Tottenham Hotspur match

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.

James Maddison replies to a comment on Instagram.
Tottenham playmaker James Maddison has responded to Spurs and Ange Postecoglou criticism with a brutal comeback. (Image: Instagram)

Postecoglou remarked, “He [Maddison] got a knock on the ankle,” following the match. “One man had already been lost to us.

“It made sense to make a couple of changes at that point.” From the appearance of it, the injury was more of an impact kind and might not become too serious in the long run. But there’s still a chance he won’t play before the international break.