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James Maddison lauded a “huge evening” for Tottenham after their 5-0 victory at Southampton constructed some much-needed momentum forward of a vital week for the membership.
Spurs had been with out 9 first-team gamers for the journey to St Mary’s, however produced a five-star show with three targets inside 14 minutes earlier than including one other two before-half-time.
Maddison proved the catalyst for Tottenham to register a primary win in six makes an attempt with the opener after 36 seconds earlier than he grabbed a second to take his tally for the season to seven.
It was a primary triumph for the north London outfit since a 4-0 victory at Manchester Metropolis on November 23 the place Maddison additionally scored twice, however – very similar to a lot of his team-mates – he has flattered to deceive since.
A run of 1 win in eight elevated the exterior noise across the place of head coach Ange Postecoglou, however this consequence was the proper increase earlier than Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final at house to Manchester United and Sunday’s go to of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
“It was an enormous evening for us,” Maddison instructed BBC’s Match of the Day.
“We had a poor loss away at Bournemouth and ended up dropping at house to Chelsea, a draw with Rangers and you realize what it’s like when you find yourself an enormous workforce like Tottenham, you get fingers pointed at you and lots of outdoors noise, exterior noise.
“So, make no mistake about that, that was an enormous evening for us to go and win and we’ve struggled in opposition to the lesser groups just a little bit.
“It was necessary and I’m actually pleased with the lads to come back right here and put in that efficiency to get three factors. Hopefully it kickstarts just a little little bit of momentum.”
Postecoglou didn’t have a totally excellent evening after left-back Future Udogie was compelled off within the twenty eighth minute.
Nonetheless, the Spurs boss hoped it was solely precautionary, which implies Udogie could possibly be match sufficient to face United on Thursday.
Tottenham’s emphatic scoreline allowed Postecoglou to convey off captain Son Heung-min at half-time to handle his minutes earlier than an enormous week and Yves Bissouma can even be accessible after a one-match suspension.
“He felt a bit tight in his quad,” Postecoglou mentioned of Udogie.
“To be honest, he wished to proceed however we will’t take any dangers in the intervening time, so we took him off (alongside) with Sonny.
“I don’t suppose it’s something important at this stage and extra precautionary.”