{"id":287781,"date":"2023-08-25T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287781"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:36:18","slug":"james-maddison-is-available-for-tottenhams-trip-to-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/james-maddison-is-available-for-tottenhams-trip-to-bournemouth\/","title":{"rendered":"James Maddison is 'available' for Tottenham's trip to Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"
James Maddison is in contention to play against Bournemouth tomorrow – despite his injury against Manchester United causing fears he would be unavailable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Spurs’ midfield man ‘trained unrestricted’ today.<\/p>\n
Maddison left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on crutches but told reports it was just a precaution.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said: ‘Madders trained today unrestricted. We’ll see how he holds up but at the moment he will be available.<\/p>\n
‘I think it was the incident when Romero got brought down, he had a shot and it was a block tackle. His ankle was a bit sore after that but medical team looked after him.<\/p>\n
‘There was no real push to have him available. It was down to him. People would have seen him in a moon boot but it was more precautionary. He has felt good and probably could have trained yesterday.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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James Maddison should be available for Spurs’ match against Bournemouth on Saturday – but Ange Postecoglou said they’ll ‘see how he holds up’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Postecoglou said it’s ‘unlikely’ that Spurs will have three goalkeepers, menaing Lloris still looks headed for the exit door\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was also asked if Hugo Lloris could stay at Spurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Frenchman has looked destined for the exit door for a while after revealing that he wants to leave the club\u00a0in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Guglielmo Vicario has come in as the new first choice, with Fraser Forster on the bench against United.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Postecoglou said: ‘You can’t just have any number of players you want and I’d say it’s unlikely we’ll have three goalkeepers on our list.’<\/p>\n
Asked about Pedro Porro’s form, he said: ‘I would be reticent to read into anything after two or three games. He performed well last week, performed well in pre-season and as a full-back he has some good attributes to the way we want to play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He is good with and without the ball, but again he is 23 and we have a pretty young back four at the moment. Emerson is in a similar boat and they will develop as they go along.’<\/p>\n
Porro did come in for some criticism in the United game, particularly from Gary Neville, as he was pushed into the inverted full-back position – a system the Red Devils themselves have tried this season with shaky results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n