Tottenham: Shocking James Maddison 90-minute stat sparks "concern" from Gus Poyet

James Maddison's repeated injuries and inability to implicit a afloat 90 minutes successful the Premier League are a "concern" for Tottenham Hotspur, Gus Poyet has exclusively told Sports Mole.

The 29-year-old was dropped from Tottenham's starting lineup to look Crystal Palace successful Saturday's 5.30pm kickoff, having tweaked a groin musculus against Chelsea successful past weekend's 2-0 win.

Maddison was declared acceptable by De Zerbi successful his pre-game property conference, but the Italian decided to instrumentality nary chances with the Englishman, alternatively bringing Dominic Solanke backmost into the XI.

Maddison's astir caller wounded was obscurity adjacent arsenic atrocious arsenic archetypal feared, though, arsenic concerns implicit different genu contented were sparked erstwhile the midfielder sat down connected the turf astatine Stamford Bridge.

However, pursuing yet different all-too acquainted setback for Maddison, ex-Spurs midfielder Poyet has admitted that the 29-year-old's repeated nonaccomplishment to play a afloat lucifer is worrying.

Gus Poyet admits "concern" implicit James Maddison Tottenham injuries

"He has had a bully vocation truthful far, but yes these injuries are a concern, due to the fact that helium can’t past the 90 minutes," Poyet said successful an exclusive interrogation with Sports Mole.

"So helium has to retrieve present and look to get backmost playing again to guarantee helium tin past 90 minutes astatine the apical level. He is simply a bully originative player, truthful utile and we saw what helium tin bash arsenic helium showed against Coventry."

De Zerbi was asked astir Maddison's lack from the archetypal XI by Sky Sports News up of kickoff vs. Palace, to which helium replied: "Not conscionable for the carnal condition. To beryllium wide James is precise important for america erstwhile helium feels good, erstwhile helium plays."

Maddison has been constricted to conscionable 2 Premier League starts truthful acold this season, featuring from the disconnected against Coventry City and opening the scoring with a stunning curler from extracurricular the container successful that 3-1 win.

The ex-Leicester City antheral held his spot successful the XI for the travel to Chelsea past play and completed 86% of his passes portion besides drafting 2 fouls earlier his premature withdrawal.

When did James Maddison past play 90 minutes for Tottenham?

Prior to Spurs' clash with Crystal Palace, Maddison averaged conscionable 30 minutes per lucifer successful each competitions this season, having played for 210 minutes crossed 7 games successful the Premier League and EFL Cup.

Maddison made 5 successive substitute appearances against Brentford, Everton, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United - with a enarthrosis wounded sandwiched successful betwixt - earlier lasting 69 minutes of the triumph implicit Coventry and 51 minutes against Chelsea.

The midfielder was besides restricted to conscionable 34 minutes successful 3 substitute appearances successful the 2025-26 Premier League, having spent the bulk of the run recovering from a superior ACL injury.

Furthermore, Maddison lone lasted 90 minutes 3 times successful the 2024-25 season; vs. Rangers successful the Europa League successful December 2024, and against Tamworth successful the FA Cup and Everton successful the Premier League connected January 12 and 19 respectively - astir 2 afloat years ago.

While an indispensable originative plus to Spurs erstwhile afloat fit, Maddison lone playing a afloat crippled 3 times since the commencement of the 2024-25 play is some shocking and concerning, some for himself and De Zerbi.

Gus Poyet was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of William Hill sports betting.