James Maddison needs Tottenham to be within the combine to win the Premier League this time subsequent 12 months after being left pissed off at lacking out on this season’s “wonderful” title race.
Spurs had been high in November however a spate of high-profile accidents and suspensions resulted in Ange Postecoglou’s staff missing consistency throughout the winter months.
It contributed in direction of Tottenham being engulfed in a top-four battle with Aston Villa as an alternative of the title race, however they might be kingmakers on the subject of deciding the champions.
Arsenal make the brief journey throughout north London later this month, whereas Spurs face Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis in Might.
Nonetheless, Maddison has echoed the current sentiments of Postecoglou and said Tottenham need to be within the race subsequent season.
“I’ve obtained no curiosity to be trustworthy. We’ve obtained our personal objectives for the season and I’m not bothered,” Maddison mentioned after Sunday’s 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
“If we find yourself profitable video games in opposition to groups which can be in that race, it makes no distinction. We’ve obtained a job to do.
“We’re the place we’re and that’s one thing that offers us good motivation to need to be within the title race subsequent 12 months, seeing how good it’s this 12 months.
“For certain, that’s positively the sensation. That’s filtered down from the supervisor.
“It’s annoying actually, listening to a few groups go at it for the title and we’re not in it, particularly after the beginning of the season we had.
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“How thrilling is the title race this season? It’s wonderful, it’s sensible for a impartial. My family and friends, everyone seems to be locked into the Premier League each week on the minute as a result of it’s such a very good title race.
“Irritating to not be part of that however we’re the place we’re and we now have our personal job to do.”
Tottenham took management of the battle for fourth spot with a victory over Forest, which noticed them leapfrog Aston Villa on purpose distinction with a recreation in hand.
Micky van de Ven’s thunderous strike firstly of the second half despatched Spurs on their strategy to a vital win and continued the Dutch defender’s excellent report since he arrived from Wolfsburg in August.
Van de Ven has received 13 of his 20 Premier League appearances and solely misplaced one league fixture throughout that point when he has completed a recreation.
Maddison added: “Taking pictures just isn’t his forte in case you see him in coaching every single day however we’ll take them ones that go flying into the highest nook.
“He’s a particular participant, he’s high stage and credit score to the recruitment staff as a result of I had by no means heard of him earlier than we signed him.
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“The joke is on me often because a participant of that calibre, I ought to most likely have heard of in Europe.
“An excellent participant, an excellent coach, an excellent lad and a very good man.”
Maddison performed a key function in Spurs’ third purpose after being substituted of their earlier two video games with West Ham and Luton.
“I’m very essential of myself,” the England worldwide admitted.
“Perhaps (I’m) not on the heights that received me participant of the month firstly of the season, however I’m so hungry and so essential of myself to work onerous to try to get again to that stage.
“I’m not too far-off, I really feel good.”
