James Maddison is crucial for Leicester City
(Getty)“He was outstanding today, 100 per cent,” said Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers. “He is so clever
working in the spaces. He’s such a good player, he’s still learning and developing but he played
exceptionally well.”
It’s a rarity to go to a Premier League game and see two young creative English players act as the game’s
standout technicians, and rarer still among clubs with top-six aspirations. Both Maddison and Mount have
been part of an England squad before and both are still waiting for their first cap, so September’s qualifiers
against Bulgaria and Kosovo seem a good moment for them take the next step. You get the sense the
occasion is unlikely to throw them off their game.