James Maddison

The two north London derbies this season offer a neat encapsulation of the two halves of James Maddison’s first year at Tottenham Hotspur

Ange Postecoglou shuffled his pack at half time against Forest, to some success - so who will start in his midfield three at St James' Park?

Spurs' most creative player has been muzzled in recent weeks. He will need to get back on form to secure his team a top-four finish

First away win since mid-December combined with brilliant all-round team performance can ignite Spurs' run-in

An ankle injury robbed Spurs’ No 10 of nearly three months of his debut season at the club. He will now aim to pick up where he left off

If the Dutchman can rediscover his early season form, Spurs' chances of success in the next few months will be significantly enhanced

Tottenham may be thriving on the field but their treatment room is cluttered, with the hefty injury list limiting attacking options

Tottenham's key attacking duo have been subbed against Arsenal and Liverpool, but the team has not suffered and could benefit later...

Maddison's range of passing is hugely impressive. Here we dissect some of his best types

“We’re really strange in this country, aren’t we? We don’t like overconfidence. It doesn’t fit with the culture" - but it fits Maddison

Despite a clutch of good first-team buys, there's still a feeling Spurs are short both in central defence and up front...

We're just three games into his Spurs career and midfielder Maddison is already looking like one of the signings of the season

Do the huge transfer sums make sense? The more you watch the modern No 6, the more they feel like the most complete footballer in the team

The youth teams are winning things, players are being sold for big money - it's a far cry from the crisis days of English football

Maddison has taken his game to another level since academy days, but he still plays with the sense of fun many feel Spurs have missed

Departure of Maddison marks club’s realisation that personnel change has to happen ahead of Championship - with funds reinvested early

Spurs may have moved quickly for James Maddison this summer, but he has been on their radar since his days at Coventry back in 2015

In signing Maddison, Spurs would finally be replacing Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen in one - no wonder fans are excited