How Maddison is helping Spurs move on from Kane
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Are Spurs actually better without Harry Kane? ... Of course not, but new manager Ange Postecoglu's personality and James Maddison's 'swagger' are certainly helping the club move on.
Today, Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Tottenham writer Charlie Eccleshare and data writer Thom Harris, to discuss their fast start to the season - as well as - to urge a little caution after just four Premier League matches.
How James Maddison became the new 'technical leader', why Big Ange is the perfect manager for Richarlison right now, why Bissouma and Romero feel like new signings, the stark contrast to last season under Antonio Conte and why it's so difficult to replace a talismanic figure like Kane.
Produced by Adonis Pratsides
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:03.1 | The Premier League returns this weekend |
| 0:06.5 | with Spurs still unbeaten and playing free-flowing attacking football. |
| 0:10.7 | Whisper it quietly, but is it possible they're actually better without Harry Kane? |
| 0:15.2 | And with Angpostalcoglu in charge and James Madison pulling the strings on the pitch, |
| 0:20.1 | are they quickly becoming a bit of a guilty pleasure |
| 0:22.3 | for rival Premier League supporters? |
| 0:24.5 | Maybe not Arsenal fans. |
| 0:25.8 | I'm Ayahu Akim Walere. |
| 0:26.9 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:34.7 | They look like they're playing with freedom. |
| 0:36.2 | Is that something you work? |
| 0:37.1 | I'm not trying to get your secrets. |
| 0:38.3 | No, no, no, no. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm just copying pep, mate. |
| 0:41.3 | This has opened up for Madison. |
| 0:43.3 | A thing of beauty. |
| 0:49.3 | As I said before, for me, I'm not in this job desperate to win something, just to win something. |
| 1:01.0 | I'm here because I want to create a club that has the opportunity to win things on a yearly basis. |
| 1:06.0 | And there's a difference, yeah, because us winning a Carabar cup and finishing 10th is not what I think this |
| 1:11.6 | club's about. |
| 1:17.8 | I'm joined today by the Athletic Spurs writer Charlie Eccleshare and also our data writer Tom |
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