James Maddison shares his favourite piece of advice Ange Postecoglou has given him at Tottenham

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison is back to his best after a mixed maiden season at Spurs.

The £40million man hit the ground running last year, but he suffered an injury towards the end of 2023 and, even after he returned, he wasn’t quite the same.

However, Maddison was able to recover fully during the summer and then undertake a full pre-season with Tottenham, which has done him the world of good.

This season, the 27-year-old has made seven Premier League appearances, registering two goals and two assists. He also has an assist in the Europa League.

Needless to say, Maddison is doing well under Ange Postecoglou, and there’s no doubt the playmaker will continue to develop further thanks to the manager’s tutelage.

This week, the Tottenham midfielder took part in TNT Sports’ 20 Questions segment, in which he was quizzed on a variety of topics relating to football and other sports.

One of the questions he was asked was: “What’s your favourite piece of advice that Ange has given you?”

Maddison replied: “Treat everyone within the club as if it’s your family, as if we’re all family members.”

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Unity is essential

While it’s a simple piece of advice, it’s certainly effective in the context of playing for a professional football club, where everyone is reliant on everyone else.

Obviously the players need to all be in sync with one another in order to be the best team – as opposed to just a group of individuals – they possibly can.

As well as that, the players need to be in sync with the coaches in order to learn from them as best as possible, and then there’s every other member of staff… needless to say, every cog in the machine is important.

With that in mind, seeing and treating everyone at the club as family is key, because it enables for stronger bonds – and more willingness to engage in conflict resolution if needed – which all go towards the club being better on the pitch.

When things don’t go well in any aspect of the club’s operations, the team ultimately suffers on the pitch. For instance, it’s pretty clear when a dressing room is not united, or there are other underlying problems, by the team’s body language throughout a game.