De Zerbi Tipped to Hand Maddison Key Tottenham Role

A 15-minute cameo against Liverpool has one writer calling for Maddison to get a bigger Tottenham role under Roberto De Zerbi.

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What happened. James Maddison caught the eye in a 15-minute cameo as Tottenham lost 3-1 to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening. GiveMeSport argues Roberto De Zerbi can hand the 'special' player a key Tottenham role.

• Maddison's brief showing came off the bench in the Carabao Cup defeat.
• GiveMeSport frames him as a 'special' player deserving more responsibility.
• The piece suggests De Zerbi should unleash him against Aston Villa.

Attention turns to whether De Zerbi gives Maddison a larger role in Tottenham's next fixture against Aston Villa.

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