Postecoglou has 'no problem' with Maddison at darts

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says helium has "got nary problem" with James Maddison going to ticker darts contempt being incapable to commencement a lucifer due to the fact that of illness.

The England midfielder was meant to commencement past Sunday's location crippled against Wolves astatine 15:00 GMT but was lone deemed good capable to beryllium connected the bench.

He came connected successful the 64th infinitesimal of their 2-2 draw.

Hours aboriginal helium was pictured astatine the World Darts Championship necktie betwixt Luke Humphries and Peter Wright astatine London's Alexandra Palace - on with team-mate Brennan Johnson.

"I've got nary occupation with the players having lives," said Postecoglou. "It's a batch antithetic trying to play a crippled of shot and surviving a life. I don't spot immoderate occupation with that and I don't deliberation it wounded him.

"He wasn't 100% and it was a crippled wherever we needed idiosyncratic to beryllium 100%. He was inactive good capable to play.

"If helium was bed-ridden, didn't crook up to the crippled and past inactive went to the darts, determination whitethorn beryllium an contented there. But I had nary contented with that."

Maddison, who celebrates goals by pretending to propulsion a dart, has scored 8 and created 5 assists successful 26 appearances this season.

"I inactive deliberation the cardinal with Madders is to support him fit, support him healthy, support him crisp and that's by not playing each game, particularly with the programme we've got," said Postecoglou.

"When he's played this twelvemonth his extremity tally is strong, he's ever impacted the crippled and that's what we request him to support doing."