James Maddison's seven-word Mohammed Kudus message says everything about Tottenham star

James Maddison knew Mohammed Kudus would score his first Tottenham goal sooner rather than later. The Ghanaian forward finally opened his account for his new side over the weekend with a deflected effort against Leeds.

Despite having chalked up a host of assists, it took until his 10th appearance for Kudus to score his first goal. But teammate Maddison never lost faith - and sent Kudus a touching message on social media.

Writing on his Instagram story, Maddison said: “Told you it was coming my brother,” alongside a fire emoji.

While Maddison was sure that Kudus would find the net, Kudus has suggested that the goals might now start to flow. He said: "It feels really good. Something I've been working on for the past month, to score my first (Tottenham) goal and it will open doors for more to come.

"Sometimes it's not about winning the first ball, it's the reaction for the second ball and when I went inside, I just thought, 'shoot in the corner' and I'm so glad it went in."

Speaking about Spurs’ win vs Leeds, Kudus added: "The game was less about tactics, it was about great determination and who wants it more because they were running and fighting for the ball.

"We knew that we had to match their intensity. That's what the game was about and I think every one of us was on top to get the win. I love it, however the opponents want to play, we will definitely match up to that."

Away from Maddison, Thomas Frank also gave his verdict. He was full of praise for his new-look frontline but couldn’t resist the temptation of a cheeky jibe at Kudus’ expense.

“I think it looked promising today at times. I liked Xavi [Simons] as a ten. I think that was his best game for us. There's still more to come, but I think he had some really good actions in there,” he said.

“Mo again getting his goal, which I'm pleased with. It was about time he scored that goal. But no, I'm so pleased for him. So you just see he looked a little bit more fluid.”

Kudus will now fly off for international duty with Ghana over the coming fortnight. The African side will take on the Central African Republic and Comoros as they attempt to seal a place at next summer’s World Cup.

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