The ball is just whipped off you in the Premier League. You have to maintain focus.

James Maddison

Categorized in : You Just Ball Focus

I was an 18-year-old lad playing in a Scottish League Cup final at Hampden in front of 60,000 against Celtic. That's an experience I will never forget.

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I don't get nervous, because I have confidence in my ability.

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Dele Alli is probably the perfect example. He played loads of games for MK Dons at a young age. He got a move and kicked on from there because he had that experience behind him.

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The only way you're going to improve is playing games and learning, being a regular week on week.

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Being booked for simulation is never good.

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Representing your country at any level is amazing.

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When I represent the Under-21s and sing the national anthem, there is no better feeling.

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Me being at Coventry, instead of a big Premier League club, probably helped me develop. You don't get put in the academy system, playing Under-18s and Under-23s.

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I got to play first-team men's football from a young age.

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The No.10 position is my favourite role.

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I am a player who likes to play in between the lines and try to break that midfield line, whether it's when I receive a pass or can go and show everyone what I am about.

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I was always smaller than the rest coming up at Coventry, and I developed physically more in the later stages.

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There is no bigger stage than Old Trafford on the opening day of the season.

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All the moves I've made have come after I sat down with my family and my agent and thought what was the best move. I've never rushed into something, never gone anywhere where I wasn't sure 100%.

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In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with big, strong boys.

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Set pieces are something I work hard at after training, and I hit quite a lot every day.

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Coming on as a sub, it's always different - you never know what the game is going to be like.

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Every footballer wants to play in big games, in front of full houses, live on the telly.

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I can only speak highly of my time at Norwich. It was brilliant for me. I loved it there, and I think the fans loved me as well. We had a great relationship.

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Norwich gave me the platform to perform in the Championship, and between Daniel Farke and Stuart Webber, the manager and director of football, they gave me the opportunity to go out, express myself, and play. That's what led to my England call-up, which was something I'd always dreamed of, so it's something I'll always be grateful to them for.

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