Richard Keys has steered Jamie Redknapp’s refusal to remark a lot on whether or not or not James Maddison ought to have been despatched off towards Nottingham Forest comes all the way down to a ‘battle of curiosity’.
Spurs hosted Forest on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday night, and with objectives coming from Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro, in addition to an own-goal from Murillo, cruised their strategy to all three factors, comfortably beating Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect 3-1.
Nonetheless, the sport, which, on paper, appeared simple for Ange Postecoglou’s aspect, was not with out its controversy.
Attacking midfielder Maddison, 27, was embroiled in an off-ball incident with Forest’s Ryan Yates with the Spurs man showing to make deliberate bodily contact together with his opponent.
And regardless of being urged to assessment the footage, referee Simon Hooper waved play on and stored his playing cards in his pocket.
Talking at half-time concerning the conflict, Sky Sports activities pundit Roy Keane stated he didn’t consider the incident warranted punishment and suggested Yates to ‘toughen up’.
Richard Keys suggests ‘battle of curiosity’ punditry from Jamie Redknapp
Fellow pundit Jamie Redknapp then echoed the previous Man United captain’s ideas earlier than transferring on however Keys wasn’t pleased with the pair’s evaluation, notably Redknapp, who he has accused of economic bias.
“And was all people within the bunker asleep when Maddison punched Ryan Yates off the ball at Spurs?” the BeIN Sports activities host wrote on his weblog.
“It’s not so dangerous that Simon Hooper missed it – but it surely was as clear as day for VAR. Maddison ought to’ve been sent-off.
“I’m instructed Jamie Redknapp didn’t wish to make a lot of the incident on Sky. I’m wondering if that has something to do with the truth that Maddison fashions for Redknapp’s clothes firm? If that’s not a battle of curiosity I don’t know what’s.”
Redknapp’s clothes line, named ‘Sandbanks’, was launched in 2023 and prides itself on being an organization ‘impressed by luxurious, pushed by sustainability’.
Maddison has appeared prior to now sporting the corporate’s trademark puffer jacket.
Following Keys’ feedback, the Mirror declare to have requested remark from Redknapp.