James Maddison has hit back after he was criticised for attending the PDC World Championship shortly after Tottenham drew 2-2 against Wolves.
Maddison came off the bench as Spurs' struggles continued when Jorgen Strand Larsen's late goal earned Wolves a point. Tottenham have now picked up just one win in their last seven Premier League games and currently sit 11th in the table, 11 points off the top four.
Just hours after the game finished, Maddison was pictured at Alexandra Palace watching the darts alongside teammate Brennan Johnson. However, some Spurs fans were not happy to see the pair at the darts, with one writing on Instagram : "U taking the piss? The form were in and U go to the darts?? Unacceptable"
However, Maddison hit back at the fan, simply writing: "shut up u wally". The supporter then responded with a lengthy post doubling down on their assertion that Maddison attending the darts was "unacceptable", although they did admit his reply was "legendary and funny".
They wrote: "Just been called a wally. Honestly, I didn't expect this to be a massive deal. Never would I want to add any more pressure on my club or the players. But the pair did it to themselves.
"Thought it was a harmless comment expressing my frustration about the result vs. Wolves earlier. To an extent, I believe I'm right, but also, the man can do what the hell he wants... If any player that played earlier was at the darts, I would have said and felt the same thing!
"I love Maddison, but it's unnecessary and unacceptable to do that with the mess all around the club atm. Legendary and funny reply tbf to him, though."
Tottenham will be hoping to bounce back when they host Newcastle in their first game of 2025 next weekend, with manager Ange Postecoglou confident his side can find some form. "It doesn't feel like we're getting a smooth run at anything. As soon as we get one back we lose one.
"But we have to get through it. We still have a lot to play for. With what's on the horizon we have to give them all the support we can to perform at their best. At some point we'll get a relatively healthy squad and when we have that we'll perform at a high level consistently. We've already shown we can beat anyone."