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James Maddison shows England what they’re missing with stunning free-kick goal after Southgate bemoans poor set-pieces

, James Maddison shows England what they’re missing with stunning free-kick goal after Southgate bemoans poor set-pieces

LEICESTER CITY midfielder James Maddison has shown England boss Gareth Southgate what his team are missing at the Euros with a sensational free-kick during summer training.

The 24-year-old failed to make the provisional 33-man squad for Euro 2020 this summer as he was left out of the Three Lions set-up.

Maddison composed himself before taking the free-kick
His technique was superb as he struck the ball up and over the wall

, James Maddison shows England what they’re missing with stunning free-kick goal after Southgate bemoans poor set-pieces

And it swerved perfectly before clipping the post and nestling in the net

But he is continuing to put in the graft during the off-season as he looks to stake a claim for a place in the England squad in the future.

Maddison, who scored 11 goals and assisted ten more in the 2020-21 campaign for Leicester, filmed himself whipping a wonderful free-kick in off the post and shared the footage with his Instagram followers.

Captioning the superb effort, he added: “Free kick fun after training today. Swipe for the outcome.”

Maddison’s video comes just days after Southgate admitted England’s set-piece delivery has not been up to standard so far at the Euros.

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Speaking after their win over Czech Republic, the Three Lions boss said: “Our delivery hasn’t been good.

“There was the one where Stones hit the post which was bang on the money and Trippier’s delivery in the first game [the 1-0 win over Croatia] was excellent.

“We haven’t matched that since. It’s quite rare for us.

“We have gone four or five matches without a set-piece goal, and that’s an area we can improve on.”

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Maddison suffered a few weeks on the sideline in February and March due to injury.

And while he did play the last seven games of the Premier League season, he failed to assist or score any goals and was subsequently left out of Southgate‘s squad.

England have a number of options in the No10 position including the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Mason Mount.

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And Maddison was the unfortunate one who missed out on selection, while Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard also failed to make the final 26-man squad despite a sensational end to the season on loan at West Ham.

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