Maddison reflects on missed call and dad’s tears in England blur he will ‘cherish forever’James Maddison says he used his repeated England rejections as fuel to force his way into Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad.
“We have seen with Gareth especially in the past that he has brought players back in if they’re in good form, and thankfully that was me for this tournament,” Maddison said. Asked if he had expected to be named in England’s squad last week, Maddison said: “I was kind of braced for both a little bit – I think the saying is almost like hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.“But I also had that hope, that I was playing, I was in good form, I was in goalscoring form. I’ve been a threat for a little while now on the pitch and was hoping for the good call instead of the bad call.
“I had his number saved still,” he said with a smile, nodding to his extended absence from the squad. “They were happy tears, of course. Your family, your parents… they are on this journey with you, you know? When, in previous years, I have been left out of squads after I thought I might have had a chance and had that disappointment, it is spread across the family.
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