James Maddison at Alexandra Palace on Sunday evening. (Image: Getty.)
has hit back at the backlash he and Brennan Johnson have received after they were spotted at Alexandra Palace watching the , hours after drawing 2-2 with .
Maddison came off the bench for against Wolves while side were leading, only for a from ending a disappointing run of form in December.
Having played nine matches in the month, Spurs have won just two of those in all competitions, with the .
They lost more points from a winning position, having taken a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Rodrigo Bentancur and Johnson, and hours after being pegged back the Welshman and Maddison were seen enjoying the festivities at Ally Pally.
They watched an evening session that saw Robert Owen defeat Ricky Evans, overcome Jonny Clayton and .
And some Spurs supporters were unhappy that two of their players were seen out and smiling after their disappointing result, with the posting a photo of Maddison on their Instagram page.
James Maddison taking some time away from football. (Image: Getty)
Several comments expressed their disappointment at the man, with @spursynews among them, writing: “U taking the p***? The form were(sic) in and U go to the darts?? Unacceptable.”
Only for Maddison to immediately fire back, replying: “Shut up u wally”, accompanied by a laughing emoji.
There were several comments in support of Maddison, insisting that there was no reason for he and Johnson to cancel their planned trip to Ally Pally solely because Spurs’ form had slipped.
Neither player had training in the morning, with Postecoglou confirming that in order to help rest and recuperate following a busy fixture schedule.
“It was always planned,” Postecoglou explained. “We knew this is the first week where we don’t have a midweek game, so I think the whole group probably needs a couple of days just to get away from everything and recover.
“It’ll do them good to have a couple of days to themselves with their families and give them a chance to recover mentally as much as physically.”
Postecoglou will be hoping that his stretched squad will be able to find another gear after some time off before they return for the visit of to north London on Saturday.
“It hurts me because I’m responsible ultimately,” Postecoglou added after winning just one in seven games. “I’m the person in charge. So of course it hurts.
“When I see how hard they are trying, it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward and I think today they deserved a reward for their efforts even though they were dipping into their reserves of energy, which I don’t even know where they got from. I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts.”