James Maddison compared 17-year-old Mikey Moore to Neymar after his excellent display for Tottenham against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.
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Moore dazzled throughout AZ winSpurs won 1-0 in Europa LeagueMoore compared to Brazil icon NeymarFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Moore started for Spurs against AZ Alkmaar and impressed throughout, but he was particularly sharp at the start of the second half. The 17-year-old shifted from the right flank to the left, and showed the kind of fearless dribbling ability normally reserved for elite-level players, with Maddison drawing a light-hearted comparison with Brazilian icon Neymar.
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Moore now has two Europa League starts under his belt, and has played 21 minutes in the Premier League under Ange Postecoglou too. At his age, his minutes will have to be managed, but Spurs fans appear very excited by the player he could potentially become.
WHAT MADDISON SAID
Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Maddison said: "From minute 45 to 65 I thought we had Neymar on the left wing! He was brilliant. He's just demanding the ball, fearless, that young fearless mentality, and you never want to take that away from him.
"He's a young kid, he's a brilliant lad, he's a lovely boy, he takes on information, and he's got bags of ability so I'll be there as an older player, hopefully, with some wise words to help him along the way. He's got all the ability, it's just about knuckling down and working hard, which he does to be fair to him."
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Spurs face Crystal Palace this weekend in the Premier League and will then take on Manchester City in the EFL Cup. In the Europa League, their next fixture comes against Galatasaray.
