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04-02-2020 | 19:03 Football
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James Maddison reveals why Caglar Soyuncu rarely played under Claude Puel

James Maddison has revealed that his Leicester teammate Caglar Soyuncu has overcome the language barrier, which has been a key factor in his huge improvement this season. The 23-year-old has started all but one of the Foxes' Premier League matches this season, forming a strong partnership with Jonny Evans after filling the hole left by Harry Maguire. Speaking to Soccer AM, Maddison has said that Soyuncu’s grasp of the language was “rubbish” when he first arrived at the King Power Stadium and that he was “worlds apart” from previous boss Claude Puel. “I think a lot of Premier League fans and Leicester fans won’t have known much about Cags from last year because he hardly played,” said Maddison.

“Sometimes it takes a season or 18 months to get used to the English game, the way we work, the way we train.

“When he first came in his English was rubbish, now it’s better and you can communicate with him, and it’s showing on the pitch because he’s been an absolute rock at the back this season.

“He’s become more consistent, definitely. You can’t be too harsh because you don’t know what it’s like coming from a foreign country, when you don’t really speak the language.

“It’s hard, because we had Claude Puel last year, who wasn’t the most fluent speaker in English, so him and Cags were worlds apart in terms of having an English conversation. It must have been tough.

“If you take yourself out and actually think about that, that can affect you because you don’t know what messages you’re getting sometimes.

“I have to say fair play to him because he’s worked hard at his English, it’s a lot better now, and he’s reaping the reward on the pitch.”

He also added:

“Any striker I’ve spoken to when I’ve come up against friends who play in the Premier League, they hate playing against him, because he’s strong, he’s good on the ball and he’s fast. 

"You’re doing alright if you’ve got those three at centre-half.”

Source- Leicestershire Live

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