James Maddison wants justice for Leicester youngster Will Alves (Image: GETTY/@_The72 (Twitter))
James Maddison wants the Football Association to look into Wolves youngster Caden Voice's horror challenge that has left Leicester starlet Will Alves facing nine months on the sidelines. The shameful tackle in the FA Youth Cup clash between the Foxes and Wolves has been heavily scrutinised on social media after going viral.
Wasn’t sure whether to comment on this publicly but feel like it really needs to be looked at. This tackle is not acceptable in any way. I’m devastated for young Will. A brilliant kid with a bright future now having to recover from this horrific challenge������ https://t.co/zWpVcrWWsb
"This tackle is not acceptable in any way. I’m devastated for young Will. A brilliant kid with a bright future now having to recover from this horrific challenge."
Brendan Rodgers also shared his sympathy for Alves, slamming the nature of the tackle.
“It’s a sad one for us. We lost one of our young talents, Will Alves, who came on in the MK Dons game," Rodgers said ahead of the visit of Newcastle.
“He wanted to play in the Youth Cup game the night after and played in that.
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“They went through in the tie, our Under-18s, but he was taken out with one of the worst challenges I’ve seen on a football field.
“It’s such a shame for a young player who’s 17, who’s really making his way in the game and making his mark in training and the way he’s been.
“It’s a real disappointing one for us. We wish him a speedy recovery in getting back. It’ll be the rest of the season he’ll be out for.
“His rehab will start over these next few weeks and he’ll have an operation after that.”
Fans on social media have berated the challenge, while some have also shared sympathy for the Wolves youngster.
@Shime_O_ wrote: "To be honest. It wasn't mistimed. There's nothing but horrific intentions in this challenge. It's evil. And people saying 'he's 16'. Rooney was a premier league starter at that age. When you're 16, you're not 6. You know what you're doing. The lad should have a 10-15 game ban."
One Wolves fan, @BullseyeTips, was keen to defend the player, writing: "Everyone needs to get a grip. "The kid is 16. We see over the ball challenges all the time and it's a red card and 3 game ban. This kid mis-timed a tackle like a lot of pros do. He is 16, he will learn and will no doubt improve for it in the future."
Twitter user @TheLatestColU provided a balanced argument, responding: "Should definitely be significantly suspended and fined. But people saying Wolves should release him is a bit far. Not denying it's a bad 'tackle' but it would be ridiculous to go that far for one incident like that."