With the 2023-24 Premier League season approaching the halfway mark, there have been enough games played to accurately assess the performances of teams and players on a broad scale.
One marker for success is how well a big summer signing integrates with his new club, and for Teddy Sheringham there is one player who stands above the rest when it comes to making an immediate impact after changing sides.
"James Maddison has had the biggest impact on his new club so far this season," Sheringham told Gambling Zone.
"He epitomises what [Tottenham manager] Ange Postecoglou wants from his attacking players.
"I think he has joined Tottenham at a very good time for him as a player and for the club as well."
While Spurs have hit a patch of poor results lately, their attacking football has stayed consistent throughout the season and Sheringham says Maddison is a big reason for that.
The 57-year-old former Tottenham, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and England striker doesn't think Maddison would have been as influential under former Spurs managers as he has been under Postecoglou.
"Tottenham have had a dull four years in terms of the brand of football the club has been playing," Sheringham said.
"If Maddison joined the club under [Jose] Mourinho or [Antonio] Conte, I don’t think he would have had anything like the impact that he’s had so far this season.
"Don’t get me wrong, he would have been playing with Harry Kane, so he would have done alright, but his role would have been very different because of the football that both of those managers played.
"With Ange, Maddison has a licence to create, and he operates in the top areas of the pitch where he is most effective.
"He has the freedom to move around the park and I think he has been absolutely fantastic since he joined the club.
"Ange is definitely the type of manager that will get the best out of a player like Maddison."