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Dejan Kulusevski makes scary Tottenham promise, if players keep listening to 'fantastic coach' Antonio Conte
Dejan Kulusevski made a promise to get even better after his dazzling display helped Tottenham to an emphatic opening day win over Southampton in the Premier League.
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Dejan Kulusevski made a promise to get even better after his dazzling display helped Tottenham to an emphatic opening day win over Southampton in the Premier League.
The Swede had a goal and an assist as Antonio Conte’s men recovered from going a goal down early on to thump Saints 4-1 in north London, their biggest opening-day triumph since the 1980s under David Pleat.
Kulusevski crossed for Ryan Sessegnon to level the scores in the first half before rounding out an impressive victory with a curling strike in the second period.
The winger, on loan from Juventus, was handed a start as summer signing Richarlison was banned. And he showed Conte that dropping him would be a massive error after he tormented Southampton throughout.
And speaking after the game, Kulusevski told Spurs TV that there is more to come from him.
He said: “All my goals come from this area, or three or four metres back. I have to keep scoring these but also keep evolving my game and score different goals.
“The players that came in are amazing, I think they will help us a lot and it is very important all 20 players are ready to play.
“For me, I have to grow. I have to get better in every way. I want to become a better football player so I have got to keep listening to my fantastic coach, be humble and keep living my dream.”
Kulusevski loving life at Tottenham
Kulusevski’s goal against Southampton was his sixth for Tottenham since he arrived from Juve in January.And the winger admitted it was good being back in front of the home fans again.
He added: “We are very pleased. It wasn’t an easy game, going behind at home isn’t nice. But after we scored we could have scored a lot more.
“I love how this team is playing because we create a lot of chances and the fans are enjoying it. I like playing and I’ve missed playing. It is so nice to be back in front of the fans and the family and I really enjoyed it.”
Tottenham are back in action next Sunday when they head to London rivals Chelsea in the Premier League.
So one more game and we have to activate the purchase option right? It was either secure CL football next season or 20 games right?
And he has the physique to combine with it. A dangerous combo.Kulu is just such a smart player, he's got great skills but it's his football brain that elevates him above so many. Love him
Dejan Kulusevski makes scary Tottenham promise, if players keep listening to 'fantastic coach' Antonio Conte
Dejan Kulusevski made a promise to get even better after his dazzling display helped Tottenham to an emphatic opening day win over Southampton in the Premier League.
Dejan Kulusevski made a promise to get even better after his dazzling display helped Tottenham to an emphatic opening day win over Southampton in the Premier League.
The Swede had a goal and an assist as Antonio Conte’s men recovered from going a goal down early on to thump Saints 4-1 in north London, their biggest opening-day triumph since the 1980s under David Pleat.
Kulusevski crossed for Ryan Sessegnon to level the scores in the first half before rounding out an impressive victory with a curling strike in the second period.
The winger, on loan from Juventus, was handed a start as summer signing Richarlison was banned. And he showed Conte that dropping him would be a massive error after he tormented Southampton throughout.
And speaking after the game, Kulusevski told Spurs TV that there is more to come from him.
He said: “All my goals come from this area, or three or four metres back. I have to keep scoring these but also keep evolving my game and score different goals.
“The players that came in are amazing, I think they will help us a lot and it is very important all 20 players are ready to play.
“For me, I have to grow. I have to get better in every way. I want to become a better football player so I have got to keep listening to my fantastic coach, be humble and keep living my dream.”
Kulusevski loving life at Tottenham
Kulusevski’s goal against Southampton was his sixth for Tottenham since he arrived from Juve in January.
And the winger admitted it was good being back in front of the home fans again.
He added: “We are very pleased. It wasn’t an easy game, going behind at home isn’t nice. But after we scored we could have scored a lot more.
“I love how this team is playing because we create a lot of chances and the fans are enjoying it. I like playing and I’ve missed playing. It is so nice to be back in front of the fans and the family and I really enjoyed it.”
Tottenham are back in action next Sunday when they head to London rivals Chelsea in the Premier League.
That does seem to be true about him. He is brilliant at cutting in on the right wing and bending it into the far corner.. but not seen him score many other types of goals. It's very promising though that he recognises this and wants to work on his weaknesses.
They'll never learn though.
I said he was shit and I'm sticking with it
7x possession won
5 duels won
4 tackles
They're numbers that a CM can be proud of and yet he's a WFWD!
He also had that 'matrix' moment on the edge of the box just before that where the game seemed to stop with everyone expecting him to lay the ball across the box only for him to turn a 180 and just casually go the other way; chop round the outside of the box and cut in from there.
I just sat and laughed.
Seriously smart player.
I cannot believe how good Kulusevski actually is.
He has so much ability, plays with so much composure, his distribution is immense, his finishing ability is top draw, he beats his man consistently and most importantly his game knowledge/awareness is right up there.
He’s only 22. A couple more seasons under Conte and he could genuinely be one of the best players in the world. What’s even more staggering is how he’s flying under the media’s radar. Obviously the fact that he’s Swedish, not British is a major factor but still. Saka gets more hype. Laughable.
Either way, it’s probably a good thing. As Conte said in his post match interview, if he stays humble and works hard, he could become what he wants to become.
Mute it if you need to. But man. The guy oozes class.
He has so much ability, plays with so much composure, his distribution is immense, his finishing ability is top draw, he beats his man consistently and most importantly his game knowledge/awareness is right up there.
He’s only 22. A couple more seasons under Conte and he could genuinely be one of the best players in the world. What’s even more staggering is how he’s flying under the media’s radar. Obviously the fact that he’s Swedish, not British is a major factor but still. Saka gets more hype. Laughable.
Either way, it’s probably a good thing. As Conte said in his post match interview, if he stays humble and works hard, he could become what he wants to become.
Mute it if you need to. But man. The guy oozes class.
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Does that mean you're a good judge then?
Hopefully some of you fifa/football manager/ social media nerds will learn something.
“We need pace”
“He won’t adapt to the premier league”
“What does he bring?”
“He’s not Diaz”
Posted 30th Jan
“We need pace”
“He won’t adapt to the premier league”
“What does he bring?”
“He’s not Diaz”
Posted 30th Jan
Even Blue Moon posters are comparing him to De Bruyne which just shows we’re not getting too ahead of ourselves here.
I know we shouldn’t care too much about rival fans opinion but it’s rare that a big 6 club fanbase will acknowledge another’s player and comp them to their own superstar in a positive light.
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Kulu is special cos he has the tekkers and wow moments plus the goals and assists. It's hard to deny statstically or "eye test".
When are we gonna buy this guy?
In terms of decision making.. he is straight up our best. Both Kane and Son have an element of selfishness about them.. but that is also because they are by far out best finishers ( and 2 of the best in the world). I actually think this helps Kulu pick them out as he almost feels obliged to look elsewhere in terms of the front line.
There has only been 1 game this season though, so let's see how things progress. But if Kulu continues to perform like this then he can eventually become our most valuable asset.
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