Ange Postecoglou has insisted that the work Dejan Kulusevski puts in on a weekly basis does not go unnoticed by his Tottenham teammates.
While Kulusevski has not quite hit the heights this season that he did when he first arrived at Spurs, the winger certainly looks a lot sharper than he did for much of last campaign.
The winger has already found the back of the net twice so far this season and was unlucky not to add a third to his tally in the first half against Luton as his curled effort into the bottom corner was brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.
The 23-year-old has been posting some amazing numbers in terms of distances covered, covering a whopping 13km in the Lilywhites’ 2-0 win over Bournemouth back in August, which is the most by any player in the Premier League this season in any game.
After Spurs went down to ten men at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, the Swede once again worked his socks off, leading the line on his own for much of the second half.
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Postecoglou is impressed by Kulusevski at Spurs
When asked about Kulusevski’s effort, Postecoglou told Spurs Play after his side’s 1-0 win: “That’s the thing with Deki, he’s going to give you everything and more. And he does that every week.
“That doesn’t go unnoticed by the group and what we do. I think sometimes externally, because he’s a winger, people look at other aspects of his game. But just the sheer work-rate that he puts in for the team, and the selfless running that he does.
“He had to do the running of two men today. And I’d be surprised if he hasn’t cracked some records in terms of his running. We needed that and he gave that.”
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We know that Kulusevski works extremely hard off the ball and the fact that he keeps coming at you makes him a nightmare to play against. The Swede is evidently excellent at hold-up play, which is why I wonder if Postecoglou would be tempted to start him as a centre-forward over the coming weeks.
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