Dejan Kulusevski has admitted that he did not expect Tottenham to start the season as well as they have, given the wholesale changes at the club during the summer.
Most Spurs fans had accepted before the start of the campaign that this would be a transitional season, given that Ange Postecoglou had taken over from Antonio Conte and there was a lot of player turnover in the summer.
With the Australian’s philosophy being the polar opposite of the counter-attacking approach that Tottenham were used to over the last few years, many expected the players to take their time to adjust to the new approach.
However, the Lilywhites have started the season like a house on fire, sitting at the top of the Premier League table after ten matches.
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Spurs form has even taken Kulusevski by surprise
When asked about Tottenham’s start, Kulusevski told Sky Sport Italia (as relayed by Corriere Dello Sport): “I didn’t expect us to do so well because last year we finished badly and this year we’ve changed a lot of things.
“We’re doing very well, we’re first in the standings, we haven’t lost yet. We are very happy.”
Several Tottenham players, including James Maddison, have spoken recently about Postecoglou’s brilliant team talks and how the players are not able to take their eyes off the Australian when he is in full flow (Men in Blazers).
Kulusevski has now become the latest to rave about the 58-year-old’s team meetings and his training sessions.
The Swede added: “Postecoglou is a great coach, you can already tell from the way he talks to the group. He also tells life stories, he doesn’t just talk about football.
“Training sessions with him are fun, we work a lot with the ball. Tactically he proposes a different but beautiful, offensive football, we all move forward, pressing high. We young people have a lot of fun playing with him. Every day when he speaks we learn something.”
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It is not surprising that the players are loving life now that Postecoglou’s methods are working on the pitch. The real test will come when the team has a bad run of form, which is bound to happen at some point in the season.
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