Kulusevski: ‘I saw the whole play before it happened!’
Mon 14 November 2022, 12:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Dejan Kulusevski’s footballing brain is something to behold.
Despite being just 22-years-old, Dejan’s understanding of the beautiful game is way beyond his years – and that was very clear, not just during our thrilling 4-3 victory over Leeds United on Saturday afternoon, but also in his post-match media requirements.
Appearing on N17 | The Review Show – an exclusive SPURSPLAY offering which brings you highlights, reaction and analysis of our Men’s First Team matches two hours after full-time – Deki, alongside presenters Ben Haines and Rebekah Walker, provided his own fascinating analysis of his performance as well as our winning goal against the Whites
A game in which he made his first start since returning from injury, we had to come from behind three times in the match against a clinical Leeds outfit before eventually taking the lead on 83 minutes as Rodrigo Bentancur guided home his second and our fourth - a goal which not only saw us claim all three points but one our Sweden international had envisaged playing out before the move had even started.
N17 | The Review Show - Spurs 4-3 Leeds
"Talking through the move that led to Rodrigo's winner, Dejan said: "First of all, I screamed at Patron (Davinson Sanchez), I screamed a lot ‘Harry, Harry Harry’ because I knew that if Harry (Kane) got the ball, I would be alone, and that’s exactly what happened. So, I saw the whole section (of play) before it happened.
"Then my first touch was very good and then I prayed to God that Rodrigo would score. He did, so it's joy, it’s a lot of work, but so much happiness because we worked a lot for this.
"It was so important for us to win the last game. I think we can play much better. I think, for the second half, we have to improve. The talent is there, we just have to bring everybody together because we have a big second half of the season now."
