Ange Postecoglou is pleased with the evolution he has seen from one Tottenham star but suggests that we have still not seen the best of him yet.
The best player on the pitch against West Ham
Dejan Kulusevski has taken his game to a new level since being moved to the number eight role this season, with the Swede now finally living up to the potential that he always had.
West Ham struggled to get near him throughout the 90 minutes, with the 24-year-old not only helping Tottenham win the midfield battle but also being devastating in the final third.
Kulusevski scored Spurs’ important equaliser on 36 minutes, which sent the home side on their way to a comfortable 4-1 win.
Ange Postecoglou waxes lyrical about Dejan Kulusevski
Postecoglou admitted that Kulusevski was the difference between the two sides in the middle of the park, praising the former Juventus man’s relentless nature through the 90 minutes.
When asked if the Sweden international’s physicality was important in the middle of the park, the Spurs head coach told Football.London: “Yeah, he has been doing that all year and the evolution of Deki as a player, that is now his role not just for us but he’s playing there for the national team too.
“He’s got this ability to get out of tight spaces and he’s a really strong runner. He is relentless in his running capacity and he also has the quality.
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More to come from Kulusevski
Even more excitingly for Spurs fans, Postecoglou suggested that we have not seen the best of Kulusevski yet in his new role.
The Tottenham head coach remarked that the versatile attacker is capable of delivering goals and assists more regularly than he is currently doing.
He added: “In that final third, I still think we can get more goals out of him, more assists but he is constantly in those threatening areas and he’s been outstanding for us all year.
“Today he had to show some other facets of the game, some defensive work as well which I thought he did well but I thought the whole team did well.”