The smooth Swede was excellent all summer long in a new look “false nine” role.
With three goals and three assists to his name, Kulusevski might have felt that he had done more than enough to secure a spot in Postecoglou’s starting lineup ahead of Monday night’s trip to the King Power Stadium, even in light of Dominic Solanke’s club record £65 million signing.
Not at all. In the end, Leicester pressed for a thrilling late winner, but the £25 million acquisition from Juventus only played the final 11 minutes.
Solanke gave a promising, albeit extravagant, opening performance, leading the way through. Heung-Min Son was positioned on the other wing, and Brennan Johnson was given the go-ahead on the right.
Dejan Kulusevski of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town on March…
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Tottenham and Leicester draw, with Dejan Kulusevski sitting on the bench.
With Son playing without incident and Johnson finding it difficult to utilise his amazing speed, Tottenham may have, in retrospect, been able to exploit Kulusevski’s ingenuity and skill to penetrate a physically strong Leicester defence.
Graham Roberts, who won both the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup with the North London giants in the 1980s, is among many who believe Kulusevski should have been given the opportunity to build on a fantastic summer when the competitive games began.
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We’re excited for Saturday’s crucial victory over the Coyotes after watching the game last night. I was surprised that Kula, who has played in every preseason game and is arguably our best player, didn’t finish the opportunities we created.
— August 20, 2024, Graham Roberts (@GrahamRoberts4)
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Even if Ange Postecoglou was dissatisfied with the manner his team gave up control during a commanding first half in the Midlands, Sean Dyche’s emotions were even worse following Brighton’s 3-0 demolition of Everton at home.
Jarrad Branthwaite’s injury and Michael Keane’s terrible afternoon against Danny Welbeck and company mean that Solanke will likely get more opportunities to make his Spurs debut against the Merseyside team.
Postecoglou is gushing over the contribution made by the former talisman of AFC Bournemouth. Even if Solanke did pass up a couple good chances, his strength and presence on the Spurs team were evident from the beginning.
Dominic Solanke is eager to start playing for Spurs.
Yes, he was quite good. Postecoglou praised Solanke for his “hard work for the team” (via Football London). He will be unhappy that he didn’t perform better on the little opportunities he got.
“Everyone did a decent job overall, but if we don’t translate that performance into results, it means nothing. We experienced comparable problems the previous season, so if we want to advance as a group and close the gap with the best teams, we must get better in this area of the game.
Yes, the outcome is disheartening. Extremely wasteful in front of goal but a highly dominant first half. In a similar manner, we began the second half. The first fifteen to twenty minutes of the match were really dominating and wasteful, but at 1-0, you always know there’s a chance for the other team to score again.
That’s what occurred, and for fifteen or twenty minutes we were lost. We were agitated, and the mob rallied behind them.
We were definitely let down by our lack of creativity in the attacking third and some subpar