Dejan Kulusevski admits inconsistent Tottenham ‘lack a bit of discipline’
Dejan Kulusevski gives his opinion on what is missing at Tottenham Hotspur and what the team has to do to become consistent.
Tottenham continue to blow hot and cold
Much to the frustration of a lot of Spurs fans, the Lilywhites continue to struggle for consistency, being capable of producing outstanding displays as well as completely abject ones.
At times this season, Ange Postecoglou‘s men have played really good teams off the park and looked like one of the best sides in the Premier League.
However, in other matches, like the loss away at Crystal Palace and the second half against Brighton, they have simply not turned up, looking completely devoid of ideas.
Dejan Kulusevski on what has to change at Tottenham
Kulusevski believes that Spurs have the quality in their squad to be challenging near the top end of the Premier League.
However, he insisted that the team lacks the mentality and discipline to maintain their standards every single day like Champion sides do.
When asked what Tottenham are lacking, Kulusevski told Sky Sports: “I think there are a couple of factors and one is here inside the training ground. To be a champion, you have to be a champion every day. You have to give everything every day.
“I feel we lack a little bit of discipline in terms of that consistency. That’s what is missing. The quality is there, the football is there. But you have to do it every day. You can’t be happy because you win a game, two games, three games. You have to win every game.
“I think these are the steps that we have to take. We have the football, but we have to get more disciplined. Maybe someone else has a different opinion, but that is mine.”
Kulusevski fully behind Ange Postecoglou
Some critics put Tottenham’s inconsistency down to Postecoglou’s methods and have called for the Australian to tweak his system to make the side tighter defensively.
However, Kulusevski is convinced that Spurs’ style of play is perfect, admitting that he is enjoying working with the 59-year-old.
When asked about Postecoglou, the attacking midfielder said: “It’s been very nice to get to know him. I think he’s a very good man and a very good coach. I have learned a lot from him and I agree with his playing style.
“That’s the way I want to play, very aggressive and always the same. But of course, we have to improve. What we are doing is not enough. We can see progress in our football but we want to win something this year and we have to see results too.
“It’s a challenge for us together – the manager, the players, everyone at the club – to find a way that works. A lot of things we do are perfect. Offensively, we are very good. But we have to defend a little bit better, especially conceding some easy goals from crosses.
“We have to improve a lot on that, but I think we can fix that side of our game and I am enjoying working with the manager. It’s an honour for me to work with him.”
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