{"id":1369005,"date":"2024-11-22T15:14:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1369005"},"modified":"2024-11-23T12:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T12:26:08","slug":"spurs-dejan-kulusevski-midfield-analysis","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/spurs-dejan-kulusevski-midfield-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dejan Kulusevski: Ange&#8217;s tactical change is Guardiola&#8217;s biggest headache for Man City v Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dejan Kulusevski has been a breath of fresh air for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/tottenham-odds-to-win-the-premier-league-2024-25-predicted-finish-transfers-best-players-and-full-squad\/\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Spurs have been terribly inconsistent, going from beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/man-utd-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">Man Utd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/man-city-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">Man City<\/a> to losing at home to Ipswich in the blink of an eye, Kulusevski has continued to deliver eye-catching performances.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">[dugoutvideo id=&#8221;eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoic3F1YXdrYSIsInBsIjoiN2FtcmNLc1cifQ==&#8221; partner=&#8221;squawka&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kulusevski has clocked up his own personal highlights reel already this season, netting impressive goals against Man Utd and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/west-ham-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\">West Ham<\/a>, while acting as creator against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/everton-odds-to-win-the-premier-league-2024-25-predicted-finish-transfers-best-players-and-full-squad\/\">Everton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/aston-villa-odds-to-win-the-premier-league-2024-25-predicted-finish-transfers-best-players-and-full-squad\/\">Aston Villa<\/a> &#8212; adding a further three assists in two EFL Cup matches, including a double against Man City.<\/p>\n<p>The reason behind Kulusevski&#8217;s resurgence &#8212; perhaps a harsh assessment given he scored eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> goals last season &#8212; this campaign is no secret. A simple change of position from winger to central midfield has brought the very best out of the Sweden international&#8217;s creativity, physicality and urge to be involved in the game as much as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-best-players-to-watch-gw12\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-best-players-to-watch-gw12\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-6016\">Premier League players to watch in GW12: Will Salah or Evanilson make history?<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Ange Postecoglou himself assessed last month: <span>\u201cWith Deki, the way we get our wingers to play probably doesn\u2019t suit him. Not his skillset, more his personality. He\u2019s a player who\u2019s much more engaged in the game when he\u2019s constantly involved. Bringing him to the central area means he\u2019s constantly doing that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/safergamblinguk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1410064 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-2048x683.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-400x133.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-600x200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-180x60.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/10111929\/Twitter-Header-1-40x13.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Safer Gambling Week 2025 takes place from 17 \u2013 23rd November 2025 and is a cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the UK. Its aim is to create conversations with customers, staff and the wider public about safer gambling while driving awareness of...\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How to gamble more safely<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> Tools available to help people gamble safely all year round<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sources of more advice and support<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/safergamblinguk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow this link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Australian added: <span>\u201cAt times with us last year, when he was on the wing, and with the way our wingers play, you\u2019re not involved all the time,\u201d Postecoglou added. \u201cThere\u2019s a discipline in keeping your position. Sometimes not receiving the ball is part of that process. We put our wingers where we do to pin back oppositions. I could see he was\u2026 not\u00a0<\/span>frustrated<span>, he just wanted to give more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In fact, rather than a tactical stroke of genius from Postecoglou, it&#8217;s a mere return to his roots for Kulusevski.<\/p>\n<p>While the 24-year-old has spent most of his senior career as a winger, Kulusevski was lethal for Atalanta&#8217;s second team and U17s as a central midfielder, scoring 34 goals and assisting another 26 across three seasons. And for the record, Kulusevski scored twice and provided an assist in Sweden&#8217;s 6-0 demolition of Azerbaijan in the Uefa Nations League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1369007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-110x138.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-56x70.jpg 56w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-799x999.jpg 799w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-85x106.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-52x65.jpg 52w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-80x100.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-180x225.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-192x240.jpg 192w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-16x20.jpg 16w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/11\/22143751\/1369005_1369005_player_smart-radar.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether inspired or simply logical, Kulusevski&#8217;s return to midfield has been a huge success. The former Juventus man currently ranks first in the Premier League for chances created (30) and possessions won in the attacking third (16), while he&#8217;s in the top 20 for final third passes completed (149) and through-balls completed (3). No Spurs player has attempted more take-ons (34).<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s up to Postecoglou to sort out the rest of his troops to help Kulusevski drag Spurs up from 10th and back into Champions League contention.<\/p>\n<p><span><h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Kulusevski punish his favourite opponent again?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Up next for Tottenham after the international break is a trip to defending champions Manchester City. Even with Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men on a four-match losing streak, it&#8217;s a daunting task but in Kulusevski, they have the perfect weapon for the battle.<\/p>\n<p>Kulusevski has three goals and four assists to his name in seven appearances against City to date, including those two aforementioned assists in the EFL Cup a few weeks ago and a goal and assist in a 3-3 draw at the Etihad in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/man-city-vs-tottenham-24-25\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/man-city-vs-tottenham-24-25\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-5228\">Man City vs Tottenham prediction, stats, tips &amp; team news<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, Kulusevski has two goals and four assists against City as a central midfielder, compared to just a single goal and no assists as a winger.<\/p>\n<p>With Rodri missing to leave Man City&#8217;s midfield comparatively wide open, Kulusevski is primed to cause havoc at the Etihad again.<\/p>\n<p><span><h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dejan Kulusevski has been a breath of fresh air for Tottenham Hotspur this season. 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