Dejan Kulusevski has gone in opposition to his boss Ange Postecoglou by suggesting Tottenham might need to vary their strategy to be able to develop into extra constant.
Spurs have been crushed 6-3 by Liverpool in an exhilarating Premier League encounter on Sunday.
Whereas Kulusevski, together with Dominic Solanke and James Maddison, discovered the web in opposition to the Reds, Liverpool might simply have scored much more targets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
From the excessive of beating Manchester Metropolis 4-0 on the Etihad Stadium in November, Spurs have gained simply considered one of their final 5 Premier League matches, with that victory coming in opposition to Southampton.
They’ve additionally crushed Manchester United 4-3 within the EFL Cup, whereas drawing in opposition to Rangers and Roma within the Europa League.
Subsequent up is a visit to in-form Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, and whereas Postecoglou has insisted he won’t change his ways, Kulusevski hinted Spurs must be contemplating another strategy.
As reported by TNT Sports activities, when requested if Spurs want so as to add extra management to their recreation, the Sweden worldwide mentioned: “If you wish to get a consequence, possibly yeah.
“It’s important to take into consideration how are we bodily? Who’s enjoying? What number of video games have we performed within the final week? Who’re we enjoying? Have they rested for one week or one thing?
“It’s important to put the whole lot in as a result of it’s like life – it’s not simply black and white. Plenty of components go into it.
“Possibly [our approach is] not [sustainable]. However it’s a must to enhance, it’s a must to discover methods. Possibly we must always have let [Liverpool] have the ball extra, however that’s not how we play. We went out, we gave the whole lot. It didn’t work. Possibly we be taught for the subsequent time.
“We’ve to be taught as a result of we conceded six targets. I can’t sit right here and say that we’re doing one thing completely, we’re not. We’ve to vary slightly bit for the higher, all the time attempt to change for the higher.”
3.6 – Tottenham’s Premier League matches underneath Ange Postecoglou have seen a mean of three.6 targets scored per recreation. Amongst these to take cost of fifty+ video games within the competitors, that is the very best targets per recreation price for any supervisor. Frenzy. pic.twitter.com/VX1VZInKQ6
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2024
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nottingham Forest – Anthony Elanga
After a run of 28 Premier League video games with out a objective, Elanga has now scored in each of his final two appearances.
Elanga has by no means scored in three consecutive league video games earlier than.
Tottenham – Son Heung-min
With 4 targets and two assists, no present Premier League participant has been concerned in additional Boxing Day targets than Son (six, stage with Mohamed Salah and Raheem Sterling).
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
Having gained six of seven Premier League conferences with Tottenham between 1993 and 1997, Forest have now misplaced every of their final six in opposition to them.
Certainly, after failing to win any of their first 4 Premier League away video games in opposition to Forest (D1 L3), and conceding twice in every match, Tottenham have gained their final three visits to Metropolis Floor whereas maintaining a clear sheet every time.
Forest gained 3-1 in opposition to Newcastle on Boxing Day final season. They haven’t gained on this fixture in consecutive top-flight campaigns since 1990-91/1991-92, beating Tottenham 2-1 within the latter match.
Tottenham are unbeaten of their final 16 league video games performed on Boxing Day (W12 D4) since a 2-0 loss at Portsmouth in 2003-04.
However, Forest have gained 9 Premier League video games this season, already as many as they managed in each 2022-23 and 2023-24. They’ve gained every of their final three, final successful 4 consecutively within the top-flight in April/Could 1995.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Nottingham Forest – 41.2%
Spurs – 34.3%
Draw – 24.5%
