After delivering one other masterclass on the Etihad on Saturday, Dejan Kulusevski says he has “one thing that no different participant has.”
The Swedish worldwide has been in distinctive type this season, contributing six objectives and two assists in 18 appearances regardless of adapting to a extra central position beneath Ange Postecoglou.
On the worldwide stage, Kulusevski has additionally shined with two objectives and two assists in six video games, 5 of which he performed as Sweden’s captain.
Tottenham boast essentially the most prolific within the Premier League and infrequently Kulusevski performs a key position within the objectives they rating.
His return to the fitting wing for Spurs’ 4-0 triumph on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday continued his spectacular streak at Metropolis’s dwelling, taking his tally to six-goal involvements in 4 visits since becoming a member of from Juventus in 2022.
Talking after the sport, he stated: “I feel I’ve one thing that no different participant has. So you possibly can’t examine me to every other participant, so that is what I’m searching for.
“I don’t get drained and I can’t let anyone outwork me. That’s the plan. That’s how I play and the way I prepare.
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“Clearly, you need to try to be pretty much as good as attainable, daily in each sort of means, on the pitch and outdoors of the pitch.
“Proper now, I’m doing my finest and I’m actually not demanding something for myself.
“You already know when a mistake occurs, it occurs. So I’m maturing lots and I’m having fun with my soccer much more.
“Yeah, I’m enhancing. I’m getting extra mature now as a ahead additionally.
“That’s necessary for the membership that I take my duty and I assist the younger gamers.
“They actually belief me and I consider in them lots, so I do know we get pleasure from taking part in collectively.”
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“I really feel excellent, and I’m attempting to maintain this manner. I’m very joyful, I’m attempting to enhance. I’m by no means joyful.
“I’m simply grateful, however I really feel actually good. I began the season good, however there’s over half of the season left and I hope I can do a lot better.”
Kulusevski cautioned in opposition to seeing the outcome in opposition to Manchester Metropolis as a turning level for Spurs, particularly after their disappointing dwelling defeat to Ipswich earlier than the worldwide break.
“No, no as a result of we’ve to be rather more constant. It’s not a turning level. We have now to be higher in different video games. This recreation fits us completely, however we’ve quite a lot of enchancment to make within the different video games,” he stated.
“We have now to enhance lots, particularly within the video games the place we play the lower-ranked groups, however it’s as much as us all to take duty as a result of we’re excellent gamers, and now we simply should do it daily.”
