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Player Watch Player Watch: Dejan Kulusevski

EJWTartanSpur

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Jan 29, 2011
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Just compliments the other two attackers we like to play. Son for pace and running in behind, Kane able to be involved in set up play plus deadly finishing, and now Kulusevski has brought some calmness alongside vision and the ability to make the right decisions in the final third. Brings some of the elements that Eriksen used to and we’d been missing - able to create for other attackers and also looks like he will chip in with a nice handful of goals along the way

I don’t think we need to do too much in the final 3rd in the summer, there are other areas on the pitch that we can improve immediately with some clever purchases.

I’d be completely fine with

Son/Kane/Kulusevski/Stevie/a new forward striker hybrid

I’d like to see Stevie stick around longer, I kind of feel like he didn’t get a proper chance to push on after Leicester and he still has something to offer.

Gil possible stay on loan possibly not, I rate him and will trust in what management thinks.

In the interest of constantly striving to freshen things up and hopefully increase quality by signing someone new that Fabio/Conte want, I’d be willing to accept that Lucas would be the odd one out and we should move him on
 

sparx100

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Nice to a see a signing hit the ground running for a change.

Embarrassing that some were writing him off after his first half an hour of PL football, simply because he hasn’t got electric pace.
Exactly this. He certainly has some speed coupled with strength on the ball.
 

tevezito

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Agree he deserves all the praise he's getting but what surprises me is it's almost exclusively focussing on his on the ball work, but one of the things that's most impressed me about him is his off the ball work, cutting down passing lanes and holding up attacks down the opposition's left flank. He's very astute with his positioning (another similarity to Eriksen?).
 

allatsea

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Aug 31, 2012
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After worrying if we had done the right thing bringing him in I now feel very foolish. Two very smart buys in him and Bentancur. Congratulations to Paratici and Conte and too D. Levy for letting them do their job.
 

GutBucket

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Only a handful of players of his age who are better, and some of them would probably need a full season to adapt to Premiership.
 

dudu

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Jan 28, 2011
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This guy has a proper footballing brain and is able to play little dinks and passes with such a perfect weight. Love him already
 

Delboy75

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Had a great view of him in the 2nd half and he was exceptional. Everything he did came off, some of the flicks and touches were sublime. Reminds me so much of kane in that aesthetically he doesn’t look great so it just really surprises you. And his pace is actually decent.
 

nattydredd

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I watched a fair few Juve games and was not impressed. He looked totally lost with them.
He's 21 ? Amazing really, that he has the strength and determinatin he has. His ability to find the right pass, especially in tight areas is so impressive. He's only going to get better IMHO. I'm very excited by this signing.
 

wadewill

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Aug 31, 2005
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He just adds so much balance to the whole team.

Improves those around him.

I know I do this every week, but we are starting to see the makings of a very good side. A CM, CB and at least one Wing back and we are going to be up there, especially if they fit in as effortlessly as these two

Maybe having a world class manager helps with these things, you know playing them is a start

100% back to despair after we don’t turn up Saturday
 

Gbspurs

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Jan 27, 2011
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People's first comments were on his pace but if he had it he would be Mbappe levels! Brilliant on the ball and almost always finds his man. He's a real threat in our front line and we haven't missed Moura at all. Super player.
 

sidford

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He's such a clever player, the way he dropped his shoulder and threw in a faint around the 70th min mark was incredible.
Kane and son must be buzzing to have a player like him up there with them and by start of next season their understanding should be even better.

Wonder if juve have any more rejects we could get duped into buying?
 

Matthew

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Him and Bentancur were arguably our best two players tonight. Massive upgrades on Moura and Winks respectively.

i know fab gets a lot of stick ( from me also ) but if he can find 3 more players to make the same impact these 2 have, we'll be okay i think.
 
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