Dejan Kulusevski has come to the firm defence of Ange Postecoglou, insisting that Tottenham’s struggles stem from deeper issues beyond just the manager or the squad.
Postecoglou finds himself under increasing scrutiny as Spurs languish in 15th place in the Premier League following a dismal run of just one win in 11 league matches.
However, a victory against Elfsborg on Thursday would secure their place in the Europa League knockout stages, and as it stands they remain in contention in both domestic cup competitions.
A mounting injury crisis has severely impacted the squad, with 11 senior players unavailable during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Leicester.
Despite Postecoglou’s repeated pleas for reinforcements, the club has yet to bring in any senior outfield signings in the current transfer window.
Acknowledging the dire situation, Kulusevski admitted things have not gone well this term but there is still room for success.
Kulusevski on the clubs recent problems:
“You can look at the manager, you can look at the players, but it’s bigger than that” pic.twitter.com/97JeKOZpHY
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He said: “I agree with [Postecoglou]. We’re doing really well in the cups, so it’s easy to focus on [the] league but we’re doing really well in the cups.
“This [Elfsborg] is an important game and if we win we go to the next round so I think we can do good things in these last four months.
“We had games when we showed perfect football, football that not many teams can play in the world.
“We played beautiful games against [Manchester] United, against [Manchester] City 4-0 so I think [Postecoglou] is the right man.
“We play for him. We want to win for him and to be honest we have similar ideas. I am very positive as a guy and I always want to play that football he wants. I have to fight for him because I believe in that football too. Yes, I think he’s the right man.
“We are 10, 11 fit players in four competitions and that’s not OK and that’s why the team is paying that price in the league especially. You can look at the manager and the players but it’s bigger than that, it’s everything involved.
“We play three games a week with nine or 10 players. That’s all I need to say, it’s nothing more than that. I think everybody has got to watch the picture and ask themselves how we came this far. That’s it.”
