Special Spurs star has now got the beating of Saka & Palmer in one key area

It has been an totally bonkers marketing campaign for Tottenham Hotspur this yr.

Ange Postecoglou’s nice entertainers can appear to be probably the greatest groups in Europe one weekend, after which the very subsequent recreation look utterly misplaced at sea.

Simply earlier than the worldwide break, the Australian’s facet handed Ipswich City their first Premier League win of the season at dwelling and regarded, for all intents and functions, like they have been caught in a worrying rut.

But, of their first recreation again on Saturday night, the North Londoners completely dismantled reigning champions Manchester Metropolis in one of the spectacular and complete wins we have seen this season, and considered one of their standout gamers from the day is now main the Premier League in a single important metric.

Spurs’ high performers

So, earlier than we get to the participant in query, let’s study a number of of the Lilywhites’ different high performers this season, beginning with Brennan Johnson.

The Welsh worldwide endured a troublesome begin to the marketing campaign, which saw him delete his Instagram account because of fan harassment following the membership’s North London defeat in September, however since then, he is been electrical.

For instance, throughout all competitions, the previous Nottingham Forest gem has scored eight goals and provided one assist in 18 appearances, equating to a median of a objective involvement each different recreation, making him the club’s top scorer and the joint-most productive total.

The Lilywhites star who sits alongside the winger for the time being is summer season signing Dominic Solanke, who had lots of strain on his shoulders coming into the campaign due to that £65m price tag, however has handled it fairly properly.

For instance, in simply 16 appearances this season, the previous Liverpool gem has scored six goals and provided three assists, so whereas he’d seemingly need extra of the previous, he is nonetheless averaging a objective involvement each 1.77 video games.

Nevertheless, there may be one other Spurs star who isn’t just beating out the likes of Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer in a single key metric however your complete Premier League.

Spurs’ league main star

Now, there are a number of different Spurs stars who’ve loved some success up to now this season, be that Son Heung-min, together with his tally of three goals and four assists in 12 matches, or James Maddison, who bagged a brace in opposition to Metropolis on the weekend.

Nevertheless, the Lilywhites ace in query is Swedish worldwide Dejan Kulusevski, who has been having fun with arguably his finest season with the membership so far this yr.

Postecoglou has opted to start out the “particular” expertise, as dubbed by Sky Sports reporter James Weir, in midfield for many of his appearances this season, and up to now, he is racked up a formidable haul of two objectives and 6 assists in 18 video games.

Nevertheless, the conflict with Metropolis proved that the previous Juventus ace continues to be greater than able to acting on the wing, as he picked up an assist and was awarded a 9/10 match score by Alasdair Gold, who described the 24-year-old’s show as ‘chic.’

Impressively, his efforts in opposition to the Champions on Saturday additionally helped him overtake Saka, Palmer and Andreas Pereira to turn into the Premier League chief for probabilities created in open play this season.

The Stockholm-born maestro has now created 33 chances from open play this marketing campaign, whereas the three aforementioned gamers have created 32 every.

This spectacular statistic simply helps to show but once more, that in Kulusevski, Spurs have a genuinely unbelievable expertise on their arms and that when talent scout Jacek Kulig labelled the Swede “world-class” prior to now, he wasn’t even remotely hyperbolic.

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