Ange Postecoglou believes his Tottenham side are still at “the infancy” of their attacking play and have enormous scope for improvement in front of goal.
Ahead of Thursday night’s visit of West Ham, the Spurs head coach singled out Dejan Kulusevski as a player who can score more but has no concerns about Heung-min Son and backed the South Korean to go down as a Premier League great.
Kulusevski headed home a 90th-minute equaliser in Sunday’s 3-3 draw at Manchester City as Spurs demonstrated their attacking quality, but Postecoglou says his side, the lowest scorers in the top six, are only just getting started.
“I see so much growth for us in that area. We’re seeing some of it at the moment. Brennan [Johnson] and Deki Kulusevski are starting to get a bit more familiar with their roles, and Gio [Lo Celso] getting a couple of goals. But it’s an area we can certainly improve.”
Kulusevski said he felt like “the real me” after starting at No10 in the games against Aston Villa and City, although he returned to the right wing for the second half at the Etihad.
“I like him out wide,” Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. “He can be a much bigger goal threat and we’re pushing him really hard in those areas.
“With his general energy and work-rate and his ability to break lines with his running, he’s probably more suited in my system to out wide, but watching him centrally in the last couple of games he’s very effective in there and certainly an option for us.”
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