‘I love suffering’ – Kulusevski admits he wants to work hard under Conte at Spurs
New Tottenham signing Dejan Kulusevski has said that he vows to work hard under Antonio Conte and admits the Italian influenced his decision to join the club.
Sweden international winger Kulusevski secured a deadline day move to Spurs from Juventus and made his debut for the club in Saturday’s FA Cup win over Brighton alongside fellow acquisition Rodrigo Bentancur.
Despite only training with his new Spurs teammates for a handful of days, he looked to constantly get forward and came close to registering his first assist before Steven Bergwijn blazed over from close range.
With the style of play and training in England at a different pace compared to Italy, Kulusevski has admitted that he cannot wait to knuckle down and get acquainted with Conte’s intense methods.
He said (via The Athletic): “When I came here, the training here was much more different from Italy — in a very good way. People are running faster, everything is faster to try to get us stronger.
“So it was very good because that’s what I need — I need my body to feel alive so I can think faster with my head.
“I love suffering! That’s one thing about me. From when I was born, I love suffering! I love to work hard and I’ve already seen how they work. It’s incredible.
“Just now, after the game, we had a crazy session. So I love being here and love work because I know my body can get so much better.”
Having joined on an initial loan deal for 18 months which can be made permanent, Kulusevski has also revealed that Conte was ‘everything’ when making his decision to pen a switch to N17.
He added: “He was everything. Yes, firstly it’s a fantastic club but with him you see how much more they run now.
“He has very good training, very good tactics, his staff are fantastic, he works a lot, he explains things, if you don’t understand, he explains them again. So this week has been really amazing and I’m very, very honoured to be here.”
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This is good to hear from Kulusevski as many players may end up shying away to Conte’s tough training methods. The Premier League is no joke and hard work will be required at minimum to see success in this league, so with a bit more training and time we should start to see him develop into something more.
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