Ange Postecoglou teases Dejan Kulusevski surprise for Tottenham fans in Frankfurt
Tottenham fans will be very interested in the response that Ange Postecoglou gave when asked if Dejan Kulusevski could start against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.
Spurs would have ideally wanted to head into the second leg high on confidence with a win against Wolves under their belt but instead, the Lilywhites fell to yet another defeat away from home.
Ange Postecoglou knows that his side will need all the help they can get to overcome Frankfurt, given the Bundesliga side’s formidable record at home in the Europa League.
They have received a boost ahead of their trip to Germany as Dejan Kulusevski made his return to the pitch at the Molineux Stadium after recovering from a foot injury that kept him out for nearly two months.
Could Dejan Kulusevski start for Tottenham on Thursday?
Kulusevski replaced James Maddison on 75 minutes against Wolves and the Swede seemed to be moving without much discomfort.
Tottenham fans would now feel a little more optimistic about their chances of making it into the Europa League semifinal as Postecoglou has refused to rule out the possibility of the Swede starting against Frankfurt.
When asked if Kulusevski could start on Thursday, Postecoglou told Football.London: “We’ll see. It was good for Deki, Richarlison and Matty Tel to get minutes. That will be important Thursday night for sure. Especially those three it was really good to get decent minutes in them and they all felt really good.”
Will Postecoglou risk starting Kulusevski?
Under normal circumstances, it would be safe to assume that Postecoglou would not risk handing a start to a player who has been out of action for so long.
However, these are not normal circumstances, with Tottenham’s season hanging on the game at Deutsche Bank Park.
One would expect the Australian would keep faith in the side that played so well in the first leg but it would not come as a huge surprise if Kulusevski is given the nod to start.
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