‘He’s totally involved’: Conte says ‘sensational’ Spurs man is giving him flexibility with formations during games

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Tottenham face Leeds United this weekend and Antonio Conte will be hoping for a big reaction from his players after the miserable loss at Burnley.

A week of controversy and focus on areas away from the pitch has followed that result. Manager Conte has faced questions over his future, while Daniel Levy won’t have been over-excited by the Italian’s comments in midweek.

But, nevertheless, Conte remains in charge and a win at Leeds will stead the ship. Of course, picking the right XI is essential for Conte at Elland Road. And after losing four players in January and only signing two, his options are slightly less than before the window opened.

However, according to Conte, one of his new signings, Dejan Kulusevski, is giving him freedom due to his versatility, something which the Spurs boss was delighted with in his press conference.

“We finished the game with Kulusevski and Bergwijn as wing-backs. We finished with an offensive formation. Steven Bergwijn is a number 10, a forward, but he was playing there,” Conte told Football.London.

“Kulusevski is another player that can play in that role and give us the quality. This can also be a good solution in this position. I think he’s playing good games and he’s totally involved in our idea, with Bentancur, and I’m very happy with what I’m seeing with these two players.”

TBR’s View: Kulusevski Looks The Part For Tottenham

Well, he did against Manchester City anyway. And if you can do it against the best, it at least shows you have what it takes to deliver in big games.

Kulusevski looks a fine addition overall. He’s exciting going forward as we can all see but he’s also working hard, as Conte hints at here with his attitude. There is definitely more to come from Kulusevski and Spurs fans can be excited about the future with the young Swede.