Panagiotis Louka, who is a close friend of Dejan Kulusevski said that he told him that it was the attitude in the Tottenham Hotspur ranks and not Antonio Conte that was the problem.
The Swedish winger has said previously that despite the former Chelsea boss’ strict regiment, he enjoyed working under him.
It seems Dejan Kulusevski meant every word he said about Antonio Conte, as per his friend, Panagiotis Louka in an interview with Juve News.
Kulusevski friend says he believes the players and not Conte were the problem
For years on end, Spurs have been synonymous with a lack of a killer mentality that has led to the lack of silverware in their trophy cabinet.
Branded as ‘Spursy’ as well as Giorgio Chiellini famously commenting on their habit of not getting the job done, which continues to be quoted to this day, this has become the club’s image in the eyes of most.
While many believed Antonio Conte was the real problem at Tottenham, Dejan Kulusevski disagrees, according to his close friend.
“We spoke a week before Conte left and he revealed to me that the problem wasn’t the manager. The team must change its attitude, a change is needed”, Louka said.
HITC View: There are a multitude of factors that have led to Tottenham being the way they are
From a clear lack of planning to become a successful club that is evident in Spurs’ poor recruitment and frugal ways to bizarre managerial appointments and underperforming players, it would be unfair to simply point the finger in one direction.
While Dejan Kulusevski knows better than most about his Tottenham teammates as his friend revealed, it would be revisionist to claim that Antonio Conte was merely an innocent bystander during his time in charge.
The ex-Inter Milan manager simply fell at the hurdle from a tactical perspective and created a toxic atmosphere, constantly hinting towards an exit and calling out the entire organisation at all times.
If the problems at Tottenham could be boiled down to one mere flaw, they would have been resolved by now.
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