Gianluca Di Marzio has spoken about Antonio Conte working his magic on the training pitch and transforming Tottenham Hotspur duo, Dejan Kulusesvki and Rodrigo Bentancur.
The Italian football expert added that Kulusevski is playing in an ‘amazing way’ at Spurs, but at Juventus, he was a ‘mystery’, whilst Bentancur just ‘needed a fresh adventure’.
During the January transfer window, Tottenham’s managing director, Fabio Paratici, used his past connections in Turin by bringing the duo to the Premier League.
It proved to be an outstanding piece of transfer business from Paratici because it played a huge part in the club securing Champions League football.
And now, they have continued those strong performances into this current campaign, despite Conte watching his players suffer their first defeat of the season against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Nonetheless, Italian football expert and journalist, Di Marzio, was asked about what the feeling is like in Italy about Kulusevski and Bentancur because of their transformation in England, as he told Sky Sports News.
“A player like Kulusevski is playing in an amazing way because Antonio Conte is his coach,” said Di Marzio. “At Juventus, he was a mystery.
“At Juventus, Bentancur was playing for too many years and he needed a fresh adventure.
“But Kulusevski in Italy, he couldn’t express his potential and skills because they didn’t know what’s the role or the way of playing.
“Then, Antonio Conte says ‘no, he is an offensive winger’ and the intensity of the training is important because you know with Conte, his training is so high and tough. Then, the player runs and runs a lot during the matches.”
SHOULD KULUSEVSKI RETURN TO THE XI?
A certain Son Heung-min hasn’t scored yet this season, despite the South Korean star winning the Golden Boot during the last campaign.
Whilst Kulusevski has warmed the bench, as well as summer signing, Richarlison, the same actions haven’t been taken towards Son.
And with bottom-of-the-table Leicester City visiting north London on Saturday, this is probably ample time Conte brings Kulusevski back into the XI, not for Richarlison, but the out-of-sorts, Son.
It would be a ruthless call, and one if it pays off, just makes Tottenham’s bench even better and more dangerous.
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