Dejan Kulusevski

Hi, Roberto.

Um, great to see James Maddison start the other night and K- Dejan Kulusevski come back.

But how have their bodies physically reacted?

I don't know, because in the first, uh, three days, Maddison didn't work with us.

Uh, like, like I said many times, I don't want take risk, risk, no, because, uh, um, if you, if you analyze this period of football, European football, you can see many, many injuries, no? Not for Tottenham, for everyone.

So if, uh, if I can, I don't want take risk to lose many g- many players for many games.

Ku- and Kulusevski as well.

How did he-

If you haven't seen it, go and watch it.

Also, Dejan Kulusevski, who came on for the last 10 minutes after being sidelined with a horrific knee injury for 526 days.

Oh, my God.

It must have been-

There were quite a few breaks he had.

There was one run up the pitch where, you know, he's never been the fastest Kulusevski, but he actually did really well.

But you're kind of watching it like, oh, don't pull a hammy and all that because you've been out for so long.

He's guaranteed something else will go wrong, like a muscle that isn't used to... premier league football is going to pop or do something and it was one challenge on him where everyone's like cringing and hoping he's fine but he came through it he came through it and and it'd be fascinating now to know just i don't know what was it about 10 minutes of football just over um what his how his body reacts after so long out i think he played a training match during the international break but that's nowhere near the pace and ferocity of a premier league game so Yeah, just absolutely delighted for him.

And to happen in front of the South Stand as well, just, yeah, everyone just went a bit mad.

It was brilliant.

And like you say, coming not too long after Kulusevski come on as well, it just felt like, fitting finale to it all and people could head off into the night happy for once coming away from that stadium which was yeah a rare thing

yeah and I mean also I don't know if you agree but I just think it's nice to have several positives so I know we spoke about the goal and the Coventry goal that Spurs conceded and there were there were things to improve and obviously Coventry probably had too much of the ball at times and Spurs backed off and the mistakes in the build-up.

He put up a TikTok, so if anyone's seen it go and check it out.

Um, yesterday Maddison made his first Premier League start for I have no idea how long, and Kulusevski made the squad for the first time in, like, 525 days.

Is that right? Something like that, right? Let me have it.

Um, so Billy has five mad facts since Kulusevski last played for Spurs.

You ready for this? You tell me which one you think is least believable.

Brennan Johnson has had two transfers and won two European trophies.

It feels like a different...

It feels like a lifetime ago that them two were both in the Mesa squad, right?

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And finally, Dejan Kulusevski said he felt like a different man after a 17-month injury lay-off as he made an emotional return for struggling Tottenham.

The Swedish midfielder was introduced to deafening noise in the 87th minute of the club's 3-1 victory over Coventry on Monday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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And I wanna shout out the main man, the ginger from Sweden.

Oh, Kulusevski.

Kulusevski.

Kulusevski.

Okay.

Back today played.

when they, uh, arrive.

But yeah, it's good to see him back.

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Dejan Kulusevski has officially ended his 526-day injury nightmare, making an emotional return to competitive action for Tottenham Hotspur during their victory over Coventry City.

The Swedish international playmaker had been sidelined since May 2025 following a severe patella fracture and subsequent cartilage damage sustained in a Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.

What was initially diagnosed as a long-term setback quickly turned into an arduous 17-month journey through multiple surgical procedures, specialized joint injections,