Dejan Kulusevski

[Bishop]

He said he thinks he can make the world cup squad without giving a date of his return. We might see him hit the perch at some point this season.

 

[Zavod 311]

He said he thinks he can make the world cup squad without giving a date of his return. We might see him hit the perch at some point this season.

just enough time to prove his fitness for a transfer

 

[SteveAWOL]

He said he thinks he can make the world cup squad without giving a date of his return. We might see him hit the perch at some point this season.

Hopefully his return goes better than when Michael Owen played a few minutes in Saudi Sportswashing Machine’s penultimate PL match which was enough to convince Eriksen that he was fit enough to be picked for 2006 World Cup!

At least ENIC might be able to get some cash-back from FIFA though

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Fifa stands firm on Owen pay-out

 

[Mikey10]

Has he mentioned playing for Spurs at all, or just Sweden at the World Cup?

 

[Zavod 311]

Has he mentioned playing for Spurs at all, or just Sweden at the World Cup?

exactly. I just heard him say that playing for Sweden in the summer is his "motivation" although that could be more of a timeline thing

 

[metalgear]

really hope we sell him because we can't afford to take on players with higher probabilities of re-injuring themselves

 

[DubSpur]

really hope we sell him because we can't afford to take on players with higher probabilities of re-injuring themselves

I'd rather get rid of the players that aren't good enough and have a crap attitude and give Kulu the chance to prove his fitness.

 

[metalgear]

I'd rather get rid of the players that aren't good enough and have a crap attitude and give Kulu the chance to prove his fitness.

i'd try to do both at the same time, not mutually exclusive problems

 

[DubSpur]

i'd try to do both at the same time, not mutually exclusive problems

Kulu is one of our best players with a great attitude. Unless you're on his medical team and have insight into the long term impact of his injury then you've no idea if he will have more problems. I'd rather keep our good players and get rid of the crap.

 

[Gutter Boy]

really hope we sell him because we can't afford to take on players with higher probabilities of re-injuring themselves

Fractures like that tend not be recurring

 

[metalgear]

Fractures like that tend not be recurring

not confident with knee injuries and such a looong time out
he will have to relearn walking and running and all the basic football stuff, very likely kulu will not be the same

 

[DubSpur]

not confident with knee injuries and such a looong time out
he will have to relearn walking and running and all the basic football stuff, very likely kulu will not be the same

Relearn walking and running? Do you think he's been stuck in a wheelchair for the last year?

 

[metalgear]

Relearn walking and running? Do you think he's been stuck in a wheelchair for the last year?

i did a knee surgery and was off my foot for 2 months and light walking for another 2 and felt i lost a lot of muscle memory
not saying kulu can't make it - the question is how much risk are you willing to accomodate to get to top 4.

 

[DubSpur]

i did a knee surgery and was off my foot for 2 months and light walking for another 2 and felt i lost a lot of muscle memory
not saying kulu can't make it - the question is how much risk are you willing to accomodate to get to top 4.

We're not getting top 4 for at least 2-3 years unless there is serious investment, which I can't see happening.

Kulu has posted plenty of videos of him in the gym using his legs. Even if he was off his feet for 2 months he'd still have most of a year under his belt. A patella injury is totally different to the usual knee injury that involves ligaments. Plus the rehab that he's going to be going through is a lot different to anything you would've done.

 

[metalgear]

I hope you are right.

I don't think a patella injury is simple. Lots of advancements on ligament treatments, but haven't seen much innovation in treatmentw on the surface of bone joints.

Imo Top 4 is possible in 2-3 years and I'm guessing de zerbi wants to win something in years 4/5.

We're not getting top 4 for at least 2-3 years unless there is serious investment, which I can't see happening.

Kulu has posted plenty of videos of him in the gym using his legs. Even if he was off his feet for 2 months he'd still have most of a year under his belt. A patella injury is totally different to the usual knee injury that involves ligaments. Plus the rehab that he's going to be going through is a lot different to anything you would've done.