Tottenham Hotspur may have found their answer to their issues down the right side in Dejan Kulusevski and Matt Doherty, according to Alasdair Gold.
The Spurs correspondent for football.london was speaking on his YouTube channel after the duo shone against Leeds United on the weekend.
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Antonio Conte’s men ran out comfortable victors at Elland Road on Saturday, with both Kulusevski and Doherty grabbing a goal inside the opening 15 minutes of the game.
Doherty was also able to provide the Swedish international with the assist for his goal, which should fill Conte with confidence that there could be a promising partnership blossoming between the pair.
And amid the Italian’s frustrations with his options at right wing-back, Gold believes Conte may have found a potential solution in the Swede and Irishman
He said: “I just feel like you saw with Kulusevski, there was a little something building there. There’s quite a good little rapport going, some nice little pass-and-moves, little one-twos and obviously for the goal itself.
“Keep an eye on that one. I wonder, if Doherty gets a run now – that could be a pairing that we see a lot more down that right-hand side that could cause a lot of problems for opponents.”
TIF Thoughts on Gold’s comments…
Kulusevski has made a bright start to his life in England having scored twice and provided an assist in the five league appearances he has made (via Transfermarkt).
However, there will be question marks remaining over Doherty, who has struggled to nail down the spot in the starting XI since being granted opportunities under Conte in recent weeks.
Doherty’s future with the club was questioned over the January transfer window so there could be a lot more than a place in Conte’s XI on the line for the Irishman in the remaining months of this season.
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