Dejan Kulusevski has told his Tottenham Hotspur teammates to step up after Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers stretched the club’s winless run to five matches.
The Swede scored for a second game in a row to equalise and secure a point for Spurs at Ibrox, with the club sitting just outside the top eight in the Europa League table. The 24-year-old said he was happy with his goal but underlined his angst about Tottenham’s form.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the game he said: “Yeah, it's always important to score. But we've got to start winning games now. We haven't won in a couple of weeks so it's time to win on Sunday.”
Spurs - who face bottom club Southampton this weekend - have not won since the shock 4-0 thrashing of Manchester City in the Premier League on November 23. There have since been draws with Roma and ten-man Fulham before defeats to Bournemouth and Chelsea.
Asked what the draw against Rangers meant for the squad, Kulusevski added: “Very important because I think everybody needs to do a little bit more than we're doing now. Great support today from the fans, but as I say we have to win on Sunday.”
He believes the result was nothing to be embarrassed about given the vibrant home atmosphere coupled with the tactical set up of Rangers, but admitted Tottenham could have played better.
Kulusevski outlined: “I think Rangers played very well. We struggled a bit and 1-1 - it is what it is, we didn't play well enough to win the game. I think Rangers did a perfect game.
“With the stadium, it's a beautiful stadium, fans is helping them a lot. We missed a little bit in the first half, second half was a little bit better but we move on to Sunday.”