Tottenham Hotspur star Mohammed Kudus has some of the best dribbling stats in the Premier League – despite being out since early January.
Tottenham spent around £55million to lure Kudus away from London rivals West Ham to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last summer.
The winger has oodles of talent but his season has been overshadowed by a thigh injury he suffered at the turn of the year.
Injuries have blighted Tottenham’s campaign, which has turned into a relegation scrap, with Spurs badly missing Kudus, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and more.
And despite being out for three months now, injured Tottenham ace Kudus is among the best in the Premier League when it comes to successful dribbles.
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Tottenham need Mohammed Kudus back
In 26 games in all competitions this season, Kudus has scored three goals and added six assists for Tottenham.
The Ghana international is something of a fan favourite at Tottenham but he hasn’t been able to wow supporters since going off injured against Sunderland on 4 January.
When Kudus limped off in early January, it had been less than a week since Tottenham had won a game in the league.
Ahead of a possible return in the coming weeks, Spurs haven’t tasted victory in the English top-flight in more than three months.
In that time, Kudus’ presence has been missed. In the Premier League, he has created three big chances, averages 2.7 successful dribbles a game, is fouled 1.2 times per match, and has seven goal contributions.
And, it appears that only Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye (55), Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh (56), and Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku (63) have completed more successful dribbles than Kudus (52).
Think what numbers he could have produced had he not been injured…
De Zerbi to live and die by first result
After sacking summer appointee Thomas Frank and parting company with interim boss Igor Tudor, Tottenham have turned to Roberto De Zerbi to keep them up.
Despite some backlash to his arrival, De Zerbi looks set to be a good appointment for Tottenham after signing a five-year deal with the club.
While it is still very early days and first impressions may not mean much in a relegation fight, De Zerbi is said to have made a very positive impact on the training pitch.
Many of his former charges have stated that De Zerbi is the best coach they have ever worked with, as the Italian tries to implement his possession-based, eye-catching style.
But all of this will mean nothing if they fall to another defeat, this time away to Sunderland on 12 April. Tottenham are just one point and one place above the relegation zone.
Therefore, a rare win could kickstart their Premier League survival.
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