Dejan Kulusevski explains what his best position is…

Dejan Kulusevski explains what his best position is and why he loves to have 'pain everywhere'

You've played with Cristiano Ronaldo and now Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, how do they compare?

It compares a little bit. Both players are really good. They are great players but I have to make them score. That’s my job. I have to give the ball to Harry and Son as much as possible because their finishing is out of this world so I have to give them opportunities to do what they are best at.

Can the extra competition from Richarlison take your game to the next level?

That’s what it’s all about. You have to show every day that you want to play the next game. You’ve got to go hard. That’s how you push yourself, that’s how you get better. For us in four competitions we have to have a lot of good players. I think all the new signings are quality. I think we are on a good path this season.

You're a versatile player but what do you believe is your best position, the one you can produce the most from?

It’s a very good question, I’ve been thinking about this all my whole life. I always thought of me being a No 10, I still think I am, but my best results as a football player have always come being a right winger, so I don’t know! In the future, we will see where I’ll be. Yeah I can probably play wing-back too. It’s football, you want to help a good team, you want to play, enjoy, work hard and have fun.

You said you love to suffer, how have you taken that into these training sessions?

It’s amazing, it's really amazing to have pain everywhere. I think it’s a fantastic thing to have you know? I love to work hard because everything in life comes from working hard. It’s a little bit difficult, of course, nothing is easy, but this is what you have to do to become a champion.

Were you surprised yourself by how well you did?

Both yes and no. I knew I can play football, I knew my qualities, but I came from a really hard time where I didn’t play for six months. So of course I was a little bit, you know… I know the Premier League is much faster and much stronger, but I got much help from the team, from the coach and the players, so I’m really grateful for them taking me in and letting me be myself.

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