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Bergvall and Kulusevski impress
The Swedes excel on the field. Victory for Tottenham!
Bergvall has been praised after his first season at Tottenham. Yesterday was also the first time Bergvall was in the starting lineup. – It felt very good. It has been a dream since I was little, to start in Premier League, so I am grateful for that, he said in the interview after the match.
Tottenham now moves up to a tenth place in the Premier League after the win against Southampton, where both Swedes got to play the entire match - Bergvall and Kulusevski.
“The 18-year-old has everything it takes to become a Premier League star,” writes Daily Express.
Dejan Kulusevski found the net in a convincing 5–0 victory, which also led to the home team's coach Russell Martin being fired.
Tottenham has had a tough period in the Premier League and managed to gather only one point in the last three rounds after an impressive 4–0 win against Manchester City. But against Southampton Spurs put on a real show.
The match had barely started before James Maddison gave Tottenham the lead with 1–0. Ten minutes later, Heung-Min Son increased the score to 2–0. Shortly thereafter, it was time for Dejan Kulusevski to register in the goal protocol. The Swede scored 3–0 from close range before the first quarter was over. It was his third goal in as many matches, including play in Europe. Before the halftime break, both Pape Matar Sarr and James Maddison extended the lead to 5–0, which also became the final result.
Shortly after the match, Southampton announced that Russell Martin had been relieved of his duties as coach. The U21 coach Simon Rusk temporarily takes over the responsibility for the team.