Kulusevski: Postecoglou calm behind Spurs resurgence

Tottenham match-winner Dejan Kulusevski credited the calmness of head coach Ange Postecoglou for inspiring their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sheffield United on Saturday.

Spurs were heading for a first Premier League defeat under the Australian after Gustavo Hamer put the Blades ahead in the 73rd minute.

But the hosts kept their composure and levelled in the eighth minute of stoppage time through Richarlison before Kulusevski rifled home the winner two minutes later to spark jubilant celebrations.

It helped continue the feel-good factor around the club and Swedish attacker Kulusevski paid tribute to his boss following a fourth consecutive league success.

He told SpursPlay: "I was quite calm. In the end I just tried to stay calm, it's just a game of football.

"When Richy scored, we knew we're not going to lose and then I got the ball and did my thing. I know I just need to make one good thing to score and that's what happened.

"We have got to stay calm. You see our coach Ange, he is on the side always being very calm so we have to do that as players.

"Stay calm, trust in each other and play like a family. We can improve a lot.

"First half we wanted to score too much, we thought we would score a lot of goals, but we have got to stay calm always and wait for the game to come to us."

Tottenham's late show ensured Postecoglou kept his lengthy unbeaten home league record, which now stands at 50 matches across spells with Yokohama, Celtic and Spurs.

The 58-year-old has not tasted defeat in a league fixture on home turf in almost three years since Yokohama lost to Kashima in November, 2020.

Postecoglou said: "I do put a big emphasis on that wherever I've been because ultimately for your supporters, as much as you enjoy the away wins because