Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has blasted Timo Werner, saying the forward’s performance in Thursday night’s 1-1 draw with Rangers ‘wasn’t acceptable’.
Spurs fell behind in the 47th minute in Glasgow, with Hamza Igamane giving the hosts a shock lead.
However, after Kulusevski replaced Werner at half time, the Sweden international struck with 15 minutes remaining to earn a draw.
Werner toiled during the showdown and his manager, speaking in his post-match press conference, called out the former Chelsea star for his display.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has blasted Timo Werner, saying the forward’s performance in Thursday night’s 1-1 draw with Rangers ‘wasn’t acceptable’
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Postecoglou said: “He wasn’t playing anywhere near the level he should.
“When you’ve got 18-year-olds [playing], it’s not acceptable to me and I said that to Timo. He’s a senior German international.
“The moment we’re in right now, it’s not like we’ve got many options. I need everyone to at least be going out there trying to give the best of themselves.
“His performance in the first half wasn’t acceptable.”
Postecoglou also insisted he wasn’t bothered about angering Werner with his assessment of the winger’s display.
The Australian, when asked how Werner took the criticism, added: “Don’t really know. It’s not really of great concern.
“We need everybody, including him, to be contributing because we don’t have the depth to leave people out if they’re performing poorly.
“We need them to play their part, especially the senior guys. When I’m asking younger guys to do massive jobs, I expect a level of performance from some of the senior guys and today wasn’t that.”
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While Tottenham were unable to win, the result means they’ve avoided losing a third match in a row across all competitions.
It has been a difficult season for the north London giants, who continue to struggle for consistency.
And Kulusevski has called on his team-mates to step up and do more as they look to turn things around and keep Postecoglou in a job.
“Rangers played very well, we struggled a bit,” admitted the former Juventus star.
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Tottenham star Timo Werner was poor during Thursday night’s 1-1 draw with Rangers
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“We didn’t play well enough to win the game. Rangers played a perfect game. It’s a beautiful stadium, the fans helped them a lot.
“I wanted to change something, to make something happen and I succeeded once, but not enough today.
“It’s always important to score but we’ve got to start winning games now. It’s time to win on Sunday.
“Everybody needs to do a little more than we’re doing now.”
Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski scored a late equaliser to earn a draw against Rangers
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Tottenham are next in action against Southampton on Sunday (7pm).
The Saints are currently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, having picked up just five points so far, with Russell Martin’s side losing 1-0 to Aston Villa last time out on Saturday night.
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