{"id":649362,"date":"2026-03-12T02:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/649362\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T02:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:37:15","slug":"dejan-kulusevski-takes-to-social-media-as-tottenham-stars-injury-nightmare-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/649362\/","title":{"rendered":"Dejan Kulusevski takes to social media as Tottenham star&#8217;s injury nightmare continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dejan Kulusevski has not played for Tottenham this season due to a knee injury with a fresh message delivered by the Sweden international<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dejan Kulusevski has sent a fresh message as he continues to recover from a serious knee injury\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Dejan-Kulusevski.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dejan Kulusevski has sent a fresh message as he continues to recover from a serious knee injury\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dejan Kulusevski has sent a fresh message as he continues to recover from a serious knee injury(Image:  (Photo by Alex Pantling &#8211; UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images))<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski has issued a hopeful message on social media as he continues to recover from a major knee injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/dejan-kulusevski-tottenham-injury-hint-33379452\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The 25-year-old has not played for Spurs in 10 months having undergone surgery<\/a>, with it clear he is desperately eager to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On Tuesday, Kulusevski uploaded an <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dejan.k10\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Instagram <\/a>post with the bible verse, &#8220;Jesaja 40:31,&#8221; as the caption. That verse states: &#8220;&#8230;but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The song &#8216;For a Better Day&#8217; by fellow Swede Avicii has also been included on the post by Kulusevski.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The meaning of both his caption and song hints that Kulusevski is frustrated with his injury lay-off but seems aware that he will be back on the pitch soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Whether or not that return arrives this season remains unclear <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/tudor-kulusevski-van-de-ven-33496056\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">with interim head coach Igor Tudor issuing an update on his injury<\/a> late last month.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR TOTTENHAM FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/COYSFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Latest Spurs news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;He&#8217;s had really big problems as you know, but he&#8217;s positive and also the doctors are positive, so we&#8217;ll see next week how he\u2019s going. We hope [he can play this season]. In this moment, we don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tudor could desperately do with Kulusevski, who he coached briefly at Juventus, being fit and available especially as Tottenham continue to suffer embarrassing defeats. The Lilywhites have lost their last six games and conceded 18 goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nearly one third of those arrived on Tuesday evening in the Champions League last-16 first leg against Atletico Madrid. The north Londoners were 4-0 down after just 22 minutes, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/help-antonin-kinsky-behind-closed-33574382\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">with Antonin Kinsky dragged off following the third goal<\/a> with that being his second major mistake of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro goals have given Spurs a lifeline for the second leg but before then, Spurs head to Anfield for a Premier League game against Liverpool. In addition to multiple injuries, Tudor could be without<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/tottenham-atletico-madrid-romero-palhinha-33568215\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha after both were forced off because of head injuries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 47-year-old has lost all four of his games in temporary charge with some brutal verdicts delivered on the club, both externally and by those in the squad.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Micky van de Ven helps Antonin Kinsky to his feet\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Atletico-Madrid-v-Tottenham-Hotspur-UEFA-Champions-League-Round-of-16-First-Leg-Football-Riyadh.jp.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Micky van de Ven and Antonin Kinsky were both at fault for goals conceded by Tottenham to Atletico Madrid\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Micky van de Ven and Antonin Kinsky were both at fault for goals conceded by Tottenham to Atletico Madrid(Image: Javier Garcia\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Micky van de Ven was one of those to speak after the 5-2 humbling <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/spurs-van-de-ven-kinsky-33575245\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">with the central defender, who was at fault for the second goal, delivering some harsh truths.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport, he said: &#8220;It&#8217;s actually a doomsday scenario. Everything that could go wrong went wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;For our goalkeeper [Kinsky] it&#8217;s terrible as well of course. You don&#8217;t wish that on anyone. For 15 minutes we just conceded goals that you really can&#8217;t do anything about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Right now we&#8217;re just taking blow after blow after blow. It&#8217;s just really tough, and now we also have an important match this weekend that I won&#8217;t be able to play in because I&#8217;m suspended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a really terrible period, I can tell you that. It&#8217;s really, really awful. I&#8217;m not on my phone anymore. I&#8217;m completely done with it. Just my family, so it&#8217;ll be fine. It&#8217;s rough, really rough. I have to keep going. It&#8217;s part of it, that&#8217;s life and we&#8217;ll see what&#8217;s coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dejan Kulusevski has not played for Tottenham this season due to a knee injury with a fresh message&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":649363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[100960,221,62,103087,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-649362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-dejan-kulusevski","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-spurs-injury-news","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116213884203477677","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}