He has everything necessary to be a success
There was never any doubt about Kulusevski s ability – technically gifted and a fine dribbler, but he wasn t without fault, as Engelmark explained: The first time I coached him I was like, this guy has a great skill set but he s not working hard enough, not defending, he needs to use his team-mates more .
Engelmark found a player receptive to such feedback and always willing to learn, taking criticism on board and using it to further himself, which subsequently improved him individually and the team.
His work rate got higher and higher, but when we played good opponents he worked even harder, Engelmark continued. In the last six months to a year with me, I think something happened – he started working harder tha…