Tottenham fans love Dejan Kulusevski for his 'we win at life' statement over Chelsea defeat

Tottenham fans reaffirmed their love for Dejan Kulusevski after his passionate assessment of their 4-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Spurs They faced the Blues in a thrilling derby in November and suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of their London rivals.

Ange Postecoglou's team finished the match with nine men, but were praised for standing firm and continuing to play a high line despite the two-man disadvantage.

Reflecting on the game when talking to The players' tribuneKulusevski said: “My favorite moment was after the game. When we lost 4-1 and we approached the fans. They didn't boo us.

“You didn't whistle at us. You applauded us. You understood what it meant. Yes, we had lost a game. But we won at life.”

His comments have been a big hit with Spurs fans, with one telling X: “I'm not crying, you are.”

“With a strong mentality and a special player, I hope you can win something with us, Deki,” added a second.

A third said: “How beautiful. It really made me a little emotional reading this.”

“IT'S HUGE TO SAY I LOVE MY CLUB,” added a fourth, clearly excited.

Kulusevsky scored the Spurs' only goal in the loss to Chelseathe first game of a streak of five without a win in the Premier League.

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However, Postecoglou's team has won eight of its 12 matches since then and remains firmly in the race for a top-four finish.

They claimed a huge 4-0 victory against fourth-placed Aston Villa at the weekend to be two points behind them with a game in hand.

Although Spurs have Champions League qualification within their reach, they face a number of difficult games in their career.

Clashes against Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool There are still games to come, with all three teams competing for this season's title.