With Son Heung-min's Tottenham Hotspur contract looking towards the end, Dejan Kulusevski has emerged as a new leader.
British media 'Football London' said on the 17th (Korea time), "Tottenham ace Kulusevski has proven his leadership qualities with the Swedish national team in recent months wearing the captain's armband. Kulusevski has undoubtedly performed well for Tottenham this season. Kulusevski has also been in good form for the Swedish national team."
"Kulusevski wore the captain's armband at two consecutive A-matches. Coach Enze Postecoglou may appoint Kulusevski as the new leader of the stadium. Postecoglou designated Son as the new captain after Tottenham's inauguration and chose Christian Romero and James Medicine as the vice-captain," he said.
He continued, "Gulielmo Vicario is also another key player in the locker room. Kulusevski's growing maturity and leadership will help Tottenham in the future. It is a positive thing that Postecoglou has another leader at a time when he hopes for success at Tottenham."
Son Heung-min became Tottenham's new captain last season, making the first Korean captain in the Premier League since Park Ji-sung. The existing captains, Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier, were classified as out of power under Postecoglou, and as Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich, Son Heung-min naturally wore the captain's armband. Son Heung-min's leadership was already proven in the Korean national team and he was the most established player in Tottenham.
"Son Heung-min has been named captain of our team. Son has been given the captaincy armband from Lloris. James Medicine and Christian Romero have become new vice-captaints. Son, who is also captain of the Korean national soccer team, is now in his ninth season since joining Tottenham," Tottenham officially announced.
Son united Tottenham as captain and always showed his love to the fans. Son united the team with his unique friendly leadership. He showed his side as a captain by showing constant love to the fans. Every time Tottenham played an away game, it started off in front of the fans.
During the 2015-16 season, Son was called upon by Mauricio Pochettino and started to play in the Premier League as he wore the Tottenham Hotspur's uniform. He suffered ups and downs in the early stages of his transfer to the PL. He lacked performance in the early stages of the PL. His touch was inaccurate and his movement was not good. He agonized over whether to return to the Bundesliga again, but chose to take on a challenge. Son has grown if he makes up for his shortcomings.
Throughout the seasons, Son has established himself as the main scorer for Tottenham. Notably, Son has grown into the best duo in the PL along with Kane. Son and Kane showed perfect chemistry and scored 47 goals together. He is the No. 1 player in the history of the PL. With 24 goals for Son and 23 goals for Kane, the scorers are also fantastic. Tottenham launched rapid attack centering on Son and Kane.
The peak was in the 2021-22 season. As Kane was sluggish in the 2021-22 season, Tottenham's performance was also not good. However, Son showed off his good scoring ability and gave Tottenham many points. By boosting the scoring pace at the end of the season, Son competed with Salah to become the top scorer, and scored multiple goals at the match against Norwich City in the final of the league, where he and Salah tied for top scorer with 23 goals. Son produced 23 goals without penalty kicks.
He suffered ups and downs in the 2022-23 season, but soared again last season and made 17 goals and 10 assists in the league. Son scored double-digit goals last season and recorded more than double-digit goals for eight consecutive seasons. In PL history, Son ranks 21st with 122 goals. 메이저놀이터
This marks Son's 10th PL season. Son has been a key player in Tottenham's attack this season as well. With Dominic Solanke coming on, Son was able to come out as a left winger. He looked disappointed in the opening match, but he showed his skills again by scoring multiple goals in the second round against Everton.
Son Heung-min injured his hamstring in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League phase against Karabakh and left for a while. Romero came out with the captain's armband instead of Son. If Son returns from the match against West Ham United, the captain's armband will go back to Son.