Son Heung-min was right in Tottenham Postecoglou's special celebration of the "1st anniversary of the captaincy"
Aug 12, 2024
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Tottenham recalled a year ago on the 12th (local time) 'Son Heung-min was appointed captain of Tottenham last year' Son Heung-min was appointed as Tottenham's new captain on August 12 last year.
Hugo Lloris, who has served as captain since Mauricio Pochettino's time, has been classified as out of power, and Harry Kane has moved to Bayern Munich. The new coach Enze Postecoglou left the captain's armband to Son Heung-min.
Postecoglou said, "(Son Heung-min has already shown great leadership both inside and outside the stadium. He is a world class. That's why it was a very ideal choice for our team's captaincy", he explained.
Son Heung-min was puzzled. However, he did not reject the trend of the times. He said "It's an honor to be the captain of this huge team. It's a big surprise and a very proud moment. I've already told all the players that they should feel responsible for themselves being captains, both on and off the field. The new season is here, and now it's a new beginning. I will give everything for this uniform and captain's armband," he stressed.
Son showed great leadership for a season. I struggled on the ground, too. In the Qatari Asian Cup commas, he played in 35 matches in the English Premier League (EPL), scoring 17 goals and 10 assists.
He became the first Tottenham player to join the club '10-10 Club'. Son Heung-min became the first Asian player to achieve the EPL '10-10' (11 goals-10 assists) in the 2019-2020 season. In the 2020-2021 season, he also scored 17 goals and 10 assists, and stepped on that position once again.
And last season opened another new door. Only five players have joined the 10-10 club more than three times in the EPL, including Wayne Rooney, Erik Cantona (Manchester United), Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba (Chelsea) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
Among Tottenham members, Harry Kane couldn't even get over it. Son Heung-min hung up the tape for the first time.
It was also recorded in history as Tottenham's 400th player. It is the 14th record in Tottenham's history and the first non-European player. Tottenham celebrated Son's achievement by producing a special video.
Son played in 408 games in nine seasons for Tottenham, scoring 162 goals and 84 assists. When asked about his thoughts on his 10th year at Tottenham recently, he said, `I don't feel good when I see new young players being recruited and coming up from the youth team.I don't feel good because I've been a professional for a long time, so every season is like gold. I am learning a lot under the director and I will learn more. I'm going to do my best every season and put my soul into it for the team. If you can grow me to the next level, I will do anything."
Fans also said to Son Heung-min, who celebrated the first anniversary of his captain's debut, "'It's the best.' A true captain and the best leader. I always respect him, he replied, 'I will be remembered as the best captain in Tottenham's history.
The 2024-2025 season of the EPL will open on the 17th. Tottenham will play its first match against Leicester City, which has been promoted from the second division to the first division in a season, at 4 a.m. on the 20th.
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