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Lucas Beribal's growth rate is unusual.
Tottenham won 4-1 in the 26th round of the English Premier League (EPL) away match against Ipswich Town in the 2024-2025 season at Portman Road in Ipswich, England, at 00:00 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time). With this victory, Tottenham won three consecutive league games and secured 12th place.
Son Heung-min led Tottenham to victory on the day, but Beribal's performance was also impressive. Beribal, who worked with Rodrigo Bentancur in the midfield, showed an incredibly stable performance in 2006. If Bentancourt ran the game stably at the back, Beribal played the role of a housekeeper and ran from place to place, serving as the team's engine.
What's surprising about Beribal is that he sees him grow as he continues to play. At the beginning of the season, there was no stability in Beribal's performance. It was good to play actively, but there were many ridiculous mistakes.
Veribal, who understood his shortcomings well, improved little by little and became Tottenham's main central midfielder in the second half. His performance is stable now. Veribal's technical skills and dribbles are being implemented well in the stadium, and as he gains experience, his vision is getting wider. As I am only born in 2006, I can expect to see you continue to grow.
Looking back at this round, the Guardian noted Veribal's growth. "Verival has benefited from Tottenham's injury. If it wasn't for the injury crisis, Beribal wouldn't have played 19 games in the league this season. Over the past six months, he has also remarkably matured in his ability to go from uncertain, unstable presence to real skill, to show tireless activity, to try to tackle aggressively and to send a pass."
The Guardian continued "The match against Ipswich was only his seventh start in the league for Beribal. He has experience in the Carabao Cup and Europa League, but now Beribal is a solid starting player with Rodrigo Bentancur. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou's preferred midfielder combination seems to be the addition of creative players to Veribal and Bentancourt. Tottenham hasn't been very good this season, but over time it can help young players grow and work in Tottenham's favor," he added.
Beribal is a huge prospect who grew up in Sweden and received interest from Barcelona, but decided to go to Tottenham. The transfer was decided in advance, but he joined this season after playing all the time in Sweden. Postecoglou praised Beribal's potential and left him in the first team, and that choice has been a major one so far.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
