Son made a mistake in the first game instead of Kane as Tottenham captain
After Kane arrived at Bayern with a total transfer fee of 132 million USD, Son Heung-min was elected Tottenham captain and became the first Asian player to receive this honor in the English Premier League.
The Korean striker started and made way for Ivan Perisic from the 75th minute on the first day of wearing the Tottenham captain's armband. During his time on the field, Son touched the ball 46 times, passed with 88% accuracy, successfully dribbled once and lost the ball nine times. He had two dangerous shots, including a volley from close to the post in the first half of stoppage time and a left-footed shot to the near corner that was saved by goalkeeper Mark Flekken. But the Korean striker also made a mistake in the box, leading to a penalty that Brentford took advantage of to equalize 1-1.
When he left the field, Son handed the captain's armband to James Maddison. The English midfielder arrived at Tottenham for a fee of $ 51 million from Leicester this summer and was immediately elected vice-captain.
On the Gtech Community field on August 13, new coach Ange Postecoglou placed Richarlison as a striker instead of Kane, with three satellites: Son, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. Yves Bissouma and Oliver Skipp combined in midfield, with Pierre Hojbjerg and Giovani Lo Celso subs for the whole game.
The match ended in the first half. In the 11th minute, rookie Maddison crossed the ball so Cristian Romero ran to head the home net. After a few minutes of consulting VAR, the referee determined that the Argentine midfielder was not offside and recognized the opening goal. Maddison is the third player to reach ten goals and ten assists since the start of the 2022-2023 Premier League season, along with Mohamed Salah (19 goals, 12 assists) and Bukayo Saka (15 goals, 11 assists).
But more than ten minutes later, VAR had another decision against Totttenham, when Mathias Jensen turned inside the box and fell due to Son's impact. After a few minutes out of the touchline to review the video, referee Robert Jones awarded Brentford a penalty. On the 11m mark, Bryan Mbeumo sank to the left corner, against the judgment of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
In the 36th minute, Rico Henry quickly eliminated Emerson and then stretched for Yoane Wissa to kick the foot of midfielder Micky Van de Ven to change direction into the net. In the fourth minute of addition, Emerson shone with a volley from outside the box that put the ball out of Flekken's reach, equalizing the score. In the second half, Tottenham held the ball more, but both teams did not create many good chances and could not find a decisive goal.
In the second round of the English Premier League, Tottenham returned to London to host Man Utd, and Brentford was a guest of Fulham.
Squad:
Brentford: Flekken, Hickey (Rasmussen 72), Pinnock, Collins, Ajer (Joergensen 84), Henry, Norgaard (Baptiste 72), Janelt, Jensen (Damsgaard 49), Mbeumo, Wissa (Schade 72).
Tottenham: Vicario, Udogie, Van de Ven, Romero (Sanchez 14), Emerson, Bissouma, Skipp (Sarr 75), Son (Perisic 75), Maddison, Richarlison, Kulusevski
