Tottenham acquired the Premier League monthly award
This is the first time Tottenham has won both titles in one month, since Mauricio Pochettino and Son Heung-min were honored in April 2017. Pochettino currently leads Chelsea, and Son Heung-min became the new captain of Tottenham, after Harry Kane landed at Bayern for a total fee of 132 million USD in the summer of 2023.
In the first month of the 2023-2024 Premier League season, Tottenham drew 2-2 with Brentford, then won against Man Utd and Bournemouth with the same score 2-0. In particular, Maddison contributed two assists in the Brentford match and scored the first goal against Bournemouth. The English midfielder also created nine opportunities and made 25 crosses - the third highest number in the Premier League - in August.
Thanks to that, Maddison surpassed Taiwo Awoniyi, Jarrod Bowen, Bryan Mbeumo, Kaoru Mitoma and Rodri to receive the Premier League's best player of the month title for the first time, the fifth time he was nominated.
Maddison is the most expected rookie this summer, when he landed at Tottenham from Leicester for 51 million USD. The 26-year-old midfielder was immediately elected vice-captain, along with midfielder Cristian Romero, and is expected to become the club's conductor instead of Kane.
"Being a rookie at a new club in the Premier League is never easy. So, if you said I would win this title at the beginning of the season, I would bite your hand off," Maddison joked after receiving the award. . "A lot of big names, top and current players have won this title, so it's great to be in that category. I'll leave this title on the mantelpiece!".
Postecoglou helped Tottenham win a double individual award with the Premier League's best coach award for August. He is the first Australian coach to work in the Premier League, but is only the second Australian to win the best title of the month, after goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer who was named best player at Fulham in February 2010.
Postecoglou defeated Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and David Moyes to win the first individual title of his career. The 58-year-old coach is the ninth Tottenham coach to win this title, after Gerry Francis (December 1994), Glenn Hoddle (October 2001, August 2002), Martin Jol (December 2004), Harry Redknapp (August 2009, September 2011, November 2011), Andre Villas-Boas (December 2012, February 2013), Mauricio Pochettino (September 2015, February 2016, April/ 2017), Jose Mourinho (November 2020) and Nuno Espirito Santo (August 2021).
Meanwhile, Kaoru Mitoma won the title of best goal scorer of the month with a solo masterpiece from the middle of the field, breaking through the middle, passing four players and scoring in the 4-1 win over Wolves in round two on September 19. 8. Mitoma is the first Japanese player to win the Premier League's monthly award, and the first Brighton player to win this title since Alireza Jahanbakhsh in January 2020.
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