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Son reported his 12th Premier League goal at a match against Bournemouth on June 31. Thanks to Son's outstanding performance, Tottenham won 3-1. Tottenham is ranking fifth in the league. However, Son will be away for a month now due to his participation in the Asian Cup.

The national soccer team, led by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, will compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which will open in Doha, Qatar on January 12 and aims to win the title for the first time in 64 years. South Korea, which belongs to Group E, will play in the group qualifiers against Bahrain (January 15), Jordan (January 20) and Malaysia (the 25th).

Korea won the title at the first event in 1956 and the second event in 1960. However, Korea has been the runner-up four times in the 63 years since then, and thus has no chance of winning the title. Some call it the "Curse of the Asian Cup" as there are many unfortunate scenes. The year 2024, when world class players including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in are enjoying their prime time, is the best time for Korea to regain the throne in Asia.

Now Captain Son will take off his Tottenham uniform and wear the Korean national team uniform. The Korean national soccer team moved to Abu Dhabi after arriving in Dubai on Wednesday. Son will join the UAE immediately from London. If Korea makes it to the Asian Cup finals, Son will be away for more than a month. Tottenham has to play up to five games without Son.

More than Son Heung-min's absence, Tottenham is suffering from a string of injuries to its main players. In fact, Enzi Postecoglou, who left the captain, is agonizing deeply. "I hope Korea loses in the semi-finals," he said, already missing Son Heung-min.

Here, the captain is wiped out. Son Heung-min is missing, and both vice-captain Christian Romero and James Medicine are unable to play in the first place due to injuries. Tottenham is in a situation where a new player has to play from Burnley and the FA Cup on the 6th.

Tottenham's new captaincy candidates are Ben Davies, Guelimo Vicario, Rodrigo Bentancur and Pedro Porro. Davis became the longest remaining player for Tottenham as Hugo Lloris headed to Los Angeles. With the center back resources wiped out, Davis is even looking at central defense.

Vicario is filling Lloris' vacancy well. In the match against Brighton, where Tottenham lost 2-4, Vicario also blocked a goal with a super save. There is a possibility that Bentancur, the core of the midfield, will wear the armband. Porro, who had seven assists in 19 games this season, is also a strong candidate for captain.

In particular, Romero has still shown excellent performance, but the public opinion of his fans is not just positive. Frequent injuries and excessive play have worsened public opinion of Tottenham fans. Still, Romero has shown tremendous loyalty and shows what "one-club spirit" is.

Romero recently contacted a critic from his home country of Argentina, drawing keen attention from the public. The reason was simple. The critic defended Romero by criticizing Tottenham manager Enzi Postecoglou. Notably, Romero reportedly made strong criticism against Postecoglou right after the match against Brighton. Seeing this, Romero took action himself.

Immediately after the match against Brighton, Romero contacted the critic personally and asked him to refrain from making reckless accusations against Postecoglou. "Teams are rewarded for taking risks. We are like family fighting for what," he said.

In the end, Romero has shown that he is full of words and challenges, but his loyalty and affection for the team are genuine. Attention is focusing on whether Son, the axis of defense, will be able to recover from his injury and overcome the crisis of his team with Son Heung-min and Postecoglou to win the champion's trophy.