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Ivan Perisic has come back to life perfectly this season.
Perisic left Inter Milan for Tottenham in the 2022-2023 season. Perisic's arrival at Tottenham was amazing. This is because the world-class winger, who played for Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich, chose Tottenham when he was released on free agency. The presence of Antonio Conte, a teacher during Inter Milan, was crucial.
Tottenham fans were very excited about how destructive the combination between Perisic and Son Heung-min would be, as Perisic showed outstanding skills as a wingback under Conte. Also, I thought it would be very helpful for Tottenham to escape from the military because he was a player with winning DNA that won the trophy everywhere he went.
Expectations went in the opposite direction. Conte tactically sacrificed Son Heung-min to take advantage of Perisic's offensive power. Son Heung-min's tactics to support Perisic's back tarnished his strengths, and his scoring ability declined sharply.
However, Perisic's offense was not at the level of perfectly repaying Son Heung-min's sacrifice. As Perisic and Son Heung-min did not work well together, Perisic also received a lot of criticism from Korean fans. Conte's tactics were the most problematic, but Perisic's destructive power was also regrettable.
Perisic even suffered a major injury at Tottenham. Perisic agreed with Tottenham to terminate the contract early after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture at the start of the 2023-2024 season and headed to his country Croatia. Perisic, who did not want to end his career in the Croatira league, moved to prestigious Dutch PSV Eindhoven after the 2024-2025 season began.
Perisic announced his revival in Eindhoven. He has nine goals and nine assists in 29 games while playing as a left and right winger this season. This is Perisic, whose destructive power came back from the Inter Milan era. In particular, in the second round of the European Champions League round of 16 against Arsenal, he showed off his robustness by scoring goals.
Perisic is also continuing his performance as a member of Croatia's national team. Perisic, who regained his skills in the twilight of his career, is expected to perform well next season with the current momentum. Perisic is proving properly at Eindhoven that the painful failure at Tottenham was not his problem. Eindhoven's contract with Eindhoven will likely want Eindhoven to stay until this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
