Lucas Bergvall had to wait six months to link up with his Tottenham teammates, but when he did finally arrive at the club, he was given a hostile reception. But don’t worry, it was all in good spirits.
Bergvall booed for singing skills
The young Swedish star has made quite the impression on the pitch since joining Spurs, but off it, Bergvall seemingly struggled to break the ice with his new colleagues.
It is well known that footballers have to endure humiliating initiation rituals whenever they join a new club. Normally, that involves getting up and singing in front of everyone, and that’s just what happened to Bergvall.
Discussing the process with Aftonbladet during the international break, Bergvall revealed just how bad his initiation went, and explained why his teammates booed him.
He said: “I sang Abba’s Dancing Queen. It was really, really bad. I was booed afterwards.”
The youngster has now earned his first competitive call-up to the Sweden squad, and will likely have to do it all again. Let’s hope the Swedes are a little kinder to his rendition of Abba’s hit song.
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Kulusevski mentoring Bergvall
Luckily, Bergvall has his compatriot Dejan Kulusevski with him for club and country now. The pair are away on international duty together, and Kulusevski is even the Swedish captain for this next round of games.
Bergvall told Goteborgs-Posten (as relayed by Sport Witness) that Kulusevski has been helping him on and off the field.
Kulusevski, too, has been praising his younger counterpart and hyped up his ‘huge’ potential (Football.London).
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Poor Lucas! I would hate to have to get up and sing in front of anyone, never mind a whole squad of your new teammates, especially if they were booing. But, it’s all part of the fun, I guess, and I’m sure Bergvall is settling in just fine.