Lewis Dunk Brighton
Dunk became the captain of the Albion in 2019 following the departure of Bruno Saltor from the playing staff. The 30-year-old has lead the club to a record points of 41 total in the Premier League
Lewis Dunk said: “I’ve had great captains over my career to learn off and none of them are the same. I’ve had the likes of GG [Gordon Greer] and Bruno, everyone is different and I am different to them. We all have our own strengths and weaknesses. But I am not the only leader in this dressing room, we’ve got lads who have got unbelievable experiences and we have that to draw on. We all learn off each other.
Dunk has also lauded extra praise on his teammate Adam Lallana, who he believes ha brought plenty of experience that the younger players can learn from. Lallana joined Albion from Liverpool, at which he won the Premier League and Champions League.
Leis Dunk said: “Now we’ve got someone who is just as worthy of being captain in Adam Lallana. Why would you not want to learn from someone like that? I try and do that everyday. He’s played at the very top of the game, he’s won the Premier League, the Champions League. He’s amazing with the young players and they’re lucky to be able to learn from him. He’s great to have in the dressing room.”
The centre-back has to lean on what he has learned in recent weeks with Albion on a six-game losing run which has seen the club slip to 13th in the Premier League table. Dunk and co will hope to put an end to that run on Saturday when they take on Norwich city at the Amex Stadium.
Lewis Dunk said: “It’s been a difficult period, everyone has had their own disappointments during it, but I’ve got to be the leader in the group. People need to see me step up and lead by example. I’ve just come back from injury and that’s been tough for me to hit the ground running and find some form. It’s been disappointing personally, but we’ve got to focus on getting back to a positive mindset.”
