‘I’m very, very lucky’- Heung-min Son is over the moon at scoring in South Korea

Son Heung-min says he is extremely grateful for the support he gets back in South Korea and revealed that it was a special feeling to score in a Tottenham shirt in front of his adoring fans.

Heung-min Son back in South Korea

This is not the first time Son is travelling to his home country along with the rest of the Tottenham squad, with the club also having made a pre-season trip to the country a couple of years ago.

As one would have anticipated, the support that the Lilywhites have received in the country has been quite extraordinary, with fans turning up in thousands to training sessions, airports and to matches.

The full house at the Seoul World Cup Stadium were fully behind Spurs on Wednesday as they took on a team consisting of K-League All Stars and the crowd were in raptures when they saw their hero net twice.

Son’s first goal on 38 minutes got the loudest cheer of the night, with the Spurs captain scoring in typically brilliant fashion, picking the ball up on the left flank, cutting in and unleashing a rasping drive into the top corner.

Son is honoured to play in his home country

The forward was not surprised by the reaction to the goal but he admitted that it was a huge honour to score in front of the Korean crowd.

When asked about the noise after his first goal, he told the club’s official website: “What do you expect? It’s one of the best feelings I’ve ever had.

“It’s a great feeling, especially when you score at home. I’ve scored some goals here with the national team but, when you score in the Spurs kit, it’s a different feeling. It’s amazing.

“I’m really grateful to have these fans behind us, behind me. I’m very proud to be Korean. They love football. They love me. They love us so I really, really appreciate it.”

“They’re supporting Spurs and that’s a fantastic feeling. You always have this connection when you play at home (London). A lot of fans come to the stadium, a lot of Korean fans coming to the game, supporting us, supporting me and especially here, it is fantastic to see.”

Son is certainly not taking the support he gets for granted, admitting that the fans push him to give his best every time he steps out onto the pitch.

He added: “I’m very, very lucky – the luckiest guy in the world to have these amazing fans behind me. I have experienced this a lot of times but I never feel like this is normal. It’s an incredible feeling.

“And I can’t let them down. That’s why it takes more responsibility. It takes another step to go forward to make them proud, to be proud as Koreans, to do even better than what I have achieved in the past, in the future, but I can’t let them down because it’s such amazing support. It’s a very special day, night. It was a special game for me.”

Spurs Web Opinion

It is quite incredible that Son remains as humble as he is, given the crazy fan following he has. That shows the kind of character the 31-year-old is and why he is so loved by his teammates.

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