I think we did a really great, great job: Son Heung-min

Ahead of Tottenham's match against Chelsea on Sunday evening, Son, currently in doubt for the match due to a calf injury, spoke on a variety of topics. 

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Yeah, it was really good. I mean, fans were back finally in our stadium, and it was also derby, northern derby. So, I really enjoyed that. We work really hard and got a clean sheet and get a win for the fans and for the players as well. I think we did a really great, great job.

I spent all my time at my home, family, friends, and everything. It was really, really good. I'm ready to go again for the coming season and I'm looking forward to it.

This is such an honor to play. Already been six years here, and I'm really grateful that I have this opportunity in the Premier League. It's a big honor and I'm looking forward to another five years. We never knew it was going to be five years. But, yeah, I'm looking forward to another five years of playing with this shirt and this stadium, with these fans. I can't wait to play. I do really love football and Tottenham. It has given me so many opportunities. I saw my chance and, yeah, I'm just really grateful for everything.

He is really positive. He's really calm, but he has the right plan and how we want to do it. It's really early, too early to speak about him. But I was working on maybe two or three weeks because the preseason was only two or three weeks. So, I mean, I'm looking forward to working with him. I think he looks really positive. But yeah, you never know what's going to happen in the season. Everyone is positive and really happy. So that's the most important thing.

There is no aim, there are no goals. I'm trying to give my best game by game. I think this is so important because when you put your target or goal and when you achieve this, probably you will lose your motivation or whatever. You know, I will just want to continue and there's no aim. So, I want to just try my best in my game, for the team. There's no goal. I just want to help the team.

It was hard. The hard training sessions, hard games. But I mean that's why we call it pre-season. It is only once a year that we are training so hard otherwise because we have games and games. So, I think was good to have for some tough session in my legs. So, it was a great and good time. It was a very important time for the upcoming season.

I don't know but it means a lot. I never heard them say pride of Korea. But I'm just so grateful that they love me so much, you know? I mean, I do what I love, you know, and then the people just watching me and then they enjoy, they love me. So, I mean, I have a big responsibility as well for these kinds of things. I just want to give them something back even when I'm not playing well. I want to try my best for them as well because they're supporting me amazingly. This means a lot. Words can't describe this feeling. I'm a really happy guy. I'm always so happy to see Korean flags in the stadium or even in the street, whenever I see the Korean guys. I'm just glad to see them because it's so, so, so special. I'm so proud and feel like a lucky guy that I get to do what I love, and they love me back for it.

Football obviously sometimes gives you pressure as sometimes it doesn't go well. But there's one important thing that is, don't forget your happiness. Don't forget your enjoyment of playing football.  I started to play football because I love it. I did not start football because of the pressure. Pressure is coming from another side, so I need to be strong. Because I love football, so I think this is what I can give advice to the young lads. You should just enjoy football with a smile on your face and you can achieve what you want then.