Heung-Min Son expressed that scoring for Tottenham Hotspur in his home country was an extraordinary experience.
During a pre-season match in Seoul, Son scored twice in a thrilling 4-3 victory over Team K League. The enthusiastic support of the 63,000-strong crowd made the moment even more special for him.
He highlighted the unique feeling of scoring in a Spurs kit on home soil, contrasting it with his past national team goals. Son felt incredibly fortunate and motivated by the support from his Korean fans, emphasising his desire to continue making them proud and improve upon his past achievements.
"What do you expect?" He smiled when asked about the crowd's rapturous reaction to that goal. "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.
"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."
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