Son Heung-min opens up on his life during military training
Tottenham star Son Heung-min has reflected on how life was during his three-week mandatory military training programme in homeland South Korea. (h/t Football.london)
Having won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, Son was exempted from undertaking his full two-year military service. Instead, the 27-year-old had to complete a three-week training programme, which he went through during the lockdown period.
It was revealed that our ace forward aced the military training as well, as he finished top of the 157 trainees that went through the programme. (h/t Football.london)
Opening up on how his experience was during the training on the island of Jeju in the latest matchday programme, Son said (h/t Football.london):
“This is my life. Football is my life, what I enjoy most. I was thinking everyone should be healthy, stay safe, that’s the most important thing. But, for me, it was also a bit painful, not seeing my friends, not training with the guys and not being able to enjoy football.”
The South Korean international went on to thank the club for allowing him to undergo the training between the season and claimed that while it was a tough experience, it was special as well. (h/t Football.london)
Prior to the lockdown, Son had been out injured after having fractured his arm during a game against Aston Villa. However, now fully fit and back in training, Son expressed his delight and excitement to be back among his peers on the football field. (h/t Football.london)
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Sonny had been in brilliant form prior to getting injured. The 27-year-old has scored 16 goals so far this term across all competitions. Hopefully, he is able to rediscover that form for the final run-in.
