{"id":1098942,"date":"2019-07-24T22:31:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098942"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:58:00","slug":"tottenham-son-heung-min-better-next-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/tottenham-son-heung-min-better-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs forward Son Heung-Min strives to be better next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur forward <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-n2w8wr8lmeqioth5a05l406doco0urt6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/son_heung-min\">Son Heung-min<\/span> says he feels younger than 27 and aims to improve once again this<\/strong><strong> season.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Korea international scored 20 goals in all competitions last season as Spurs once again finished in the top four and reached a first-ever Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n<p>At 27, Son is now entering his prime and despite already playing a key role in Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side, he&#8217;s striving to get even better this forthcoming term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m 27 now but I think I\u2019m still young, with many things to do,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2019\/07\/24\/reluctant-hero-son-heung-min-ready-take-centre-stage-tottenhams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporters<\/a> at Spurs&#8217; pre-season tour in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The players a little younger or older than me, we all [feel like] young players \u2013 still hungry, wanting to be better and to be there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the most important thing. I\u2019m never satisfied, always hungry, wanting better. This is the aim this season if I\u2019m 22 or 27, it doesn\u2019t matter. Young players look forward to being better and can\u2019t wait to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although their exploits in Europe last season drew widespread praise, Spurs are still awaiting a first trophy since the 2008 League Cup, something which Son aims to put right sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leroy Sane, Bruno Fernandes, Wilfried Zaha TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ASj7RPnPQYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a trophy but it\u2019s always been tough,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We play in the Premier League, winning the title against 20 teams, it&#8217;s never been easy. Of course, we\u2019re playing to win something but we can\u2019t promise. We\u2019re working hard. We can\u2019t say if it\u2019s the right time to win a trophy or not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see the players, how they work and be professional, it\u2019s amazing. I\u2019m so proud of this team but until now we don\u2019t have anything. It\u2019s tough. We\u2019re looking to succeed. Of course, we were close to the Champions League. We want to do better this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spurs in good shape for 2018\/19: Five key things to know&#8230;<span id=\"urn:enhancement-8bb1feec-1b3b-d778-de29-008621491a27\" class=\"textannotation\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Spurs finished fourth and reached the UCL final last season.<\/li>\n<li>The north Londoners completed the signing of Tanguy Ndombele (\u00a355.5m) on July 2.<\/li>\n<li>He and Jack Clarke are Spurs&#8217; first signings since Lucas Moura in January 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Spurs beat Juventus 3-2 in their first pre-season game on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Son insists the club are aiming for silverware in 2019\/20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" 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