Tottenham Hotspur striker Sun Hyung-min recounted a "severe challenge" during his three-week military service in South Korea.
Sun completed his compulsory service last month, while his club Spurs activity was suspended due to the suspension of competitions due to the outbreak of the new Coruna virus.
The forced return to the Premier League allowed the North London striker to recover from a fracture he suffered in his hand during Tottenham's 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in February in the domestic league.
Sun was exempted from full military service for two years after his contribution to South Korea's winning of the 2018 Asian Games gold, but he remained required to implement a shorter period.
"It was a good experience. I can't talk about everything I did, but I enjoyed it. These guys were nice. It was three tough weeks but I tried to enjoy it," the international striker said to the official channel, "Spears."
"On the first day, the atmosphere was strange because we did not know each other, but it improved after that. We spent each day together in one room, ten people. We were very close, we worked together, we helped each other so the time was wonderful."
On the resumption of the English Premier League season on June 17, Sun said, "I am in good physical shape, I work very hard to be at the height of my level when the competition returns ... Everyone is back and everyone is doing well. Everyone wants to play again and motivated."
Tottenham, the Champions League runner-up last season, was eighth before the league stopped, 7 points behind Chelsea, the last official to qualify for the continental competition next season.

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