Son Heung-min delivers the most trite of all the clichés. 'We're looking forward game by game,' he sets off and instantly pulls up. 'Basic answer isn't it?' he says, pauses and realises last season deserves an explanation.
'It was a mess,' Son says. 'As players, young and old, we should all take a big responsibility. Everyone has been around long enough. When you're wearing this shirt you should know you're playing for Tottenham, playing in the Premier League and to give 99 per cent is not enough.
'If we think like this and stick together like a family we can go back up the mountain.