Steven Pienaar looking forward to first full season with Tottenham

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Steven Pienaar is looking forward to starting a new season with Tottenham after finding it hard coming straight into the club’s push for European football.

After battling for a place in the squad during an injury plagued five months, Pienaar only made 11 appearances for the North London club but still feels he has built a foundation to become a key player for Spurs next season.

Pienaar told the club’s official website: “Of course when you join in the middle of the season you have to get used to your surroundings and the players, so the first five months have been about getting used to everything.

“Hopefully it will be a new start for me during pre-season and I will give it my best shot next season.

“I’m at an advantage because in the games I’ve played I’ve got used to the players and the way they play.

“In pre-season I’ve got a better chance because I know everyone so I just have to go out and push from the start.”

Pienaar feels confident in both his and Tottenham’s style of football, and says he is happy to play in for the White Hart Lane club.

He said: “The squad is good, it’s a good footballing team and the players are friendly, so I’m happy.

“It’s important when you play in a footballing team to enjoy the ball. It’s like your own child, you have to take good care of it.

“That’s what the team is doing – they want to enjoy the game and it’s what I like also.”