The ‘incredible’ Micky Van de Ven trait that Tottenham want to weaponise
1 year, 4 months ago

The ‘incredible’ Micky Van de Ven trait that Tottenham want to weaponise

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Van de Ven was the quickest central defender in Germany’s top tier last term, clocking in at 22.3mph as per the offical Bundesliga website. On the ball, he’s one that is happy to set his side on the frontfoot, and this will help establish Van de Ven as a fan favourite at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. open image in gallery Van de Ven, right, brings exceptional pace to Tottenham’s back line This willingness to get the ball on deck and play out from the back is a key attribute for any modern-day centre-back, and we’ve seen other Premier League sides follow the same tact in the quest for dominance. Manchester City have made Josko Gvardiol the most expensive defender ever for that same reason, and Van de Ven is now the sixth most expensive signing in Spurs’ history following his arrival from Wolfsburg.

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Europa League 2024-25: Tottenham’s Romero out of Rangers clash, apologises for club criticism
1 week, 4 days ago

Europa League 2024-25: Tottenham’s Romero out of Rangers clash, apologises for club criticism

The Hindu  

Tottenham Hotspur will be without both its first-choice central defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for Thursday’s Europa League trip to Rangers, manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed. “Romero and Van de Ven, we’re still getting clarity over the injuries but we’re going to be without them again,” Postecoglou told reporters on Wednesday. Postecoglou’s progress at Tottenham is the …

Tottenham suffer Micky van de Ven blow with star ruled out with hamstring injury - but Ange Postecoglou hopeful on return date
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tottenham suffer Micky van de Ven blow with star ruled out with hamstring injury - but Ange Postecoglou hopeful on return date

Daily Mail  

The centre back had missed two months of last season with a hamstring injury Micky van de Ven has been ruled out until after the international break with a hamstring injury. It sparked fears he may have sustained another hamstring injury as severe as the one that saw him miss two months of last season but Ange Postecoglou was hopeful …

'One of the best runs I've ever seen from a centre back!': Gary Neville hails 'absolutely brilliant' assist from Micky van de Ven for Tottenham's opener against Man United
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'One of the best runs I've ever seen from a centre back!': Gary Neville hails 'absolutely brilliant' assist from Micky van de Ven for Tottenham's opener against Man United

Daily Mail  

Gary Neville was full of praise for Micky van de Ven following the defender's sensational assist against Manchester United. Tottenham opened the scoring after just three minutes at Old Trafford, with van de Ven incredibly pushing forwards with the ball from his own half before crossing for Brennan Johnson, who tapped home. Gary Neville praised Micky van de Ven following …

‘Unstoppable’ Micky van de Ven produces stunning assist with 70-yard sprint
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Unstoppable’ Micky van de Ven produces stunning assist with 70-yard sprint

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Micky van de Ven produced a stunning 70-yard …

A lightning-quick Luton star, Liverpool's pacey summer signing - and a surprise overall winner! The fastest Premier League players - and where YOUR club's quickest man ranks
6 months ago

A lightning-quick Luton star, Liverpool's pacey summer signing - and a surprise overall winner! The fastest Premier League players - and where YOUR club's quickest man ranks

Daily Mail  

The Premier League has been graced with lightning-quick players since its inception in 1992, and the 2023-24 campaign proved no exception. 🏃 pic.twitter.com/JZTTlanciz — Premier League June 12, 2024 Moussa Diaby enjoyed a strong return of goal involvements after joining Villa last summer Bournemouth's Illia Zabarnyi has risen to the occasion in his second Premier League season Bournemouth - Illia …

Tottenham star is the FASTEST player in the Premier League at 23.23mp/h, while a Man United youngster is the quickest forward... but which England favourite misses out as stats boffins reveal the seas
7 months ago

Tottenham star is the FASTEST player in the Premier League at 23.23mp/h, while a Man United youngster is the quickest forward... but which England favourite misses out as stats boffins reveal the seas

Daily Mail  

Micky van de Ven was the quickest player in the Premier League this season with a top speed of 23.23 miles per hour. He is just one of 11 men lucky enough to be featured in Squawka's 'top speed XI' for the 2023-24 Premier League season. Micky van de Ven has the fastest top speed in Premier League history at …

Tottenham Hotspur’s Player of the Season: Micky Van de Ven
7 months ago

Tottenham Hotspur’s Player of the Season: Micky Van de Ven

New York Times  

Tottenham Hotspur finished the season on something of a high, with their first clean sheet for more than two months, ending a 10-game run where they shipped 22 goals. But ask any Spurs fan who their best player has been this season and invariably it will be one of their two regular centre-backs: Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven. …

Micky van de Ven can do everything at Tottenham – so why not play him left-back?
7 months, 1 week ago

Micky van de Ven can do everything at Tottenham – so why not play him left-back?

New York Times  

First of all, let’s address the fact that a lot of you reading this don’t actually want Tottenham Hotspur to beat Manchester City on Tuesday. Skipp cannot get back to deny Bruun Larsen the opening goal Skipp, though, isn’t the left-back story from this game — that was Micky van de Ven. Van de Ven’s pace means Spurs can play …

MARTIN KEOWN: Micky van de Ven reminds me of a young Des Walker... the Dutchman is already integral to Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham
8 months, 1 week ago

MARTIN KEOWN: Micky van de Ven reminds me of a young Des Walker... the Dutchman is already integral to Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham

Daily Mail  

'He doesn't have any excuse to dive!' They need Van de Ven’s speed to deal with counter-attacks and you can hear the crescendo of noise in the Tottenham stadium whenever Van de Ven uses his pace to come to the rescue. Micky van de Ven has quickly became a fan favourite at Spurs since joining the club The Dutchman utilises …

How Tottenham's thunderbolt Micky van de Ven became the Premier League's fastest EVER player... and the club who said he wasn't quick enough
8 months, 1 week ago

How Tottenham's thunderbolt Micky van de Ven became the Premier League's fastest EVER player... and the club who said he wasn't quick enough

Daily Mail  

Time spent getting to know the thunderbolt of Tottenham revealed a rise equally as rapid, though Micky van de Ven’s sprint to stardom was not without the odd stumble, a particularly painful one arriving at 16 years old when told he lacked the speed to succeed. Before Volendam, Wolfsburg and Tottenham, Van de Ven played for his local team in …

Premier League: Spurs’ Van de Ven available for Luton game, says Postecoglou
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Premier League: Spurs’ Van de Ven available for Luton game, says Postecoglou

The Hindu  

Tottenham Hotspur has been boosted by the return of Micky van de Ven for its Premier League clash against Luton Town after the defender recovered from a hamstring injury, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday. The 22-year-old Dutchman missed Spurs’ shock 3-0 loss at Fulham, which left it in fifth place and three points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa, who …

Micky van de Ven is ruled OUT of Tottenham's clash vs Fulham, despite Ange Postecoglou claiming the defender's injury 'is not significant'... as he hints Richarlison could return
9 months, 1 week ago

Micky van de Ven is ruled OUT of Tottenham's clash vs Fulham, despite Ange Postecoglou claiming the defender's injury 'is not significant'... as he hints Richarlison could return

Daily Mail  

Tottenham will be without Micky van de Ven for Saturday's Premier League trip to Fulham, but Richarlison could be available after he returned to training this week following a knee injury. Ange Postecoglou stated that Micky van de Ven would not be available for Tottenham's game against Fulham this weekend The Australian revealed that the defender's injury was 'not serious' …

Van de Ven breaks Premier League sprint record, but how fast are footballers?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Van de Ven breaks Premier League sprint record, but how fast are footballers?

New York Times  

Back in 2014, when Gareth Bale was in his first season at Real Madrid and in his speedy pomp, a statistic did the rounds. “To put his feat into context,” the Premier League website gushed, “Van de Ven’s blistering pace against Brentford was clocked at 10.38m per second, or 23.23 miles per hour. “I reckon some of them would struggle …

‘Ridiculous’ Micky van de Ven’s recovery from injury should be transformative for Tottenham
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Ridiculous’ Micky van de Ven’s recovery from injury should be transformative for Tottenham

New York Times  

“Ridiculous,” said a laughing Ange Postecoglou when asked to sum up the efforts of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester United. Van de Ven didn’t get off the bench, but with his replacement Ben Davies picking up a hamstring injury of his own late on in the game, it was pretty obvious the …

Spurs hit by DOUBLE injury blow as Micky van de Ven pulls his hamstring against Chelsea with James Maddison also forced off in first half
1 year, 1 month ago

Spurs hit by DOUBLE injury blow as Micky van de Ven pulls his hamstring against Chelsea with James Maddison also forced off in first half

Daily Mail  

Tottenham Hotspur received a deadly double injury blow in the first half of their Premier League 4-1 defeat by Chelsea. Chelsea hit back in a frantic first half when Enzo Fernandez was fouled in the box by Cristian Romero and Cole Palmer finished from the spot. Micky van de Ven pulled up clutching his hamstring after a footrace with Chelsea …

Romero and Van de Ven: How Tottenham’s new centre back pairing transformed the whole team
1 year, 2 months ago

Romero and Van de Ven: How Tottenham’s new centre back pairing transformed the whole team

New York Times  

When looking at the last two teams to go from top-four challengers to competing for the title, we can’t say there was one single thing that caused the transformation. It’s far too early to say Spurs are genuine title challengers eight games into the season but it’s already apparent how much of a difference Van de Ven is making to …

Spurs stars hail 'unbelievable player' Cristian Romero after his steely showing against Luton helps Ange Postecoglou's side to top spot in the Premier League
1 year, 2 months ago

Spurs stars hail 'unbelievable player' Cristian Romero after his steely showing against Luton helps Ange Postecoglou's side to top spot in the Premier League

Daily Mail  

Tottenham defenders Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie hailed 'leader' Cristian Romero after they combined to extend Ange Postecoglou's unbeaten start at the club with a 1-0 win at Luton. Spurs players have hailed the performance of centre-back Cristian Romero in Satirday's win over Luton Romero helped 10-man Tottenham to victory against Luton on Saturday Your browser does not …

The fittingly rapid rise of Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven
1 year, 2 months ago

The fittingly rapid rise of Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven

New York Times  

“Holy s**t. I’ve never seen anything like that before.” Ruben Jongkind is sharing his first impressions of Micky van de Ven as a footballer. “I couldn’t believe it.” Jongkind and Jonk formally joined Volendam a few months later, and instantly offered Van de Ven a new contract. Working with nutritionists, data analysts and “seven or eight other specialists” at Volendam, …

Micky van de Ven set to fly into London THIS weekend for Tottenham Hotspur medical after £43million transfer fee agreed... with Wolfsburg defender signing a five-year contract
1 year, 4 months ago

Micky van de Ven set to fly into London THIS weekend for Tottenham Hotspur medical after £43million transfer fee agreed... with Wolfsburg defender signing a five-year contract

Daily Mail  

Wolfsburg and Tottenham have agreed on a £43million transfer fee The Dutch defender will sign a five-year contract with Ange Postecoglou's side Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven is due to fly into London this weekend for a medical ahead of completing a £43million move to Tottenham and signing a five-year contract. Micky van de Ven is due to fly …

Micky van de Ven: Uncompromising defender would bring speed and strength to Tottenham
1 year, 5 months ago

Micky van de Ven: Uncompromising defender would bring speed and strength to Tottenham

New York Times  

This summer, we are running a series profiling 50 exciting players under the age of 25 — who they are, how they play, and why they could be attracting interest in the coming transfer windows. It was a miraculous clearance — because of the blur-like acceleration but also Van de Ven’s willingness to chase two different sorts of lost cause. …

Hugo Lloris doesn’t look his old self – but Tottenham have greater problems
3 years, 10 months ago

Hugo Lloris doesn’t look his old self – but Tottenham have greater problems

New York Times  

It might be easy enough to blame Hugo Lloris. Lloris was poor at the Etihad on Saturday evening, as what had already been a bad week for France and Tottenham’s No 1 turned even worse. Go back two weeks to the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool and the first goal came when neither Lloris nor Eric Dier cut out Sadio Mane’s …

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