Ledley King has admitted that he is delighted Tottenham were able to secure Micky van de Ven’s services last summer and pointed out that the...
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Ledley King has admitted that he is delighted Tottenham were able to secure Micky van de Ven’s services last summer and pointed out that the centre-back almost encourages forwards to run at him since he likes a challenge.
Van de Ven was a relatively unknown quantity when he arrived from Wolfsburg last summer and while he came with a lot of promise, hardly anyone would have expected him to be as good as he has in his debut Premier League season.
The fact that the Dutchman has been voted as the Player of the Season by the club’s Official Supporters’ Clubs despite being out injured for nearly three months, shows just how impressive he has been.
While the 23-year-old possesses a lot of great qualities, including defensive composure, calmness on the ball and an ability to sense danger, it is his blistering pace that is undoubtedly his standout attribute.
The Tottenham man smashed Kyle Walker’s Premier League record for the fastest speed recorded, being clocked in at 37.38 km/h during the win over Brentford earlier this year (Sky Sports).
King noticed that the Spurs man often wants to make forwards try and run at him so that he can showcase his pace.
The Tottenham legend told Premier League Productions (14/05/24 at 7:25 pm): “What surprised me is that not many people seem to know about him. He is left-footed, lightning and, as far as I am concerned, everybody should have been chasing him for his signature.
“I am so glad we have got him. He has surprised me this season. I think he has surprised a lot of Spurs fans. I think he is brilliant. Do you know what it is, when you are fast, you want to show that you are fast?!
“Kyle (Walker) is always doing that. I see Micky (van de Ven) do it time and time again this season. He wants people to run him. You have seen Kyle do that, he wants people to try and run him.”
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The one concern with Van de Ven is that when players of his physical stature sprint like he does, that puts a lot of pressure on the hamstrings. The defender has already had multiple hamstring injuries in his relatively short career and one would hope that he manages to steer clear of those in the future.
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