Not even three years ago, Micky van de Ven was playing his matches against TOP Oss and Telstar, and now the center-back is facing the best players in the world in the Premier League. The Tottenham Hotspur man talks about his first weeks in England.
Even the move from VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, which is also not a weak competition by any means, has proven to be challenging. "The pace is insane. There are no moments where you can't pay attention, you have to be sharp every second. If you're not, you can easily be beaten," Van de Ven stated to Viaplay.
The Dutchman is quite pleased with his manager, Ante Postecoglou. "He's a very calm man, very clear about what we need to do. I think that's the most important thing. He doesn't want to be on top of everything, you have those managers too. He expects his center-backs to play very high and to keep playing football. Even when you win the ball in your own penalty area, he still wants you to build up."
The most significant transfer at Tottenham this summer was the reverse of Van de Ven's move: Harry Kane actually exchanged the club for the Bundesliga. His successor as captain is the South Korean, Heung-Min Son, about whom Van de Ven also has nothing but good things to say. "He knows what he's talking about, he has status and experience. When he speaks, people listen. Off the field, he's a nice guy, but when there's a ball involved, it's different."
