Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were spotted blanking Thomas Frank after losing to Chelsea and Tottenham have given their take on the incident.
Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 1-0 at home to Chelsea, but it was the performance of Thomas Frank’s side which has supporters most worried.
In the aftermath of the defeat, Van de Ven did not look best pleased as he stormed straight down the tunnel, walking straight past the manager.
Van de Ven snubbing Frank after the match has been quite a big talking point, but the North London club have now given their take on the incident.
Tottenham are ‘satisfied’ with the Micky van de Ven incident
Tottenham are believed to be ‘satisfied’ that the incident involving Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence was not a slight on Frank, according to BBC Sport.
Instead, the club believe the players’ frustration was aimed at the supporters, who booed them off against their West London rivals.
The Danish head coach appeared to ask the pair to go and applaud the fans, but neither obliged and headed straight to the dressing room.
The mood at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is rather low right now, with the Lilywhites having lost 12 of their 20 Premier League home matches in 2025.
However, many fans will argue that performances under Frank and Ange Postecoglou in North London have been pretty abhorrent to watch.
Under Postecoglou, Spurs often found themselves wide open at the back; meanwhile, there are worries about Frank’s football being unadventurous.
Micah Richards says Micky van de Ven snub ‘looked worse than it was’
Micah Richards believes Van de Ven’s decision to snub Frank ‘looked worse than it was’, with the vice captain simply frustrated by the result.
Richards told The Rest Is Football: “This could just be a thing where they were so frustrated by the game and it looked worse than it was, which was probably the case. But if it wasn’t, the manager has to take a stance, I think.”
Gary Lineker agreed that the incident was ‘not a great look’ but understood Van de Ven’s reluctance to address the fans, having been partly at fault for the goal.
“Maybe the two of them have gone, ‘We’ve had a nightmare, I can’t go and face the fans because it was our fault’, so you’ve got to be careful because we don’t know all the details. But at the same time, to dismiss your manager, in front of everybody, is not a great look,” added Lineker.