Micky van de Ven has waxed lyrical about his fellow Tottenham Hotspur defenders, even describing one of them as ‘like a brother’.
Tottenham Hotspur have not looked as secure in defence as they would have been expected to be under the management of Thomas Frank.
Spurs have conceded 21 goals in 16 matches and there have been certain matches where their defending has left plenty of room for improvement, such as the 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Despite this, Tottenham have kept the joint sixth most clean sheets in the Premier League, as well as conceding fewer goals per game than 11 other teams.
Micky van de Ven heaps praise on Tottenham’s defenders
Even with Spurs struggling at the back on some occasions, their defence is still much improved compared with last season when the backline was plagued with injuries.
Micky van de Ven certainly has no complaints about his defensive teammates and he has even described one of them as being ‘like a brother’ to him.
He told The Overlap: “I have a good relationship with him [Cristian Romero]. He’s like a brother to me – on the pitch you can see we back up each other every time, but off the pitch, it’s the same.
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“We have an unbelievable back four, with Pedro [Porro], Destiny [Udogie], and Ben [Davies], who brings a lot of experience to us. We have a good back four that can do a lot in when everyone is fit.”
Spurs must work collectively as a team to improve their defence
Tottenham might not be defending as well as they should on paper, but there are other areas which have at times let them down.
The midfield has often been too open this season, allowing the opposition to play their game and dictate proceedings. This puts added strain on van de Ven and those in the Spurs backline and so there needs to be improvement all over the pitch if the team are to begin conceding fewer goals.