Tottenham news: Curtis Davies on Micky van de Ven's solo goal

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Former Premier League defender Curtis Davies says Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven finished his 64th-minute goal against Copenhagen "like a proper centre-forward" to maintain the club's unbeaten start in the Champions League.

"We saw a stark contrast to the Micky van de Ven that was walking off the pitch at the weekend [after the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea] all disappointed," said Davies on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"Initially I said it was like the George Weah run but I think I gave him too much credit there, so I'm going to say it was more like Son Heung-min's goal against Burnley.

"He slotted it away like a proper centre-forward as well, what a finish it was. It was brilliant because he was at full tilt and full pace, and then he just slotted it into the bottom corner with his left foot.

"Copenhagen capitulated after Tottenham's red card. Van de Ven's goal was just ridiculous, there were four players around him so you would have thought one of them could have put in a 'good foul' as us centre-backs call it, but nobody did.

"Really and truly it could have been about 7-0 to Tottenham and you still wouldn't have walked away scratching your head as to how it had happened."

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