Micky van de Ven mocked in a series of memes after slipping twice for Newcastle goals… as Tottenham’s Dutch defender has ’45 minutes to forget’
Newcastle doubled their advantage two minutes later in similar fashion with Van de Ven again falling to the turf with gordon blasting in a second to secure a 2-0 half-time lead.
A series of memes were posted of the Dutchman slipping, including one reference to Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip for Liverpool against Chelsea.
Rio Ferdinand, who described Van de Ven as a Rolls-Royce pre-match, admitted the defender had a half to forget.
The former Man United centre back highlighted that the defender had failed to slow down on both occasions leading him to slip.
‘We talked about how good he’s been this season, but today is that’s a 45 minutes to forget,’ Ferdinand said.
‘It is a great bit of skill from your Isak but you’ve got to slow your feet down to defend.
‘If you don’t slow your feet down you can’t then change direction this happens here.
‘He doesn’t change he’s able to change direction because he came across too quick didn’t slow himself down and in the end was put on his bum.’
He added on Gordon’s goal: ‘It looks worse and worse for Van der Ven every time you see it.
‘He doesn’t slow his feet down, that moment you can’t sit you can’t turn then it makes it so impossible to turn another direction.’
Van de Ven and Tottenham’s nightmare afternoon continued when the Dutchman was caught out by Isak in the second half.
Isak raced away to score Newcastle’s third of the afternoon.
Newcastle put the cat among the European pigeons with an absolute demolition of Spurs, easily the most humiliating experience the North Londoners have had at St James’ Park for almost a year.
Mickey van de Ven underwent extensive preparation for Tottenham’s Premier League clash with Newcastle, but the Spurs centre-back had an afternoon to forget
The Dutch international arrived from Wolfsburg with little notice, but has proven to be one of the new arrivals of the season
Explosive pace of recovery and composure on the ball have been hallmarks of the 22-year-old’s performances this season, leading Rio Ferdinand to praise him before kick-off
But Van de Ven looked anything but Rory’s Royce as he was picked for a ferocious first 45 minutes at St James’ Park and then made errors in Newcastle’s two goals
The Dutchman lost his footing in a confrontation with Alexander Ithaca after half an hour and crashed to the turf just two minutes later under pressure from the overwhelming Anthony Gordon
“Did some Arsenal fans say this player is better than Saliba
” wrote another, while another fan wrote “Are Spurs fans really saying Van de Ven is better than Gabriel or Saliba
” He claimed to be a great defender
” There were only two identical turns in 90 seconds, and the team lost two goals
” “Rolls-Royces sometimes have real technical problems,” says Van de Ven’s flawed portrayal
Ferdinand said while asking questions
“I’ve talked about his performance this season before, and he had an unforgettable 45 minutes here
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