Jamie Redknapp believes he has discovered a problem with Tottenham Hotspur full-back
This goal was difficult to concede from a Spurs perspective, as spur fastest defender was caught out of position
The former Tottenham midfielder claims that the spur player is often caught ball tracking
“I played a game a few weeks ago, against Fulham, and he got caught,” Redknapp said
“He does that a lot
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven endured a two-minute nightmare, with two slips leading to goals each, in Newcastle’s 4-0 defeat
Van de Ven, who has made a huge impression this season since arriving from Wolfsburg for £43 million last summer, gave his team a 2-0 lead at St James’ Park with a rare strike from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon
I forgave him
As his Isak approached the goal, the Dutchman fell back and allowed Vicario a free kick, which was converted into a goal
Then Gordon cut in after Pedro Polo’s mistake and the result was the same
His time between goals was less than 120 seconds, and after colleague Darren Fletcher quipped, “Van de Ven is down in his turn,” TNT Sports co-commentator Ally McCoist said, “Roller
It looks like he’s wearing blades,” he cruelly described Van de Ven
One fan exclaimed: “Looks like Van de Ven is wearing roller blades” Another fan joked: “Issac totally crushed Van de Ven, hahaha” A fourth said: “Van de Ven is unbelievably spacy eating grass twice in 2 minutes after being so excited for the entire match
” Van de Ven was an unforgettable moment and the first half His teammates warned him
Things didn’t improve after the restart, with Isak running past him and latching onto Bruno Guimarães’ long ball to score the third goal, and Fabian Schaal scoring the fourth with a late shot
Commentator Rio Ferdinand, who had previously been forced to apologize for swearing on live TV, had just fired him up before the match
“He is the absolute Rolls-Royce of central defenders and has the chance to become one of the best defenders of all time,” Ferdinand claimed
“We were watching the goalkeeper (Vicario) warming up and he was making some incredible signs
” I think Son Heung-min is probably the most essential and [James] Maddison has been a great addition, but Van de Ven will only make them even stronger in the backline
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