Micky van de Ven robustly defends his dedication to Tottenham Hotspur, labeling claims that gamers are detached to the membership’s Premier League relegation struggle as “nonsense.”
Latest Struggles and Glimmer of Hope
Tottenham faces a tense relegation battle after struggling a club-record sixth straight defeat, a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid within the Champions League spherical of 16 first leg. A tough-fought 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Sunday gives a spark of optimism forward of the second leg.
Van de Ven, who drew criticism after a purple card in opposition to Crystal Palace earlier this month, swiftly rejects solutions that some teammates have disengaged from the survival effort.
Defender’s Sturdy Denial
“The one factor I can say is it’s not true,” Van de Ven states forward of Wednesday’s return match in opposition to Atletico. “It could be unusual if a participant was within the dressing room now and saying, ‘I’m going to depart both means, or I don’t focus in regards to the state of affairs as a result of the whole lot that’s going to occur, it doesn’t have an effect on me’, so I feel it’s simply nonsense.”
He expresses irritation on the supply of those rumors and their damaging impact on supporters. “The opposite day after we learn one thing about one man that stated to everybody that he’s in all probability going to depart and doesn’t care in regards to the state of affairs they’re in, after which somebody reads this and we’re identical to, how does this come out? Individuals are simply making issues up.”
“It’s simply irritating for us as properly as a result of it brings a lot extra bother as properly, as a result of the followers are beginning to consider this,” he provides.
Unified Dedication to Turnaround
Van de Ven emphasizes that the complete squad, employees, and gamers stay absolutely invested. “Belief me all of the individuals concerned on the pitch, the employees, the gamers, everybody, they care a lot in regards to the state of affairs we’re in proper now. We simply need to flip issues round and that’s a very powerful, that’s the primary focus for everybody.”
Reflecting on his latest performances, he vows continued effort: “I simply need to keep match and switch issues round. Clearly, the final video games from my facet hasn’t been one of the best and I do know that as properly. It’s simply most essential that I maintain exhibiting to everybody that I all the time give 100 per cent to this membership. I’ll all the time do so long as I play. For me, a very powerful is that we flip issues round proper now.”
