The Dutch defender appeared to suffer a hamstring injury after making a challenge on Savinho and that became clear when the centre-back was spotted touching that area of his body. Ange Postecoglou wanted to take no chances with Van de Ven and decided to replace the 23-year-old with Destiny Udogie during the 14th minute of the match as it remains to be seen how serious the Netherlands international’s issue is. This specific injury will have Tottenham fans worried as the .
Van de Ven was devasted leaving the pitch in North London as the Dutch star was spotted heading to the dressing room in tears, which may indicate that the centre-back could be out of action for a long time. Micky van de Ven injury a major blow for Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Should Van de Ven miss a long period of action, that would be a major blow to Tottenham as the centre-back has started in eight of the nine Premier League matches Spurs have played this season. The since moving from Wolfsburg as part of a last summer due to his insane burst of speed, amongst other talents, which allows Spurs to play with a high line.
Tottenham will hope that Van de Ven will not be out of action for too long as some key games are coming up for the North London club, which could include the festive period, should the Dutch star’s issue be deemed very serious. Spurs host Aston Villa on Sunday and that is not a game Postecoglou will want to have entered without Van de Ven given the form of Unai Emery’s team..
