Player Watch Player Watch: Micky van de Ven

[alexis]

I beg to differ lol

Yes I see my error

 

[agrdavidsfan]

It’s weird how this guy was seen as the ‘nice to have’ in addition to Tapsoba back in the summer by everyone.

I had no idea what either were like, but I probably thought that too. The feeling was he was raw and not ready to play every game IIRC.

Just shows we know fuck all doesn’t it

He’s a special special player I really think he is!

watching him blaze passed salah was a joy as well how tall is he? Because he’s like an Olympic sprinter

 

[Cochise]

Matip didn’t score

Fair point, Gakpo is who I meant.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

It is genuinely not normal how fast he is.

It has been suggested that Haaland is unusually fast for his size in part because he had a massive growth spurt when he was 16 years old, thus being able to develop pace before he grew really tall.

In the Micky content that Spurs dropped earlier this week they had a picture when he was a kid and he didn't stand out to me as being particularly tall for his age compared to his teammates on that photo.

I wonder if it could be something similar.

 

[jonnyp]

It has been suggested that Haaland is unusually fast for his size in part because he had a massive growth spurt when he was 16 years old, thus being able to develop pace before he grew really tall.

In the Micky content that Spurs dropped earlier this week they had a picture when he was a kid and he didn't stand out to me as being particularly tall for his age compared to his teammates on that photo.

I wonder if it could be something similar.

Dutch people are massive in general. I'm 6'5" and the Netherlands is the only country where I feel small. The women are tall too in general.

 

[SpursForever71]

great player, and not just his speed. Calm on the ball, can play out through the press.
But when we are short at the back, you can rely on his pace to make up for it.
He is right up there with Madders and Vic as signings of the season

 

[fuzzylogic]

Guy just oozes class, what a signing. Always looks like he has another gear to go up, brilliant

 

[Gilzean at the near post]

Understated. Just gets on with his job
Awesome performance today

 

[Goldman]

The guy is an absolute stud

 

[Hawk_Spur]

Said it last weekend.

Rolls Royce.

 

[tubbygold]

Only mistake I think, was when he lost Diaz at the end of the first half. Luckily it went out.

 

[oobaties]

Dutch people are massive in general. I'm 6'5" and the Netherlands is the only country where I feel small. The women are tall too in general.

Jaap Stam was a big Dutch man.

 

[Snarfalicious]

It has been suggested that Haaland is unusually fast for his size in part because he had a massive growth spurt when he was 16 years old, thus being able to develop pace before he grew really tall.

In the Micky content that Spurs dropped earlier this week they had a picture when he was a kid and he didn't stand out to me as being particularly tall for his age compared to his teammates on that photo.

I wonder if it could be something similar.

Good God it’s like a Marvel plot.

… In a world, where one man was too good and made everything bad, a hero was born. Van De Ven vs Haaland in: Spurtwar…

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Understated. Just gets on with his job
Awesome performance today

This sums it up perfectly, and why he has so many pundits flummoxed.

You can't point to anything he does that is "great" - he just consistently does his job. Never tries to do too much, but never really does too little either. He just shows up, and does what he is supposed to do.

(Oh, he is rapid...)

 

[Teemu]

Too early for a statue?

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Too early for a statue?

 

[Misfit]

Today is all the fault of our crap kits. I'm telling you.

 

[Cochise]

Oh Micky you're so fine!

 

[muppetman]

Once again a fantastic performance from him - still very young for CB as well.

 

[mark87]