Micky van de Ven
Mickey van de Ven
Written by Wilber Hack and Kasper Hermans for De Telegraaf:
Several studies have shown that the Dutch are the tallest people in the world with the country’s men coming in at an average of 1.84m. Micky van de Ven measures in well above that at 1.92m, which is not far off the national team totem Virgil van Dijk (1.95m). There is much more to the Tottenham defender than being tall, of course, and his speed is a major asset. In his first season in England he broke the top speed record in the Premier League since records began in 2020-21, hitting 37.38 km/h against Brentford in January. Yes, that is even quicker than Kyle Walker. He has proved a huge hit at Spurs and could soon have similar popularity among the Dutch fans in Germany. Van de Ven could have been forgiven for being slightly distracted in the build-up to the Euros as he was involved in a legal fight with his first club Volendam over a share of the transfer fee when he moved to Tottenham. However the dispute was resolved on the same day he was named in the Euro squad with the defender receiving a €400,000 payout.
