Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven made it clear that he wants to win silverware this season.
Van de Ven was at the heart of the action during Spurs’ 4-0 win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, setting up captain Heung-Min Son for his brace after going on a marauding run from his own box.
He showed his pace once again, keeping Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin at bay for the entire match, and he even gave Spurs fans a scare when he went down holding his knee in the first half.
But the Dutchman was able to continue and reassured fans he is fine.
Speaking to the Evening Standard, he said: “It’s OK – we have to check it but it feels OK.”
On his late run for the fourth goal, he added: “I just decided to keep going, hopefully nobody could stop me, and nothing happened.
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“I knew Sonny was on my left so I kept driving at the centre back and at the right moment I played Sonny in.
“Was I tempted to have a crack? No – Sonny was there and I knew he would finish it off. When I was dribbling with the ball you could sense everyone in the stadium was getting really hyped and it felt good.”
Spurs had a shaky start to the campaign, drawing away to Leicester in their opener, but they put any doubts to bed back in North London with a dominant win over the Toffees.
And Van de Ven was quick to praise his manager, who is now entering his second season in charge.
He added: “We have the possibility to do this, Ange gives us the possibility to do it and I feel comfortable to play like this.
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“He trusts his defenders, and he trusts everybody in the team to play that way and it’s really important for us to feel that trust.
“We can play down the side, through the middle and two or three balls from Deki to Maddison were really dangerous, and there were more threats from outside this year.
“We need to reach another level this season – last year we were fifth, so it was a good season, but we want more. We want to win a trophy, that’s clear.”
Spurs crashed out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup early last season, but return this year with renewed hope and optimism.
Alongside the Europa League, Postecoglou’s men will fancy themselves in every competition they are set to compete in.
