London, England – Micky van de Ven don talk say Xavi Simons fit na di answer to di wahala wey dey affect Tottenham Hotspur dis season. With injuries wey don keep Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison on di sideline, plus Dominic Solanke wey just do surgery for hin ankle, Tottenham dey look like dem no sabi run ball like before. Na so e be for dem last month, e don dey hard to predict wetin go happen for dem attacking front.
Dem play Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday and wahala dey show as di change wey dey happen for di front four dey create kaira. Van de Ven, wey don score di first goal for Tottenham, talk say Simons fit bring back di creative spark wey di team need. “He’s a really good player,” him talk. “You fit see say e dey create plenty special things.”
Van de Ven and Simons don cross path for di Netherlands national side, but dem never play againts each other. E don dey encourage Simons plenty on top pitch and off di pitch as well. “I dey help am anytime him ask me question,” Van de Ven yarn, “and him sabi plenty languages, so e fit blend well with other players.”
Tottanham don face small bumps for dis season. Di team don concede di first goal for three out of dem last four matches – di only one wey dem knack was against Doncaster for Carabao Cup. Frank, Tottenham manager, no too dey sweat am, talk say di matches dem play each get hin own wahala. But di only match wey dem no fit shine na di one with Bodø/Glimt, wey dem show say e no be dem day.
“E no easy game,” Van de Ven admit. “We sabi say we don knack back from 2-0 and turn am to 2-2. Our mentality strong, we fit still get point.” Van de Ven don wear di captain armband for di first time and e dey look forward to join di leadership group wey Frank go announce on Thursday. “Na proud moment for me to lead di group for Champions League,” him talk. “I no feel say na extra pressure on me but na di moment wey every pikin wey dey play ball dey dream of.”
Solanke don get mini surgery, wey hin don use to clear di ankle issue wey don dey disturb am for some months now. E don miss six matches dis season, and di surgery na way to say bye-bye to di frustration wey injury don bring am. “I dey feel bad say I no fit help di team,” Solanke talk on Instagram.
Meanwhile, Van de Ven don climb di goal ladder too, as him nab hin first goal for di Champions League during di game wey Spurs bin dey try come back. “E sweet to score, but e dey important say we also manage to get di point,” he said. As di season dey go, e clear say Tottenham need their attack to step up quick-quick before dem go hit di ground running with better form.
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