Micky van de Ven thinks Liverpool were surprised by the kind of Tottenham team that they came up against on Saturday.
Spurs beat Liverpool for the first time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what was another game full of high-octane drama, with the home side once again producing a late winner to send the fans into rapture.
Given that Jurgen Klopp’s men picked up two red cards and had a goal mistakenly ruled out for offside, a lot of the discussion after the match has been about the referring decisions.
However, Tottenham certainly gave as good as they got when it was eleven vs eleven in the first 25 minutes of the game, with Postecoglou admitting that he was pleased with the character and the patience that his side showed, particularly in the second half (Football.London).
Van de Ven has insisted that the two sides were evenly matched until Curtis Jones received his marching orders.
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – AUGUST 26: Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium on August 26, 2023 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by David Horton – CameraSport via Getty Images)
Confident words from Tottenham’s Micky Van de Ven
The centre-back told FourFourTwo: “Liverpool has a really good team. think we were strong on the ball; our positional play was certainly good. We both had some chances, I think we were evenly matched.
“But I think Liverpool thought we were another kind of Spurs team than they were used to come up against.
“Liverpool also won at Newcastle with 10 men, so then you know it’s a good team. You just have to be on your guard. And they did score the 1-1 with 10 men. Luckily we scored the 2-1 at the very end.”
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The first 25 minutes of the game was extremely absorbing and the quality on show from both sides was quite brilliant. While I am pleased that we got the three points, a small part of me would have liked to see how it would have played out if it had been 11 vs 11.
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