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Former Arsenal man tips Tottenham to struggle with 'outstanding signing' sidelined for months

Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham, August 2023

Ange Postecoglou tailing his Tottenham side in response

Previous Mishmash defender Martin Keown has outlined Tottenham individual Micky van de Ven as an “wonderful signing” and genuinely feels his loss as nicely as that of James Maddison is “in fact ironclad”.

That Van de Ven and Maddison are two of the safest players in the Spurs side was observable once they were on the bazaar. Both have featured in plenty of groups of the season so much.

What’s supplementary, Tottenham were top before their 4-1 loss to Chelsea, in which both dudes were harmed. They’ve since crept to 4th after a loss against Wolves, through both dudes sidelined for months, further stressing their prestige.

After two losses on the trot and without their celeb pair, Keown genuinely feels Spurs could be prone against Aston Trip domicile, and could especially feel Van de Ven’s loss.

“Can they [Aston Villa] swipe attribute of the holdups at Spurs appropriate currently? Two brand name-new-made main protectors unborn in, [Ben] Davies and [Eric] Dier,” Keown said on talkSPORT.

“I reckoned Van de Ven was a in fact wonderful signing this summertime. Most clearly quickly, pacy, disclaimed-footed. And also that cooperation through [Cristian] Romero was in fact extensive. It was one of the safest participations in the Premier League.

“To lose those two main protectors and your playmaker is in fact ironclad.”

Of training course, Romero is in a analogous methodology out, as he’s offering a ban for recovering a red card against Chelsea. Keown at some point genuinely feels Aston Trip domicile can alarm Tottenham, as he complimented the job Unai Emery has implemented through them.

“[Villa] have an methodology. Trip domicile could do that through the unit they play. [They are] testing to play against. Emery has obtained that down to a alright tee. [John] McGinn has been majestic, Ollie Watkins can’t elude scoring.

Of training course, the Villans have scored the most purposes in the Premier League other than Manchester Metropolis this season, and are currently fifth.

A win over Spurs would appointment them leapfrog them for 4th region, and potentially climb better up the table relying on other upshots. The methodology they are playing at the moment, there doesn’t seem to be any justification why they can’t.

Yet, they play Tottenham away from domicile, and Trip domicile’s domicile kind has been much greater than it has on the street this season, whereby they have languished a couple of copious beats.

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