Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven epitomizes Spurs’ high-intensity style, but just how fast is Ange Postecoglou’s side and are there any players who can match the Dutchman’s speed?
United were leading 1-0 in first-half stoppage time when Mason Mount brought the ball out of his own box and almost fired Alejandro Garnacho down the right, but Van de Ven At 37.12km, I tightened the winger and swept it. Ball is out of play.
This explosive pace almost equals his all-time record speed of 37.38km/h when he raced back to catch Keane Lewis Potter in a 3-2 win over Brentford in January this year. It was comparable.
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The Dutch international also broke the 37km/h barrier against Newcastle in April, but failed to stop Alexander Isak from doubling the Magpies’ advantage.
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Fastest sprinter in the Premier League 2023/24 season.
No other player has broken the 36km/h barrier this season.
All data as of October 4th
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What if the ball is at his feet?
Van de Ven is also fast and destructive with the ball at his feet. The 23-year-old almost broke another record he held against United this season – longest distance carried leading to an assist.
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With just three minutes remaining, Van de Ven intercepted a United attack, moved 67.13 meters from the middle of his own half to the opposition penalty area with the ball at his feet, and completed the pass for Brennan Johnson to score. .
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This distance is just 0.6m short of this season’s record-breaking distance, which he hit off Son Heung-min’s tee in August’s 4-0 win over Everton.
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Since the 2022/23 season, only two players in the Premier League have gone that distance: Pedro Neto (Wolves vs. Tottenham in February this year) and Isak (Newcastle vs. Everton in April last year).
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Van de Ven is a representative of the strong Spurs team.
Ange Postecoglou’s ferocious style has turned Tottenham into the fastest team in the Premier League.
Calculating the average top speed of each team’s 10 most used outfielders this season, the Spurs came out alone at 33.7 km/h.
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And it’s not just about reaching breakneck speeds when called upon. The Spurs had a league-leading 1,078 sprints in their first six games.
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Talisman and club captain Son Heung-min led the team with 118 sprints, but he is still more than 30 behind the leader, Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon (151).
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However, Tottenham’s league-high number of sprints is a result of the frequent use of afterburners by a number of players, including Destiny Udogi (112), Dejan Kulusevski (108) and Pedro Porro (105). .
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In addition to pure pace, the Spurs are also the most mobile team off the ball, scoring the most runs off the ball with 1,091.
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Kulusevski attempted 175 of those runs, with only Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (216) attempting more. Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke is ranked seventh with 154 despite missing two games with an ankle injury.
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In fact, the England striker has been ranked top in this metric since the beginning of last season.
Image: Dominic Solanke has been one of the Premier League’s top performers since the start of last season
Spurs traveled to Brighton under Sky cameras on Sunday, with Fabian Hürzeler’s side sitting one point and one place below Spurs in the table and also posting impressive running metrics, not speed but stamina. .
The Seagulls have covered 667km this term, but only Bournemouth have surpassed that distance.
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In fact, Manchester City, Spurs and Brighton are the only teams with an average possession rate of over 60% this term. These three teams also typically win the ball back at least 2 meters higher upfield than any other team.
So on Super Sunday, both teams will aim to dominate the ball in a battle of endurance and speed, leaving plenty of space on the high line.
