Ange Postecoglou praised an 바카라śoutstanding바카라ť display from Micky van de Ven after the defender바카라™s goal helped Tottenham climb into the Premier League바카라™s top four with a 3-1 win against Nottingham Forest. (More Football News)
Spurs have lost only one league game that the 22-year-old defender has completed since joining from Wolfsburg and his second-half strike to restore their lead helped change the shape of a game in which Forest had arguably been on top until that point.
A hamstring injury suffered during the home defeat to Chelsea in November forced him to miss nine games and coincided with a collapse in form that saw Spurs drop from top of the table to fifth.
바카라śHe바카라™s got a real appetite and determination for being the best he can be in every game,바카라ť said Postecoglou. 바카라śHis defensive work was outstanding again today and it바카라™s a great strike for the goal from a well-worked set-piece."
바카라śIt's a credit to him. We바카라™re not the ones who are going to put any limits on his growth. We keep providing an environment for these guys to keep pushing themselves. Not just Micky but others will be dragged along as well because they바카라™re all competing.바카라ť
The home side took the lead in the first half via an own goal from Forest defender Danilo, sliding in to turn Timo Werner바카라™s low cross from the left past his own goalkeeper.
Chris Wood levelled with a smart first-time finish from Anthony Elanga바카라™s pass but the game turned on a chance that fell to the New Zealand striker moments later, thumping the ball against the post from two yards out with the goal seemingly at his mercy.
The match then changed in the space of six decisive second-half minutes.
First, Van de Ven smashed in his first goal at home for the club from the edge of the box, beating Matz Sels with a wicked drive after being set up by Son Heung-min.
Then, Pedro Porro matched the feat of his fellow defender with a bullet of his own, crashing the ball home after Rodrigo Bentancur had got a flick on James Maddison바카라™s cross to send Spurs above Aston Villa and into pole position to finish fourth.
바카라śI couldn바카라™t care less about the race for fourth,바카라ť said Postecoglou. 바카라śWhat I care about is the way the team is progressing."
바카라śPleased with today. It had a little bit of everything. We started the game well, not just the goal, I thought we controlled the game well."
바카라śThen we conceded from a counter attack which was obviously disappointing. I thought we lost our way a little bit towards the back end of that first half but a super reaction and the whole second half we were really dominant.바카라ť
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo reflected on a game that got away from his side after the interval.
바카라śThe first half was very good but disappointed with the way we started the second half,바카라ť he said. 바카라śWe should have been more aggressive."
바카라śWe wanted the second half to sustain and go again. Unfortunately we didn바카라™t achieve it.바카라ť
