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Micky van de Ven previews Tottenham's Europa League second leg at Eintracht Frankfurt
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16/04/2025
Micky van de Ven previews Tottenham's Europa League second leg at Eintracht Frankfurt
16/04/2025
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Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Tottenham quarter final second leg
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00:00
How are you feeling in terms of sharpness and rhythm, because you're playing a game,
00:23
having a rest, playing a game, how's that feeling body-wise for you?
00:27
I'm feeling well, of course.
00:29
Every week you're playing a game, it's like normal teams that don't play Europe,
00:33
they normally play like this.
00:35
So you play on the weekend, have a week off and then you play the weekend again.
00:38
So to be honest, I feel good, I feel recovered and I feel sharp.
00:41
So yeah, I'm ready to go.
00:48
Hi, Miki.
00:49
It's obviously a big game for the club and its season.
00:52
There's been a lot of talk about this game being very big for the manager.
00:55
I just wanted to know how much do you personally enjoy playing under him
00:58
and how much do the players want to win it for Ange tomorrow?
01:02
Yeah, we all still have the trust in the gaffer and we still have trust in the way he's playing.
01:08
So tomorrow we want to win the game, of course, for him, but also for us
01:12
and also for the club and also for the fans.
01:14
It hasn't been a really good season, of course, what you're saying, but it's a big game for us.
01:18
And of course, we want to achieve something special this season and I think this is the best way to do it.
01:24
Done.
01:27
Hi, Miki.
01:28
I mean, is it fair to say that the club season really comes down to getting a result in this game?
01:34
Yeah, of course.
01:35
We have also some Premier League games to play, but yeah, what you say, if we want to win some silverware,
01:40
of course, it has to be the Europa League and we have to win this game to go to the next round.
01:44
So yeah, it's a big game for us, yeah.
01:48
Same person.
01:51
And can I ask what the manager's message has been to you?
01:54
What's he been saying to you in the days kind of building up to this game?
01:58
That's, of course, it's a big game for us also.
02:00
Of course, it's also a game like every week, like we have to play our best football.
02:04
We have to play the way we want to play.
02:06
If we want to create as many chances as we did the last game against them
02:09
and hopefully we can win this game and go to the next round.
02:12
Jake?
02:15
Hi, Miki. Obviously, your season's been disrupted by a few different injuries.
02:18
I just want to ask, are you worried about the long-term impact
02:21
that these injuries could have on your career?
02:24
Well, no, not really. I recovered well.
02:28
Of course, we just said I had some same injuries in the last couple of years.
02:33
No, last couple of years, in the last two years.
02:35
But I'm feeling well and I'm not really worried about something for my future or something.
02:39
So I'm feeling well and I know I trained and I do everything to make the hamstring as strong as possible
02:44
and the rest of my body also.
02:45
So I don't really stress about something for the future for my hamstrings.
02:48
Ryan?
02:49
Hi, Miki. Robin Kotcher said that the stadium's going to be like a lion's den tomorrow.
02:59
I assume you've probably played here with Wolfsburg.
03:01
What are your recollections of the atmosphere and have you spoken to your teammates about it?
03:07
To be honest, I haven't really spoke with the guys about the atmosphere in the stadium,
03:11
but I know it's going to be a good atmosphere.
03:13
The last time I played with Wolfsburg, it was also a tough game
03:16
and the fans are really going behind the team.
03:18
So it will be the 12th man, but I think we should be fine.
03:22
And of course, the noise from outside, but what happened on the pitch?
03:25
You need to focus on the pitch, so that's the most important.
03:27
But what you say, of course, there's going to be a good atmosphere probably, but we're ready for it.
03:31
Hi, Miki. Just got another one.
03:35
Obviously, you know Christian Romero and Guillermo Vicario very well.
03:38
They're very experienced players in the squad.
03:40
Both of them maybe made uncharacteristic errors at the weekend or mistakes.
03:44
How have you seen how they've processed that over the last couple of days?
03:49
I think making a mistake is normal.
03:51
Of course, after the game, they were said they made some mistakes.
03:54
Of course, they expect better from themselves.
03:57
And yeah, it can happen you make a mistake.
03:59
And to be honest, after the game, of course, you are like,
04:02
I can't accept this from myself.
04:03
But now if you look at them, they're ready to go tomorrow.
04:05
And they're as sharp as they normally are.
04:10
Hello, Miki.
04:11
Can you tell us a little bit more, please, about your fitness situation?
04:15
Why aren't you playing every game?
04:17
Why are you managing, as the coach says?
04:20
And he said you'd been to seek some outside help.
04:23
Can you tell us what you've been able to do, what you've learned, what you've changed?
04:28
Yeah, why I don't play every week, that's not a question you have to ask to me.
04:32
That's a question you have to ask the gaffer.
04:34
But body-wise, I'm feeling really well and I'm feeling really good.
04:38
What I said, I don't know why I don't play every week, you have to ask the gaffer for this.
04:42
But I'm feeling well.
04:44
And what you said, I've seen some people outside of the training ground,
04:47
also some specialists, and that could help me with running-wise
04:50
and with understanding my body a bit more.
04:52
So, yeah, I learned from them also some things.
04:54
And what I said, I feel really good right now and ready to go.
04:58
Miki, just quickly as a follow-up to that, I mean, do you want to be playing every week at the moment?
05:04
And secondly, obviously winning this competition is the only way to qualify for Europe next season now.
05:10
How important is playing in Europe for you?
05:14
Yeah, of course, I want to play every game.
05:16
Football is what you love the most, of course, every game you want to play.
05:20
But, yeah, the Europa League is a really important competition for us this season.
05:25
Of course, we also have some Premier League games ahead of us.
05:28
But what you say, if we want to win some silverware
05:31
and we want to qualify for the European tournament next season,
05:34
then, of course, the Europa League is a really important stage for us.
05:37
Hi, Miki. You mentioned that it's, you know, obviously a really big game for you tomorrow.
05:49
Is there a sense among the players that you really want to prove something to the fans?
05:53
Because, you know, it's not been such a great season
05:55
and this is your opportunity to show what you're made of.
05:58
Yes, this hasn't been our best season, of course,
06:03
and the fans want us to, yeah, to play better, of course.
06:07
And I expect from the fans also, they expect us to do better in the games we lost this season.
06:11
And we want to prove them also that we have the quality and the ability
06:15
to show them that we are a really good team.
06:17
And when everybody is fit and when everybody, yeah, when the whole team is strong,
06:21
that we can achieve some beautiful things.
06:23
And hopefully, yeah, we can show that tomorrow to our own fans,
06:25
but also to the people that are adopting us.
06:27
George, at the back, please.
06:29
Hi, Miki, just at the back up here.
06:31
What, where?
06:33
Ah, there.
06:34
Sorry.
06:35
How much confidence can the team take from the previous round?
06:38
You was down after the first leg against AZ,
06:41
but you come back, you handled the pressure of the situation.
06:44
Is that something to kind of lean on going into tomorrow's game?
06:47
Yeah, also, I think in the first leg, you see, we played against Frankfurt.
06:51
We played a really good game.
06:52
We created a lot of chances and, yeah, we drew the game, of course,
06:56
but that gave us confidence that you can see how we can play
06:59
and how we can play against this strong Frankfurt team also.
07:02
So, yeah, we have really, really confidence for tomorrow.
07:04
And we want to show the same as we did in the first leg.
07:07
And what I say, hopefully we can go to the next round.
07:10
Hiya, Miki.
07:11
At only 23 years of age, you're viewed as one of Spurs' most important
07:14
and experienced players.
07:16
How important will your leadership be tomorrow night
07:18
in such a hostile environment?
07:20
Yeah, I want to help the guys like I always do.
07:24
Every game for me, of course, this is a big game.
07:26
It's quarter-final of European competition,
07:28
but I want to go into every game as the same way as I'm doing.
07:31
So, I want to play my game tomorrow
07:33
and help the guys push the team towards the goal we want to reach for tomorrow.
07:37
Last one with Ryan, please.
07:40
Miki, can I just ask you about Kyugo Ekotike,
07:43
obviously scored last week.
07:44
He's got 21 goals this season.
07:46
What have you made of him?
07:48
He's drawn comparisons to Alexander Isak.
07:50
Do you think he's a player that if you can stop,
07:54
it certainly will bolster your chances of victory tomorrow night?
07:57
Yeah, he's a really good player, scored also a really good goal against us.
08:02
And you can see his quality.
08:04
So, yeah, tomorrow it's going to be me and the player who's playing next to me.
08:07
It's our job to eliminate him from the game tomorrow.
08:10
And, yeah, hopefully we have a good chance too.
08:12
Because, yeah, of course we say he's an unbelievable threat from them.
08:16
He's a really good player.
08:17
So, yeah, it's to us to eliminate him tomorrow and hopefully we can get the win then.
08:25
No German questions?
08:27
No German questions?
08:29
No German questions?
08:30
No German questions?
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