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Micky van de Ven says Tottenham have another ‘amazing’ 25-year-old defender

Micky van de Ven has labelled Cristian Romero an ‘amazing’ defender and admitted he loves playing alongside him for Tottenham Hotspur. 

Van de Ven has been speaking to Football.London and discussed his blossoming partnership with Romero.

The 22-year-old has hit the ground running at Tottenham after making the switch to North London from Wolfsburg over the summer.

Cristian Romero has also enjoyed a brilliant start to the season alongside the Dutchman after a mixed campaign last time out.

The duo seem to have struck up a promising partnership and it’s fair to say Van de Ven is enjoying playing alongside Romero.

Van de Ven says Romero is an ‘amazing’ defender

Speaking to Football.London, Van de Ven was asked about his new partnership with the World Cup winner.

“Yeah, I think I know what Cuti’s qualities are and Cuti knows what my qualities are and we know what we expect from each other,” he said.

“So, I have his back and he has mine. He’s an amazing player from what you can see on the pitch.

“His defending, with the ball, just an amazing player and I’m there to help him.

“I know when I run in this direction, Cuti has got my back because he’s always there. We just feel each other and of course, it’s amazing when you have this as a centre-back duo.”

 

Romero has proven himself to be a top defender, particularly for Argentina.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a brilliant start to life at Tottenham in his debut season under Antonio Conte. But he cut a frustrated figure last time out and was lacking a suitable defensive partner.

Van de Ven seems to compliment Romero’s game perfectly and the duo are bringing out the best in each other.

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‘I’d like to see him’: Pundit says he wants Mikel Arteta to use 24-year-old player on the left wing now

Arsenal have a bit of a squad selection problem at the moment.

Indeed, while the Gunners have been going well in the Premier League so far, a small injury crisis has crept up on them down the left wing.

Both Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli are sidelined right now, and the Gunners are scrambling for a solution in this area.

Gabriel Jesus was chosen to play down the left against Tottenham at the weekend, while Reiss Nelson got the call against Brentford on Wednesday.

However, speaking on Off The Ball, David Hillier has now called upon Mikel Arteta to use Kai Havertz on the left wing in this side, claiming that Arsenal lacked a bit of pace down that flank against Spurs.

Use Havertz on the wing

Hillier spoke about Havertz switching to a wide position.

“He’s a tidy player, but in terms of being a midfielder, I’d like to see him on the left side role. If I’m being critical on Sunday I’d have liked to have seen Jesus in the middle and Havertz on the left. We were lacking pace down that side, but that’s no disrespect to Eddie who has been superb over the past couple of years,” Hillier said.

Worth a try

In all honesty, this may be worth a shot from Mikel Arteta.

Havertz, genuinely, hasn’t looked right all season while playing in central areas, so why not try him in a different role and see how he gets on.

It’s a position he has played before, and who knows? Perhaps in this system it will suit him.

The Havertz experiment isn’t working so far, so why not roll the dice once again and see how he does in a different role.