{"id":80617,"date":"2025-07-18T10:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=80617"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:31:47","slug":"one-tottenham-star-almost-matched-micky-van-de-ven-for-speed-last-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=80617","title":{"rendered":"One Tottenham star almost matched Micky van de Ven for speed last season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-347905\"><strong>One Tottenham player came close to matching Micky van de Ven\u2019s astonishing speed last season \u2013 and the numbers from the Premier League prove it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Micky van de Ven\u2019s importance to Tottenham Hotspur has been plain to see in recent years since he signed for Tottenham back in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The Dutchman\u2019s pace has been a crucial part of his game, as he often helps sweep up for the Lilywhites when they are under threat from a counterattack.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, last season, no player had a higher top speed than Micky van de Ven, who was the quickest player in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-1024x682.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2024\/08\/mvdv2.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"One Tottenham star almost matched Micky van de Ven for speed last season\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption title=\"(Credit @thefrederikkejensen \/ Instagram)\">(Credit @thefrederikkejensen \/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-wilson-odobert-among-premier-league-s-top-10-fastest-players\">Wilson Odobert among Premier League\u2019s top 10 fastest players<\/h2>\n<p>While the Dutchman clocked a top speed of 37.12km\/h, one Spurs player was not far off from him \u2013 Wilson Odobert.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League\u2019s official website has now revealed the top ten fastest players from the Premier League last season, and two Tottenham players have featured on there.<\/p>\n<p>Van de Ven comes in first, while in sixth place is last season\u2019s summer signing Wilson Odobert, who clocked up a top speed of 36.36km\/h, which is not too far off from Van de Ven\u2019s 37.12 km\/h, when running in the game against Aston Villa back in May.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-wilson-odobert-tipped-for-breakthrough-season-under-thomas-frank\">Wilson Odobert tipped for breakthrough season under Thomas Frank<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, Odobert is a player with immense potential, but injuries hampered his development at Tottenham in his first season, as he spent a lengthy spell on the sidelines last spell.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham would be hoping that this season, under Thomas Frank that Odobert would find his feet and some momentum in what would be a busy campaign for Spurs, who are set to feature in four different competitions, including the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>It has since been revealed that despite his inconsistencies and the signings of Mohammed Kudus and Mathys Tel, Spurs are expected to give Odobert a chance to prove himself under Frank.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Juventus want to use \u2018personal relationship\u2019 with Daniel Levy to secure Tottenham deal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"article-feedback\">\n<div>\n<p>Have something to tell us about this article?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Tottenham player came close to matching Micky van de Ven\u2019s astonishing pace last season, and the Premier League numbers prove it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":80618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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