On Sunday on the plane back to London, the defender Micky van de Ven He was watching a video on his phone. A cameraman approached the Dutch defender and discovered that he was checking the help he had given Brennan Johnson with Tottenham’s first goal in the victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-3).
With this goal, the first of the game, Van de Ven traveled more than sixty meters with the ball attached to his foot, reached the baseline and put in a low pass that pushed Johnson into the net.
Assistance after a maximum speed of 30 km/h
The center-back reached a maximum speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour, after last season he established himself as the fastest player in the history of the Premier League, because there are records, with a record of 37.38 km / h, to exceed. Kyle Walker in a match against Brentford in January.
This top speed can compete with that 37.58 km/h Usain Bolt He clocked a still-unbeaten 9.58 in 2009 to set a new world record in the 100 meter dash.
However, the Jamaican had a peak of 44.72 km/h between 60 and 80 meters, proving the athlete’s obvious superiority to the Dutch footballer.
In Germany too
Van de Ven, who has a contract with Tottenham until 2029, arrived at Spurs in August 2023 from Wolfsburg, where he was also the fastest player in Bundesliga history with a top speed of 35.88 km/h.
The centre-back has started five of Tottenham’s six games this season and forms a key duo in defense with ‘Cuti’ Romero. Last season he missed two months with a thigh injury between November and January, but he played 29 games in total, in addition to establishing himself in the Dutch national team, where he now has eight caps .
Source: La Verdad
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