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Alan Shearer says Tottenham have a £34m player who’s just ‘tireless’
Tottenham Hotspur answered their critics at the weekend with an emphatic 4-0 win over Everton in north London.
Spurs were eager to make amends for their 1-1 draw at Leicester City, a game in which they should have won convincingly but for their wastefulness.
Ange Postecoglou’s charges did just that at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as they hammered a dismal Toffees outfit.
Tottenham opened the scoring in the 14th minute as Yves Bissouma fired home from the edge of the box via the underside of the bar.
Spurs were then two to the good on 25 minutes thanks to a Jordan Pickford error, a heavy touch from a back pass which Son Heung-min duly slotted home.
Cristian Romero then added a third in the 71st minute, the Tottenham centurion rising highest at a corner to nod home off the underside of the bar.
Son then got his second of the game six minutes later, firing a simple finish through Pickford’s legs after great work from the marauding Micky van de Ven.
Tottenham’s efforts saw Alan Shearer name three of their players in his latest Premier League Team of the Week.
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Alan Shearer hails ‘tireless’ Tottenham star Micky van de Ven
Van de Ven’s impressive run from the edge of his own box to just outside Everton’s area earned quite a few plaudits over the past few days.
For instance, Ian Wright said what he saw from the Spurs speedster was “so impressive”, while Shearer deemed him “magnificent”.
The Newcastle icon has now named Van de Ven in his selection, along with Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min.
Shearer said of Van de Ven on the : “Gave a tireless display at both ends of the pitch.
“Nothing got past him, and his brilliant run set up Spurs’ fourth goal.”
Meanwhile, Shearer said of Romero: “Scored Spurs’ third goal with a towering header and ensured it was a tough afternoon for Everton’s forwards.”
And Son’s assessment was: “Playing as a centre-forward in Dominic Solanke’s absence, he ran Everton ragged, and also scored twice.”
What the media said about Van de Ven’s display
gave the £34million man a 7 out of 10 for his efforts on the day.
“Used that trademark pace on plenty of occasions and didn’t do much wrong on his side,” wrote Alasdair Gold.
Meanwhile, the went with an impressive 9 out of 10 for Van de Ven.
“Dribbled from the edge of his own box to set up Son’s second and Spurs’ fourth goal in what could easily be the assist of the season,” wrote Dan Kilpatrick.
“Mopped up the majority of Everton counter-attacks with no fuss in a commanding defensive display.”
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What next for Tottenham?
Tottenham, who are now on four points from the opening two games of the season, are on the road next.
Ange Postecoglou’s charges head to Newcastle United on Sunday 1 September in a 1:30pm kick-off.