The Australian, though, appears to be missing star center-back van de Ven once more.

Though there had been hints this week that van de Ven would play, and Postecoglou himself stated that the defender was “available” (Tottenham Hotspur Official Website, 29 March), the 22-year-old was not present when the team went to the stadium.

Van van de Ven was noticeably missing from the team’s arrival prior to their match against Luton, as evidenced by a video uploaded to the club’s official X account on March 30.

Micky van de Ven is key for Ange Postecoglou at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Throughout the first ten league games of the season, Spurs went undefeated, and van van Ven was a regular player.

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Spurs lost their next two games in a row after he was injured in their 4-1 loss to Chelsea on November 6. Their form had drastically declined.

Tottenham would win four of their next six Premier League games after his comeback, in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United on January 14.

In the Spurs’ subsequent game, a 3-0 loss against Fulham, Van de Ven sustained yet another injury in the team’s 4-0 triumph over Aston Villa on March 10.

Thus, it is evident how significant the Dutch international is to North London, a fact supported by his statistics.

Van de Ven’s pass completion percentage (95.3 percent per 90) in England’s top flight this season places him in the 98th percentile of positional peers, according to fbref.

He has demonstrated his ability to play in Postecoglou’s high-line by ranking in the 91st percentile for the number of tackles made in the attacking third (0.18 per 90) and the 93rd percentile for the number of successful take-ons (18.65 per 90). His skill with the ball is frightening.

The person who stood in for van de Ven against Fulham was Radu Dragusin, and he did not like the