In his first home match for Spurs, Micky van de Ven acknowledged that the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pleasantly surprised him.
The atmosphere at Tottenham’s home stadium had become extremely toxic towards the conclusion of the previous season, with the home audience frequently voicing complaints about the team’s unwillingness to seize the initiative and win the game.
In contrast to Antonio Conte’s counter-attacking approach, Ange Postecoglou has the team playing on the front foot, with Spurs now committing a lot of bodies in the final third.
The style of play has stuck a chord with the fans, with the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium being quite electric in both of the club’s home games so far.
The fans were fully behind the team against Sheffield United on Saturday even when the side went 1-0 down and the roof came off the stadium when Spurs turned the result around in dramatic fashion.
Micky Van de Ven was blown away by the Spurs fans
Van de Van has now opened up on what he thought about the noise in N17 when he made his home debut for the club.
The centre-back said ahead of Tottenham’s clash against the Blades (via Football.London): “My first time at home was a huge game for Spurs, against United, I spoke with [James] Maddison and [Yves] Bissouma before, and they said to enjoy the moment,”
“Then we came on the pitch and everybody was singing and I was like ‘what is going on here?! – it was amazing. You want to enjoy the moment so much, but because I was so focused on the game I couldn’t really take it all in.
“But when I saw the video afterwards, you just felt it in the team and the stadium – it was crazy! The atmosphere is incredible and the fans are really good, I hear them singing my song which is really cool and something I enjoy as a player.”
Tottenham’s home support can be notoriously fickle, with groans often being heard, especially when we fail to put away the teams we are expected to beat.
