Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven explains post-Chelsea frustration after wonder goal

Micky van de Ven has insisted frustration was the sole reason behind his reaction after Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea and it was nothing against Tottenham boss Thomas Frank.

Van de Ven made headlines along with Spurs team-mate Djed Spence after they ignored the instructions of Frank to applaud the home fans and walked straight down the tunnel during a chorus of boos.

It was an eye-catching exchange and an unwanted distraction for Tottenham after a meek display in the London derby. However, the duo apologised on Sunday and Van de Ven firmly made amends with a superb solo goal in Tuesday’s 4-0 thrashing of Copenhagen.

Asked about the weekend incident, Van de Ven said: “It’s the past so I don’t want to make it bigger than it is. Djed and I walked off, we were just frustrated after the game and everything got really exploded, to be honest, by the media.

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