Micky van de Ven believes Xavi Simons could be the solution to the creative flatness threatening to undermine Tottenham’s start to the season.
With Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison sustaining long-term injuries and Dominic Solanke undergoing a procedure on his troublesome ankle, Tottenham have started to look a little predictable in forward areas and form has stuttered over the past month. Thomas Frank acknowledged before Spurs’ 2-2 Champions League draw with the Norwegian champions, Bodø/Glimt, on Tuesday that the almost complete change to the front four – with Son Heung-min having left – has created problems.
