Micky van de Ven joined Tottenham from Wolfsburg in August 2023 Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "the biggest nonsense" to suggest the club's players do not care about the team's current plight. Spurs are a point above the Premier League relegation zone in 16th with eight matches of the season left to play after a difficult season. But Van de Ven gave a passionate defence of their commitment to the Spurs cause on the eve of the second leg of Tottenham's Champions League last-16 tie at home to Atletico Madrid. " Spurs trail Atletico 5-2 from the first leg in Madrid following a club-record sixth straight loss before they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. Van de Ven said suggestions that Spurs players are not bothered by their predicament "brings so much more trouble" because supporters are "starting to believe" them. "The other day when we read something about one guy that said to everyone that he's probably going to leave and doesn't care about the situation they're in," added the 24-year-old Dutchman.