Credit: Tottenham Hotspur via X

Daniel Lewis

Sun 12 April 2026 20:00, UK

Tottenham Hotspur supporters were not buying what Micky van de Ven had to say on the back of yet another disappointing result.

Van de Ven played a full part as Spurs were beaten 1-0 in the Premier League by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

Nordi Mukiele’s goal just after the hour mark settled the contest as Tottenham’s winless run in the competition stretched to a 14th game.

Spurs are now in the relegation zone, two points behind 17th-placed West Ham, ahead of facing Brighton and Hove Albion next weekend.

And after a brutal reality check for Roberto De Zerbi in his first Tottenham game in charge, Van de Ven faced up to speak to the club’s official social channels.

Micky van de Ven rues Tottenham misfortune

Van de Ven was far from his best against Sunderland, albeit the Black Cats’ winner did come with a huge slice of fortune as Mukiele’s shot took a heavy deflection on its way through.

“I’m devastated that we lost today,” Van de Ven said in his post-game interview with the club’s social media team.

“We didn’t play a bad game and created chances, while not conceding many chances. Their goal gets a strange deflection, so we were a bit unlucky.

“We’ve trained really well this week and next week we want it to be the same and hopefully get the points next weekend.

“Nothing is going our way the last couple of months. As I say, a deflected goal and a penalty taken away from us. We just need to find the momentum to turn things around.”

While Van de Ven was clearly speaking from the heart, the same old ‘woe is us’ interviews are no longer being bought by Spurs fans – and they haven’t for a while.

Indeed, when the interview was posted on X on Sunday evening, fans reacted almost universally as they slammed the players for failing to do their talking on the pitch.

“Defeated attitude, so why should any of us feel any different? Put your big boy pants on and do something about it,” one fan wrote.

Another wrote: “Bench the big egos from the squad… Bring in some of the Under-21s… they have a lot more fight in them.”

“Nobody wants to hear it Mickey,” another, perhaps somewhat harshly, wrote. “You are not committed to the club.”

Tottenham could be as good as down in a week’s time

As mentioned by one fan via X above, there is almost a denial among the players right now about just how serious this situation has become.

Tottenham are deep in relegation trouble and the situation is only getting worse, not better.

An ever-improving West Ham won on Friday, while Nottingham Forest picked up a decent point against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Leeds United have a game in hand against Manchester United on Monday to themselves put further distance between themselves and the bottom three.

The worrying thing is, nobody can see a win coming. Brighton and Hove Albion visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next weekend, but taking three points from that seems a pipedream the way things are going.

If the worst happens and Spurs lose again, combined with a West Ham win against Crystal Palace on the Monday, the gap to safety will only grow.

With six games to go, next week’s clash against Brighton is as must win as they come to avoid what seemed an impossible situation becoming a reality.