A major worry is Jan Vertonghan. Speculation has been rife; but whilst quotes from these foreign outlets don’t add much, they could be construed as positive.
He appears to be aware that Spurs aren’t playing football equal to the sum of their parts, and that his body language sucks. But he has suggested that he is planning to stay next season.
Verts told Sporza after the Benfica fiasco:
We tried to be their counterparts but their positioning is better and they played well together. Individually we have, I think, as much quality. But not as a team.
My body is dramatic. That is very clear and shows how I feel. I need to change this , I realize myself . You see sometimes too fast how it is with me . But I am just sorry that it’s not going well . I can not stand and hope that things turn around soon .
But I focus entirely on Tottenham.
Nieuwsblad also spoke to him, this time referencing the dressing room barney:
I can definitely see myself in his criticism. He talked the whole group , and then I feel even approached me.
He has put the player’s (heads) on the block and maybe that was the good approach . One way or another, will that work for us. It was not good enough in recent weeks, that includes the Benfica game.
On his contract situation:
But I heard nothing from Tottenham. The season still has ten games to go and I ‘m suspended for the second leg of the Europa League. I focus now at the very end of the season.
Whether I play at Tottenham next year ? I have not spoken with the club , but I’m one hundred percent sure of it.
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