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Spurs player ratings vs Nottingham Forest, Micky van de Ven was awful and joins three stars on 2/10

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Micky van de Ven was amongst Tottenham Hotspur’s worst performers against Nottingham Forest as they were beaten 3-0.

Tottenham Hotspur were unable to build on the win over Atletico Madrid as they were torn apart by the travelling Forest team.

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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was stunned following a big welcoming reception for the team as the players failed to offer anything.

After a very damaging defeat for the North London club, The Spurs News assesses the players’ performances from the match.

Guglielmo Vicario – 3

Guglielmo Vicario yet again made another error, and this time it was for Forest’s second, as Gibbs-White’s shot went underneath him.

Pedro Porro – 3

Pedro Porro started at right midfield and never looked much of a threat, trying to create chances for Tudor’s side.

Micky van de Ven – 2

Micky van de Ven looked all over the place in the first half and was taken off at half-time, presumably after picking up a minor injury.

Cristian Romero – 5

Cristian Romero worked hard to show aggression and some passion, but Spurs were ultimately so easy to score against for the visitors.

Kevin Danso – 4

Kevin Danso had some decent defensive moments, winning most of his aerial duels, but it was a day of bad defending for Spurs.

Djed Spence – 2

Djed Spence was hooked at half-time following a pretty woeful display against Forest, as the defender lost possession nine times.

Archie Gray – 7

Gray once again was Spurs’ best performer against Forest; however, he could not do enough to stop the team from slipping to defeat.

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Archie Gray of Tottenham Hotspur speaks to the media after the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur at Frankfurt Stadion.
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Pape Matar Sarr – 6

Pape Matar Sarr had some bright moments in the midfield, but ultimately didn’t have much of an influence on the match.

Mathys Tel – 6

Mathys Tel has shown a lot of effort over the last few weeks and at least tried to make things happen in the first half.

Richarlison – 2

Richarlison offered very little up front for Tottenham, failing to produce a single shot on target and missing one big chance.

Dominic Solanke – 2

Just like his strike partner, Dominic Solanke was also very, very poor, and it proved to be a bizarre decision to start him over Xavi Simons.

Destiny Udogie – 3

Destiny Udogie was so poor when he came on and offered no impact on the game.

Lucas Bergvall – 4

Lucas Bergvall was also subbed on at half-time and was also very poor.

Xavi Simons – 3

Simons should have started against Forest after impressing against Atletico, but his impact was minimal.

Randal Kolo Muani – 3

Randal Kolo Muani failed to have an impact on the game, much like all of Spurs’ attackers on a very dark day for the club.

Conor Gallagher – 2

Conor Gallagher proves to be one of Tottenham’s worst-ever signings, managing just four touches and one completed pass in 12 minutes.