Jan Paul van Hecke criticizes Andy Robertson’s decision-making against Aston Villa, raising concerns over potential dressing room friction at Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur‘s bottom-of-the-table plight threatens to spill over into dressing room friction after defender Jan Paul van Hecke publicly criticized teammate Andy Robertson following the 3-2 defeat against Aston Villa. The 26-year-old Dutch center-back took aim at Robertson’s decision-making during a pivotal moment in the match, raising concerns that internal division could complicate Roberto De Zerbi’s attempts to steady the club.
Speaking to Dutch outlet Algemeen Dagblad during international duty, Van Hecke opened up on the frustration surrounding Tottenham’s winless start to the Premier League campaign. He highlighted a specific incident against Villa where Micky van de Ven was off the pitch receiving treatment for an injury. Instead of letting the ball go out for a corner or kicking it out of play to allow Van de Ven time to return, Robertson kept the ball in play, leading to a turnover and a decisive Aston Villa goal.
“You know you’re down to 10 men, then it’s smarter to kick the ball out, so you can wait until Micky gets ...