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Olympic gold medal-class

There were reasons why Son Heung-min 32 praised it. Mickey van der Ben 23, Tottenham Hotspur boasted an overwhelming speed comparable to that of the Olympic gold medalists.

Van de Ben is expected to be able to compete with the 100-meter track and field athlete at the Olympics. He showed a surprising run in the match against Everton, Britain's Talk Sports reported on the 25th.

Tottenham reported its first win of the season with a landslide 4-0 victory against Everton in the second round of the 2024-2025 Premier League held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. Captain Son Heung-min scored multiple goals, and Christian Romero and Yves Bissouma added one more goal each.

Dutch national center back Van de Ben was also impressive. Despite his tall height of 193 centimeters, he is famous for his explosive speed. Last season, he recorded the instantaneous speed of 37.38 kilometers per hour, making him the fastest man in the history of the Premier League.

Van de Ben, who became a key defender of Tottenham last season, also played full-time against Everton. He led the defense line with Romero, helping Tottenham win without losing any points.

In particular, Van de Ben showed his presence not only in defense but also in offense. He assisted Son Heung-min in multiple goals with a pass following an explosive run in the 31st minute of the second half when Tottenham was leading 3-0. It was an assist that shone as much as a goal. Looking at the scoring sequence, it was a simple goal that he made with a single pass and shot after running from the Tottenham box to the Everton box.

Van de Ben showed us again why he is the fastest player in PL history by scoring an incredible assist. After running nearly 78 meters in about nine seconds, he helped Son score his second goal, Talk Sports said. Van de Ben quickly shifted from defense to offense. He cut off the opponent's pass and rushed to the center of the field carrying the ball to the center of the pitch. He then approached the opponent's box and passed it.

The media also stressed that Son successfully played a shot through goalie Jordan Pickford's legs, completing Tottenham's first win of the season. However, these goals were all scored by Van der Ben. He countered the speed of Noah Lyles, the gold medalist in 100-meter track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the Paris Olympics, Lyles crossed the 100-meter finish line with 9.79 seconds, winning the gold medal. When he crossed the 80-meter race, he clocked 7.8 seconds. He is about one second shorter than Van de Ben, who took nine seconds to run the 78-meter race. His speed is truly terrifying considering that he ran with a ball on him unlike Lyles.

Fans also admired comments such as Not a single centerback in the world can do like Van der Ben, I hope he gets the confidence to run more often, Fantastic scene created by Van der Ben's passion and teamwork, and Van der Ben is XX crazy.


Son Heung-min, the leading scorer, also gave all the credit to Van de Ben. In an official interview with the club after the game, he said, This is your score, after the score.

Son said, When Van de Ben dribbled the ball, I was also playing next to him. At that time, I saw Van de Ben and thought, 'If you pass the ball to me now that you took the ball away, I will kill you.' Because it was very far to the opponent's goal post, and I could see too much space in front of Van de Ben.

I was thinking 'keep dribbling! Keep running!' he said with a smile. In fact, he hit the ball and gave me a perfect pass like a midfielder. After I scored, I saw fans singing 'Cheers Mickey' to him.

Finally, Son Heung-min said, I was really happy to score a goal. I'm very happy to score, but Mickey played hard with the ball and gave me such a pass. This goal should be called Mickey's goal, adding, I'm very happy and grateful to have such a fantastic defender behind me.

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