Tottenham have made a number of good signings under Ange Postecoglou. But one stands out for club legend Ledley King.
As a former centre-back, King has a good eye for players that play in his position, and the Spurs legend declared Micky van de Ven a "godsend" for Postecoglou.
Van de Ven was one of Postecoglou 's first signings upon arrival at Tottenham last summer, bolstering the back-line that the Australian saw as a priority in his first pre-season in north London. And the Dutchman has shone in a Spurs shirt.
He is the fastest Premier League player on record and is often the last line of defence in Postecoglou 's high-press, high octane system.
Speaking on the Seaman Says podcast, in association with Betway, King said: "There are going to be ups and downs because of the style that he wants to play. I think Micky van der Ven has been a godsend in terms of the system because there's a lot of running and recovery runs, and he's one of the quickest things I've seen. He's been really important, but I think with everything you need time."
King believes Spurs are on the right track with Postecoglou at the helm and has backed the head coach's philosophy. Postecoglou has often been criticised for his no-nonsense attacking approach, refusing to be defensive when certain situations might ordinarily call for it.
King added: "Finishing fifth was good for me. You lose Harry Kane before the start of the season, a new manager comes in and we still got fifth position. Now, we want to see a progression on that, obviously, but I believe in him. If you give him time, I believe that he's the right man.
"I think it's been a breath of fresh air in terms of just going out there trying to win games. I've always felt with Tottenham that we've always had good enough players to win any game of football. It's obviously not always happened, but there's not been one game where I didn't believe we were going to win because we have players that are capable of doing that.
"I think that's where Ange is at – if we play our game and we play it well, we can win the game, and that’s his thought. Playing well and trying to be entertaining while you're doing it. It's just his style.
"I've always believed that our best chance of winning anything is by being ourselves and just playing, players expressing themselves, going for it. I look back to the team when I won the League Cup in 2008, and it was a team that played against a very good Chelsea side on the day, but we just played our game.
"That's always going to be the best chance for me, rather than thinking too much. Being free to play, I think, is Tottenham's best way of actually getting over the line and winning the trophy."