Van der Vaart: Van de Van is not in the same class as Van Dijk, according to the former Spurs star

Since joining the Premier League at the beginning of last season, the Dutch defender has consistently demonstrated his impressive skills on the field.

However, Van de Ven was not too impressive in a 1-0 loss against Germany in the Nations League.

Van Der Vaart name checked Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and stated of Van de Ven: "I don't easily get ashamed of the Dutch team, but today I did.

“We attribute so many qualities to them, but it's completely wrong. You can analyse it, but everything just goes wrong.

"Then we have doubts about the absence of Virgil van Dijk, of course you miss him. All well and good, Micky van de Ven, but this is no Van Dijk."