Micky van de Ven’s individual numbers against Greece show that, unlike Tottenham, the Netherlands are not using him correctly.Van de Ven and his Dutch teammates came in for plenty of criticism after they began their Nations League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Germany last week.However, the Netherlands side silenced their critics by beating Serbia on Sunday, emerging with a hard-fought 2-1 win from Belgrade on Sunday.Xavi Hernandez’s men were expected to build on that result when they travelled to Greece, but they needed a late comeback to avoid defeat.Photo by Stefan Koops/EYE4IMAGES/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTottenham star Micky van de Ven’s numbers show he is not a left-backVan de Ven played all 90 minutes as a left-back, which is his usual position for the Netherlands, as his side came back from two goals down to rescue a point with two second-half strikes, with the equaliser coming from Tijani Reinders in the 89th minute.The Tottenham star was given a performance rating of 6.9 by FotMob. Here are his individual stats from the game:Micky van de Ven stats:Touches: 79Expected Assists: 0.04Passes: 67/70 (96 per cent)Successful dribbles: 1/1Passes into final third: 12Tackles: 1Recoveries: 4Dribbled past: 1Duels won: 3/4The fact that Van de Ven failed to create any scoring opportunities, did not make a single cross or have a single touch in the opposition box shows that he is not naturally suited to playing as a left-back.One wonders if Xavi will end this experiment and start the Tottenham star at centre-back in the next game against Serbia, particularly with Jan Paul van Hecke out injured. Surely it makes more sense to play Timber at left-back and Van de Ven in the middle?What is the latest on Jan Paul van Hecke?Van Hecke picked up an injury during the Netherlands’ win over Serbia, and the centre-back has now returned to Hotspur Way for further assessment and treatment.When asked about the injury on Thursday, Xavi hinted that the Spurs man may have suffered a fractured toe after his foot was stomped on.The former Barcelona boss said about Van Hecke: “During the match against Serbia, someone stepped on him. He didn’t realise it [someone stepping on his toe] during the match, but afterwards it was impossible for him to play.“During the match against Serbia, someone stepped on him. He didn’t realise it [someone stepping on his toe] during the match, but afterwards it was impossible for him to play.“He really wanted to try, but he was in a lot of pain. That is why we decided to take him off the list. He tried to participate in recovery training yesterday (Tuesday). He tried again today, but he couldn’t touch the ball.”READ MORE: ‘What about Tottenham?’ – Spurs finances called into question amid Man City hypocrisyThe post Take note Tottenham, Micky van de Ven stats show Netherlands experiment is not working appeared first on Spurs Web.