"Tottenham's second division relegation?" The players are not interested→"Controversy over ignoring the director" said, "Please believe me..."

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In the end, the player himself explained the recent suspicions surrounding the club. Tottenham Hotspur defender Mickey van der Penn (25) directly refuted the controversy over the job.

British media 'BBC' highlighted on the 18th (Korea Standard Time), saying, "Tottenham defender Van der Penn dismissed the allegations that the players were indifferent to the recent team situation as 'complete nonsense'.

This season, Tottenham are on the verge of the worst relegation ever. It is 16th in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season, with only one point from 18th place in the relegation zone. Even until the end of the season, there are only eight remaining games.

According to the 'BBC', some are convinced of Tottenham's players' struggle. The media pointed out, "There are questions that the Tottenham squad is already thinking about next season." In fact, one Tottenham legend revealed, "Tottenham players are already pushing for a transfer as the team is on the verge of relegation."

Tottenham players were already well aware of the outside noise. "That's ridiculous," Van der Penn told "BBC," adding, "Please believe me. Officials, staff and players both inside and outside the stadium are truly worried about Tottenham's situation.

Van der Penn then said: "We just want to turn things around. It is everyone's top priority, he said. "If there are reports that the players don't care about the team anymore, this is very hurtful for us as well."

In addition, regarding the recent claims that some players have already left Tottenham, he said, "I read such an article a few days ago," adding, "People make it up." Fans began to believe the news. All I can say is that it's not true," he said.

Meanwhile, Van der Penn has recently been slammed for seemingly ignoring the Igor Tudor directive on interim supervision tactics. According to Give Me Sports, Van der Penn continued to play against Arsenal, which was Tudor's Tottenham debut, ignoring instructions to raise the line. At this time, Tudor swung his arm in the air or leaned back as if he was despondent after seeing Van der Penn's actions.

Even earlier, Van der Penn was at the center of controversy for ignoring fans. Since the days of former coach Thomas Frank in December last year, internal discipline has already collapsed. According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham's local fans were enraged when Van der Penn and Jed Spence ignored the applause of their fans and went straight to the locker room.

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