Micky van de Ven points finger at Tottenham teammates after Aston Villa defeat

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Tottenham suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Sunday, with Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia scoring for the visitors after Rodrigo Bentancur had given Spurs the lead

Micky van de Ven has criticised his Tottenham teammates and believes that the attacking players should have created more chances during Sunday's 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa.

Thomas Frank's side made the perfect start at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however. Rodrigo Bentancur put Spurs ahead in the fifth minute, slotting the ball home after Van de Ven headed across the box.

Although Tottenham created chances to double their lead, Villa equalised eight minutes before the break. Morgan Rogers was the man that scored it, as he fired the ball beyond Guglielmo Vicario from the edge of the area.

Villa went on to win it in the second half, with substitute Emiliano Buendia coming on and scoring in the 77th minute. The Argentine dribbled inside before curling an inch-perfect shot past Vicario and into the corner.

Spurs may have had more shots, shots on target and clear-cut chances, but Van de Ven felt his side could have done much more to get at least a point - if not three - from the game.

Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, Van de Ven said: "I don't think we did enough. If we'd done enough we wouldn't have lost this game. I don't think we gave too much away, they scored two goals from outside the box. But I think we can also create more for ourselves.

"We always give 100% to the fans and the club and everyone."

Tottenham suffered a major injury blow moments before the game as Cristian Romero pulled up in the warm up and was forced to withdraw from the XI, with Kevin Danso taking his place.

"We knew he was a doubt during the week already," Van de Ven said on Romero. "But of course it's always bad when he pulls out in the warm-up. But I think Kevin [Danso] came in and did really well."

Adding on Romero's condition, Frank said in his post-match press conference: "Minor abductor injury. He felt a little bit the past few days. We expected him to be fine but he wasn't. I don't think it is too big."

"There were two big teams on the pitch," he added, reflecting on the result. "We started very well. Villa produced two goals out of nothing and we had four or five moments where we couldn't produce. If you told me before the game that these players will be shooting from these positions I'd have said 'happy days'."