Although Jan Vertonghen spent eight years of his long career at Tottenham, he has never felt the pressure he does today.
Let us remember that Harry Kane said a similar thing after leaving Spurs, when he pointed out that at Tottenham there is little or no pressure if the club does not win any silver medals, but at Bayern Munich it is the other way round and he absolutely loves it.
The centre-back is currently with RSC Anderlecht in his native Belgium, where he moved from Benfica on a free transfer in 2022.
The 36-year-old was brought in to bring experience to a squad where they are looking to repeat previous highs, which have kept them top of the Jupiler Pro League standings.
DH produced an article on the subject on Monday, in which they examined the club’s situation and explained that neither Tottenham nor Borussia Dortmund fans are as impatient as Anderlecht fans.
Their view on the Spurs side of things comes from Vertonghen, who was a big part of the London club’s recent history before leaving for Benfica in 2020.
Thorgan Hazard, who also plays there, recently commented that Dortmund fans have their limits, but those at Anderlecht “whistle faster”.
At the time, the DH was providing Vertonghen’s opinion, with DH sources saying that he felt the same way about Tottenham fans and their patience before booing or whistling.
He is reported to have said, “There were times when even the players were in the game at the time: “Never in my career have I felt so much pressure from my own fans as I did at Anderlecht.”
An interesting anecdote given the ups and downs Tottenham experienced between 2012 and 2020, but there is no denying that Anderlecht fans, who have dominated Belgium for so long, are somewhat fed up with the recent decline in fortunes experienced by their club, which last won in 2017.