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Three positives for Tottenham Hotspur from loss to Aston Villa

By Aaron Coe

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur applaud the fans with team mates during a lap of honour following the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 19, 2021 in London, England. A limited number of fans will be allowed into Premier League stadiums as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease in the UK. (Photo by Paul Childs - Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur applaud the fans with team mates during a lap of honour following the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 19, 2021 in London, England. A limited number of fans will be allowed into Premier League stadiums as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease in the UK. (Photo by Paul Childs - Pool/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur's Dutch midfielder Steven Bergwijn (L) vies with Aston Villa's Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur’s Dutch midfielder Steven Bergwijn (L) vies with Aston Villa’s Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on May 19, 2021. – – (Photo by RICHARD HEATHCOTE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Stevie Bergwijn back for Spurs

Another bright spot in the match on Wednesday was the return of Steven Bergwijn. After a splash in his early Spurs career less than 18 months ago, Bergwijn had fallen on tough times this season. Stevie has been a willing runner all season long and was in and out of the line-up early for Tottenham.

However, it was a couple of big misses against Liverpool that began to really cost Bergwijn his place in the squad. Those misses were indicative of his season for the most part where he is getting the ball in good places, he is just unable to finish from there.

On Wednesday, things fell into place for the Dutchman and he scored a goal somewhat similar to a blast he put by Manchester United last season. The raw power of both Bergwijn and his shot was incredible as he shrugged off a couple of tough challenges and unleashed a beauty of a half-volley.

Bergwijn had the best chances on the evening for Tottenham in the second half as well and was unlucky to have two decent efforts go right at the keeper. Hitting the target is step one and after missing the target much of the season, on the frame is what Bergwin was looking for.

At still only 23 years of age, Bergwijn is one of the younger players in the first team and hopefully can build off of the goal and positive performance heading into the offseason.