Van der Vaart on his Tottenham red card

Rafael Van der Vaart - Tottenham news

Rafael van der Vaart admitted that he was worried that Tottenham could have lost after he was sent off against FC Twente.

The Dutch midfielder was shown a second yellow card on 60 minutes after a rash challenge while the score was 2-1 to Spurs.

“Of course after the red card it was difficult,” he said on Sky Sports. “I was worried we wouldn’t win the game but in the end the guys played fantastic.

“It was a strange game, also for me. I scored, missed a penalty and was also sent off.”

Van der Vaart will now miss the tough trip to Inter Milan and added: “They are going to win for me,”

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