In Matchday 4 of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 with Everton at home. After the match, Tottenham Hotspur defender Van Hecke gave an interview to the club's official media.

JP, thank you for the interview. First, tell us your thoughts on the team's performance today.

Obviously, we're disappointed with the result because we came here to win, but we didn't manage it, so that's frustrating.

What areas does the team still need to improve?

I think we managed to keep another clean sheet, which is positive. But I feel like we often get close to their goal and into the box well, but at the final moment, we lack the right decision-making. Sometimes we need to shoot earlier, and sometimes we need to pass. So it's clearly something we need to learn and work hard to improve.

Do you feel that if the team takes their first chance and breaks the deadlock, they could get momentum?

Yes, I think the fans today were incredible—they kept supporting us and pushing us on. Of course, they also need a goal, and we need a goal too. Once that goal comes, everything becomes easier, and a goal changes the game. But we'll keep working hard. That said, I felt toward the end we got a bit too anxious, which led to some sloppy handling of the ball, and we really need to do better in that respect.

I know we came here to win and nothing else, but I still want to talk about the importance of the clean sheet. I think we should acknowledge that you and Micky van de Ven are gradually building chemistry in the defensive line. Can you speak to how you're developing that partnership? How proud are you to keep your opponents from scoring?

I think it all starts with defense. To win matches and get points, you have to keep clean sheets. If you want to win something, you have to have very good defensive ability. Today we kept another clean sheet, which is good. Micky played very well, and I think all the defenders and other players worked hard to help us, which is good. But unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help us win.

Finally, there's a busy period of fixtures ahead. How much does it help to have the next match coming quickly, allowing the team to bounce back and get going again right away?

I think we just need to keep moving forward, keep trying to improve ourselves, stay positive, and make sure we try to do better every day. I'm 100% confident that we'll get good results. Of course, I wanted to win today too, so I'm very frustrated right now. I also wanted to win last week, but what I want to say is that we need to keep pushing forward, keep working hard, and make sure we win matches.

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