Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario did not have the best of games against Fulham and was at fault for the away side’s second goal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Guglielmo Vicario has admitted fans booing is “part of football” after the Tottenham supporters vented their frustration at the players following the 2-1 loss to Fulham.
Spurs conceded twice in the first six minutes at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the second following a moment of madness by goalkeeper Vicario. After an early strike by Kenny Tete, Vicario rushed out to intercept Joachim Andersen’s pass ahead of Raul Jimenez, but instead of knocking the ball out for a throw, he inexplicably cleared it infield and Joshua King teed up Harry Wilson to curl home wonderfully.
It was a sensational 40-yard lob by Wilson, but Vicario’s comical error saw him heavily booed straight after by the home fans. The players were booed off the field at half-time and full-time, and Vicario has now had his say on what happened.
The Italian told Sky Sports: “Look it’s part of football. It’s part of football, so I am a big man, I am quite older. We cannot be influenced for which is the situation in the stands. The fans have the right to do what they think and probably it is on us to stay more calm and focus more on ourselves because we know which is our game plan and which is our strengths.
“We are lacking a little bit composure to overturn the result. Today it is a bad defeat and tough to accept.”
This latest bad result extended an awful run of results at home, with Spurs only winning three of their last 21 home league matches. When asked if the home form is affecting the team, Vicario said: “I don’t know. Everyone is different. Of course we would like to go up in the result and lead the game so we don’t have to chase.
“Today was this, the scenario, we had 90 minutes to overturn the result, we tried and push but probably missed a little bit of calmness and composure. It is what it is. It is a bad defeat and we apologise for the result. It is not what we expected tonight. We were very tuned in to try to win the game and it is painful now.
“In terms of the basics of football tonight, I think we compete, we win some duels, we put some physicality in and we were ready to fight so it is a completely different defeat to the one we suffered last weekend and a tough one because we conceded after six minutes.”
After the match Thomas Frank defended Vicario and his players, with the Dane questioning those who booed his goalkeeper. He said: “When you’re down 2-0 after six minutes, there is a mountain to climb.
“When you’re in a bad spell, everything seems to go against you as well – the first was a deflected shot, the second is a mistake from Vic. I didn’t like that our fans booed at him straight after and a few times after that. They can’t be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you’re on the pitch and we do everything we can to perform. I’m fine with them booing after the match, no problem, but not during. That is unacceptable in my opinion.”
