The opinions on how a player becomes one club’s legend are various. Some consider number of appearances, for others, goals are crucial, but sometimes neither is necessary if you show passion and willingness to “bleed” for the team.Guglielmo Vicario joined Tottenham from Empoli less than a year and a half ago but has already become the Spurs’ hero, all thanks to the sacrifice he made during the Premier League derby clash against Manchester City four days ago.🚨🚨🎙️ Vicario: “I played 60 minutes at the Etihad with a broken bone in my ankle, giving absolutely everything I had for the team.” Warrior. 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/guGvw9WxeL— HotspurReports. (@hotspurreports) November 25, 2024 Namely, the Italian suffered an ankle injury, which turned out to be a fracture, and still finished the match between the posts, keeping a clean sheet in Tottenham’s marvellous 4-0 victory over the PL champions! Once he found out about the severity of the situation, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou was shocked.”I guess, a bit of a shock first of all. We saw he picked up an injury during the game. We saw at half-time but there was no doubt about him continuing. You kind of digest that. Post game he was sore but he played 60 minutes with a sore ankle. We will tape it up and go again. But, and I guess externally now people realise, it is a testament to him as a person. He is as tough as nails, as tough as they come. The fact he played at that level for 60 minutes with a fractured ankle was quite outstanding,” the Australian gaffer said at the press conference ahead of Tottenham’s UEFA Europa League match against Roma, via Football London.Kulusevski revealed how Spurs defeated CityAccording to Postecoglou, Vicario will be sidelined for a while.”It’s not going to be weeks, it’ll be months. He’s had surgery and there’s certain timelines. Because it is Vic, and I don’t like giving timelines so early in a process like that because it puts undue pressure on the players and some expectations, but once we get past the rehab stage and he’s getting out there we’ll have a clearer idea. It’s a big blow, but for him personally I guess because he was having an outstanding season for us and really growing as a leader within the group. But we have dealt with setbacks before and we will deal with this,” the strategist stated.After Vicario’s injury, Postecoglou will have to turn to other alternatives for the place between the posts. The Australian claimed the club won’t sign another keeper, meaning the experienced 36-year-old Fraser Forster or one of two 26-year-olds, Brandon Austin or Alfie Whiteman, will get a chance.##NAJAVA_MECA_8528328##
