His Mistake’ – King slams Tottenham ace who was ‘completely responsible’ for loss v Man City To

Tottenham News is delighted to welcome aboard our brilliant new columnist Bryan King, the former goalkeeper who spent six years as a senior scout at Spurs and 28 years in total in first-team scouting roles. Bryan also spent eight years on Everton’s recruitment team and 11 years scouting at Aston Villa across two different spells.

Ex-Tottenham scout Bryan King feels Guglielmo Vicario was “responsible” for Spurs’ defeat against Manchester City.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round as Manchester City claimed a 1-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday 26 January.

On their sixth visit to Spurs’ new stadium, City scored their first goal there in the 88th minute thanks to a strike from Nathan Ake. Vicario was unable to stop Kevin De Bruyne’s inswinging corner.

Spurs players were enraged to claim that it seemed like the goalie had been impeded, even though King disagreed with their recommendations.

“I am starting to think Vicario might not be the best goalkeeper in the Premier League as I have previously suggested after all, I mean he was completely responsible for the goal,” King said in an exclusive interview with Tottenham News.

“You saw all game what Manchester City were trying to do, somebody was always on him at corners and when the ball came into the box why he didn’t get a two-fisted punch on it I cannot work out. I have said before that Vicario worries me on crosses, he doesn’t dominate his box, and City had clearly done their homework.

“The ball is curling in toward the near post, you’re under pressure from the opposition, you have got to punch, there is no point trying to catch. He suggested he was impeded but it was his mistake, completely down to him, he flapped at the ball and he did not deal with the situation correctly as a Premier League goalkeeper.

“Another thing that upset me was observing Stefan Ortega, City’s number two, and Vicario. It was evident that Ortega felt more at ease with the ball at his feet.Vicario appears somewhat agitated when the ball is at his feet.

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