‘He went mad’… £17m Tottenham player was absolutely furious with teammates vs Man City
Guglielmo Vicario was furious with his Tottenham Hotspur teammates during Friday’s defeat to Manchester City.
After a late goal by Nathan Ake gave Pep Guardiola’s team a well-earned victory in north London, Spurs were eliminated from the FA Cup.
Although they played a strong defense that evening, Ange Postecoglou’s team was far from their best offensively.Tottenham frequently gave the ball away in risky situations and struggled to play past City’s press.
This season, Guglielmo Vicario has been essential to Tottenham’s style of play, enabling Postecoglou’s team to play out of the back with ease.
But the 27-year-old was forced to go long a few times on Friday, largely down to City’s relentless pressing.
And Vicario wasn’t happy with his teammate’s efforts to show for the ball, with Gold claiming the Italian was ‘going crazy’ after being forced to hoof the ball out for a throw-in.
Vicario furious with Tottenham teammates vs City
In his most recent YouTube video, Gold talked about what Vicario did when he was given no other options and was trying to play out from the back.
The reporter remarked, “There was a time when Vicario caught the ball and he had nobody to pass it to.” That is not how the Postecoglou system works; someone is always bravely attempting to get a quick pass, but nobody is present.
“He became insane after having to purposefully kick it out of play to the side! I am aware that he acquired the moniker “Venom” from Italian broadcasters due to his intense outbursts on the field directed at teammates or other individuals.
“I haven’t seen him get as angry as he did yesterday,” Gold added. “I think he had a bit of a go at Sess after the end of the Burnley game.
“But this one was probably the angriest I’ve seen him. He went mad at everyone in front of him. It may well have been at [Pierre-Emile] Hojbjerg but I don’t want to pin it on him if it wasn’t.
Hojbjerg started as the No.6 in Postecoglou’s midfield three on Friday evening and wasn’t showing for the ball as frequently as he would have been expected to.
Overall, the 28-year-old played well, although Tottenham’s defense was under more strain because of his unwillingness to accept the ball while under duress.
You can understand why Vicario was irritated given the £17 million man normally has a wealth of options to select from.
Even though Spurs weren’t playing at their best on Friday night, you have to give City some credit for outplaying them.
Vicario’s rage would indicate that City’s strategy was effective as Guardiola’s team neutralized Tottenham’s strategy of playing out from the back.
