Guglielmo Vicario’s howler vs Man City is his worst mistake yet – opinion
Tottenham may have made it through the Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Manchester City, but Guglielmo Vicario very nearly cost his team the win in the dying moments.
A mostly quiet night for Vicario
Overall, the game between Tottenham and Man City left Guglielmo Vicario with very little to do in goal. He was beaten by a Matheus Nunes strike just before half-time, but couldn’t really do anything about that goal.
Throughout the game, Man City’s players hit the ball off-target for the most part, though Vicario did make one important interception to palm away a cross late on.
As Spurs clung on to their 2-1 lead against the Premier League champions in the closing moments of the game, the fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium surely felt their heart in their throat as City took the lion’s share of possession and threatened to create a decisive opportunity.
Ange Postecoglou‘s men held firm and sealed the win to book a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, but all that hard work was almost undone due to Vicario’s big blunder towards the end of the game.
Guglielmo Vicario flaps at a Tottenham corner again
We have seen Vicario show his frailties from set-pieces for some time now, but his error in judgement against City may just be his worst yet.
With a corner floated into the Spurs box, Vicario decided to go for the ball, but ended up on the floor after getting nowhere near it and running into his own player.
While Vicario was flapping around aimlessly, City youngster Nico O’Reilly struck a shot towards goal and, with the ball creeping into the bottom corner, it was up to Yves Bissouma to save the day with a perfect goalline clearance.
You can watch the mistake below:
This has to stop
That attempt to come for the ball last night was perhaps the worst I’ve ever seen from any goalkeeper, and this needs to be remedied in training as a top priority. Vicario is a brilliant shot-stopper, his distribution is good, but he is not dependable at all when it comes to commanding his box.
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