Tottenham Hotspur’s coaches will be eager to put things right during the international break and many of their players link up with their national sides.
Spurs have had a rollercoaster start to the Premier League season, with some familiar issues coming to the fore once again.
Tottenham drew 1-1 at Leicester City in their season opener, a game they should have won convincingly but for a glut of wasted chances.
Ange Postecoglou’s charges then hammered Everton 4-0 in a display of what Spurs really can do when firing on all cylinders.
However, Tottenham went on to lose their next game as Newcastle United ran out 2-1 winners at St James’ Park, despite Spurs dominating on Tyneside.
The Leicester game at the start of the season also saw an incident between two Spurs players late on which split opinion among Lilywhites fans.
Lucas Bergvall made an error which resulted in goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario having to make a save, and the Italian was seen reprimanding his teammate.
Now, Bergvall has spoken about the incident, and also shared what Vicario said to him in the aftermath of the game.
Lucas Bergvall says ‘all is calm now’ between himself and Guglielmo Vicario
Bergvall, speaking to Aftonbladet, said: “Sometimes you do slightly worse things, sometimes you do better things.
“We were 1-0 up with a fairly comfortable lead. We conceded 1-1 and then that happens [when he lost the ball].
“All is calm now. We have talked about it. Vicario said that there are hot feelings and things like that, that happen.”
Premier League baptism of fire
The Premier League, as everyone knows, is a difficult and unforgiving league.
The slightest errors by any players can be pounced upon and have serious consequences in terms of goals and results.
Bergvall was lucky to get away with his error against Leicester, and Vicario’s reaction shows just much it means to him, and how high the standards are at the club.
It’s good to hear that it’s water under the bridge now, and no doubt Bergvall will have learned from the experience.