Ange Postecoglou has heaped praise on Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario for how he spends his time off from Tottenham duties.
Guglielmo Vicario made a name for himself at Empoli before making the move to Tottenham in the summer of 2023. The North London club forked out £17 million to sign the Italian goalkeeper who has takeover as their number one from Hugo Lloris.
The 27-year-old has done most things right since making the move to Spurs. While he has faced a lot of criticism because of his struggles to deal with set-pieces, Vicario has been a consistent performer for them and Ange Postecoglou is very pleased with his performances as well as his work ethic.
He has been included in the leadership group by the Australian manager and wore the armband in their opening Europa League fixture against Qarabag. On the back of his impressive performance in the European fixture, Postecoglou spoke quite highly about the Italian international to Football.London.
He said: “He has been great since the day he arrived.
“Criticism is just part of the nature of football these days. We have had a few under the spotlight.
“I included him in the leadership (group) this year, I have just seen his growth. He is one of those guys who is really positive.
“He comes in every day wanting to work, he comes in on his days off wanting to work. He is a great example for everyone and a great human being as well.
“I thought he could add something to our leadership group. It’s great for him to get the armband last night and I thought he rose to the occasion.
“He was big for us. He hasn’t had to make too many big saves in the first few games for us but we needed him for a couple last night and he was great.”
The former Celtic boss is quite impressed by the 27-year-old goalkeeper’s performances and the manner in which he has carried himself since making the move to the club. He has a desire to learn and improve. More importantly, Postecoglou has revealed the fact that Vicario comes into training during his off days.
While he has been criticised for his inability to deal with the balls coming into the box, the Italian goalkeeper is working hard on a daily basis to ensure he gets better and does his best for the team. It’s his qualities as a player as well as an individual which have resulted in Postecoglou including him in the leadership group and handing him the armband.