An antsy five minutes in north London between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal saw both teams acting slightly erratically and frantically towards the end of the first half - and it saw Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville take aim at Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, describing the Italian as having 'frogs in his pants' when defending a corner.
What had been an end-to-end, yet fairly tame game on Sunday afternoon almost came to blows when a Jurrien Timber tackle on Pedro Porro saw the Dutchman booked for a challenge that almost resulted in a red card after a VAR check. However, once the ball had gone out of play, tempers flared when Timber and Vicario grabbed each other's shirts in a small tussle, before they were broken up via yellow cards amid petty handbags between the pair.
Neville Says Vicario Had "Frogs in His Pants"
The Italian was overly emotional after the tussle
From the resulting corner, Vicario was filled with angst and was found gesturing to his Tottenham defence - which Neville said made him feel 'nervous' as it would panic his teammates.
Speaking live on Sky Sports' coverage of the north London derby, Neville couldn't agree with Vicario's actions - describing the Italian star as having 'frogs in his pants' for his wild actions prior to the corner that eventually amounted to nothing. He said live on air:
"I just don't like it when goalkeepers are sort of throwing their arms around and looking like they're panicking at all...it makes me nervous. Look at him. He's got frogs in his pants."
Tottenham Will Need to Rely on Vicario
The goalkeeper is generally reliable despite an antsy derby
Vicario was one of Tottenham's better signings last season under Ange Postecoglou, and was generally considered as one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League in the previous campaign.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Guglielmo Vicario made his Italy debut against Ecuador back in March.
Today wasn't his best outing, though. The moment his yellow card occurred, the former Empoli stopper was always battling against Arsenal's attackers and that proved true for the goal. He was too obsessed about tussling with Arsenal's attackers in the six-yard box as a corner was swung in, and by the time he readjusted himself to deal with Gabriel's header, there was little he could do to stop the Brazilian powering the Gunners ahead as they held on to a 1-0 lead.
Tottenham will need their stopper throughout the season, though. He's generally reliable, and at 27, he has a huge career ahead of him of around a decade - which will only be enhanced by the Italy caps that he has picked up in the last calendar year for the Azzurri.
For Tottenham, defeat at home to their local rivals leaves them on just four points from two games, with back-to-back defeats coming against Newcastle United and Mikel Arteta's side - with their only saving grace being the 4-0 hammering of Everton in their first home game of the season.
Postecoglou knows that his team will need to pick up points going forward if they are to remain in the race for a European spot, but with tricky ties coming up at home to Brentford before traveling to Manchester United and Brighton, they could be further behind than they'd like by October.