Guglielmo Vicario was not about to stand around feeling sorry for himself after Erling Haaland scored for Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Spurs goalkeeper could not stop the Norwegian's close range shot from Jeremy Doku's deflected pass but as his team-mates trudged away disappointed to restart the game, the Italian started rallying the troops. First he turned to teenager Archie Gray and started to gee the youngster up and did so to a couple of other Tottenham players.
Then Vicario shouted across to Wilson Odobert, making his first start since September, motioning twice towards him and then pointing diagonally to the other side of the pitch in an animated fashion. It could have meant a number of things, including getting the ball over there or running inside more often, but it was noticeable that the 20-year-old had trotted back slowly as City broke for the move that led to the goal, especially after centre-back Kevin Danso had come well out of position towards him to try to press high up the pitch.
Vicario also spoke to Danso and consoled him before going over the referee and saying something to the official before speaking to Danso again and then Odobert across the pitch.
Vicario was a constant presence around the turf, along with the four saves he made during the game, including one moment when he ran almost to the halfway line before an attacking corner was taken to say something to Gray before giving the 18-year-old a hug.
It all lends further weight to Ange Postecoglou's decision to appoint Vicario to the team's leadership group and the goalkeeper is certainly going to be in the running to wear the armband whenever Son Heung-min cannot captain the side.
"I included him in the leadership [group] this year because I have just seen his growth," Postecoglou explained when he made the decision. "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."
Postecoglou also said this season: "As soon as I had a conversation with him, I knew he was the right bloke for us. Beyond being an outstanding goalkeeper, he is an outstanding human being.
"If you bring a person like that into your dressing room, it’s going to give you more than just a goalkeeper. He is the kind of guy who is going to have an influence over everything we do. He is going to have an influence over what I do and that’s how I keep learning — by bringing these kinds of players in."
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