The incredible result achieved by Tottenham last weekend at the Etihad Stadium has left a serious consequence for Ange Postecoglou’s team. After beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 0-4, it has come to light that one of the players who was on the pitch played injured for most of the minutes of the game. Gugliermo Vicario, Spurs’ starting goalkeeper, had to undergo surgery for a fracture in his right ankle.
The Italian goalkeeper, a regular in the London team’s eleven, suffered this injury in the middle of the match and, despite the pain, continued without being substituted, thus completing the 90 minutes. After the operation, Vicario posted a message on his social networks, in which he regrets “not being able to help the team for a while.” However, he does not lose heart: “Starting tomorrow I will be working hard to come back stronger, fitter and ready to give it my all again.”
Gugliermo Vicario played with a broken ankle at the Etihad and kept a clean sheet.EFE
The Instagram post itself is where he recognizes his feat. “I played 60 minutes at the Etihad with a broken ankle, giving absolutely everything I had for the team,” the footballer wrote. During that time he received five shots, avoiding the goal in all of them and leaving a clean sheet.
A very sensitive drop
For Tottenham it is a very painful loss that bitters the sweet taste of the victory achieved against Manchester City. The goals of Maddison (2), Pedro Porro and Johnson have been marred by this injury that disrupts the plans of the Australian coach, who will have to call on Fraser Forster for the next matches.
He is Tottenham’s most irreplaceable player
Nizaar Kinsella, BBC journalist, on Vicar
Since his arrival in London last season, Vicario had started each and every Premier League match. In fact, from England they assure that he is “the most irreplaceable player on the team” and that this loss could do a lot of damage to the Spurs’ aspirations.
Vicario being treated during the match against Manchester City.EFE
“Sometimes football gives you the most, and sometimes it challenges you in ways you don’t expect,” the goalkeeper said on his Instagram. His time out is unknown, as the club has published that “he will be evaluated by our medical staff to determine when he can return to training.”
One month is the minimum expected, and it can reach three depending on the severity of the fracture. Weeks in which Tottenham will face decisive matches in the Europa League, Carabao Cup and English League with the aim of returning to European positions and getting closer to a title.