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Nice interview in the Observer. He touches on ‘shouty gate’.

Guglielmo Vicario: ‘If we win, Spurs fans will remember us for eternity’

Tottenham goalkeeper tells David Hytner about his new leadership role, dealing with set pieces and targeting success

www.theguardian.com

Good that he apologised to Bergvall

It was the 91st minute of the club’s opening game of the season when Lucas Bergvall, the 18-year-old debutant, lost the ball to Leicester’s Stephy Mavididi. He crossed for Wilfred Ndidi, who almost made it 2-1 with a header. Vicario got up after making the save and rushed towards Bergvall, incandescent, channelling his inner hairdryer. Some saluted the passion of the man known as Venom, whereas others criticised him for laying into a youngster. For the record, Bergvall is not the kind of character to allow that – or anything – to affect him.

“I was too aggressive with him and I apologised,” Vicario says. “Maybe it was because we had dominated, then conceded [in the 57th minute] and I had a feeling in the last five minutes – by anything – that we could lose. “So it’s just to understand where the game is leading us. But it was not the right way in terms of screaming at him. He will understand, he’s a good guy. And it’s part of football. I suffered this, too, when I was a teenager. We are men. We move forward. Maybe my acting at that moment was not the best but the message was for the right reasons and came from the right place.”