Time for the most recent installment of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham featuring our correspondents for Spurs, Rob Guest and Alasdair Gold.
Even though Tottenham Hotspur’s home loss to Chelsea, their local rivals, was 4-1, many of their supporters still held them in high regard.
Spurs were down to nine men after Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie received red cards, but in typical Ange Postecoglou fashion, they kept going and created three great late chances for Eric Dier, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Son Heung-min before giving up late goals to the opposition.
However, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium erupted in raucous applause for the Tottenham players for all of their efforts when Chelsea’s third goal was scored, and it did so once more when the final whistle blew.
They celebrated because all of their players had given it their all, especially goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who was so focused and in high spirits that he ran out of goal and angrily yelled at Yves Bissouma for failing to look back after Chelsea’s fourth goal after nearly 110 minutes of play.
Head of football.london joined our Tottenham correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest. On the most recent episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham, Lee Wilmot will talk about everything mentioned above. The three discussed the wild derby, the implications for the team of James Maddison and Micky van de Ven’s injuries, Romero and Udogie’s suspensions, and who will fill in.
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Guglielmo Vicario, the goalkeeper, made an impressive performance for Tottenham against Chelsea despite giving up four goals.
The match between Tottenham and Chelsea on Monday night had all the makings of a fierce contest, but few could have predicted the exact outcome. It is extremely uncommon to witness a goalie give up four goals and still be considered for Player of the Match, but that pretty much captures the insane nature of the situation.
The early goal by Dejan Kulusevski seemed to establish Spurs’ dominance, but the Blues equalized from the penalty spot after Cristian Romero was sent off for a challenge in the penalty area. The home team’s situation worsened when Destiny Udogie was sent off and Micky van de Ven and James Maddison were also injured.
Ange Postecoglou, with nine players remaining, decided against sitting deep and waiting to be picked off and instead had his team play an extremely high line. It was effective for a while; it took Chelsea twenty minutes to take the lead before Nicolas Jackson managed to score.
Tottenham had opportunities despite that goal, but Son Heung-min, Eric Dier, and Rodrigo Bentancur were unable to find the back of the net. Then, in stoppage time, Jackson added two more goals to secure his first Premier League hat-trick and all three points, sealing their fate.
“From a football standpoint, it’s difficult to analyze,” Postecoglou said to the media following the game. “The outcome that’s left is disappointing. Losing is something you dislike, especially at home. Extremely proud of the players’ endeavors, willpower, tenacity, and desire to try to benefit from the game. Then there is the personnel fallout from our point of view. We’ll probably take care of that in the upcoming days.”
Guglielmo Vicario might have gotten the most credit in the middle of all the chaos because of his steady ability to sweep up behind the backline, which prevented the scoreline from getting much higher than it could have. Following the game, the goalie shared his thoughts on social media.
He posted the following on Instagram: “It’s hard to say anything after that match. We really tried, even with only nine men. I’ve never seen a 4-1 loss end with all of our supporters cheering us on. I’m grateful.
The defeat’s ripple effect is still to be seen, but for the time being Spurs can be proud of their resilience as a team, heal from their wounds, and play again this weekend.
