Vicario ‘so proud’ of Tottenham team-mates despite another loss under Thomas Frank
The North London club have now gone seven games without a win in the Premier League
Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has praised his team-mates for their fight despite losing 2-0 to Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.
The North London club were down to 10-men after 30 minutes at Old Trafford, with Cristian Romero getting sent off for the second time this season after a late challenge on Casemiro.
Spurs then conceded twice, with Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes grabbing goals to secure a fourth win in a row for United.
Speaking after the game, Vicario said: “It is so tough. Especially when you come to play in a stadium like this one.
“But I am proud of my team-mates because we showed a lot of resilience and hard work throughout the game. It is tough when you are one man less to try and overturn a result that is already 1-0.
“I am proud of my team-mates, so so proud, because they put all the character and effort in today and to do it 10 v 11 is a massive reward for what we want to show for our football club, for our fans and of course the result is another defeat which is tough to accept but today – we need to take the positive that can take us into Tuesday’s game.”
On how Cristian Romero is feeling in the dressing room, he added: “He is disappointed because he knows this red card could have been avoided so he apologised.
“He is our captain and today he made a mistake but we know the player he is and he is going to come back stronger and help us massively throughout the season.”
On a potential relegation battle, he then said: “It depends how you see things in life. The reality is that in terms of results we have struggled a lot.
“Two wins in the last 16 is not acceptable for this football club but we don’t have to forget how we are trying to push ourselves in tough conditions. This is the reality.
“Of course we have had a brilliant Champions League campaign so far and playing every three games I have already played 36 games and I am proud of myself for doing this but for the outfield players it is tough, so it depends how you see things in life.”