Ange Postecoglou has added a new signing to his leadership team after Maddison.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has now been elevated by Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou to the player leadership group.
An article by Football London gives more details on the key players on the Australian team.
Data don’t support a major summer of change in North London.
Under Ange Postecoglou, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has already witnessed fantastic football.
Son Heung-min, who was playing in a more central position, scored an incredible hat-trick in their 5-2 victory over Burnley yesterday.
The fresh players that Postecoglou brought in shone all over the field. James Maddison scored again, while Manor Solomon, making his first league start for Spurs, chipped in with two assists.
Almost every player who served as a club leader the previous season has either moved on or is no longer on the manager’s radar.
It means that in addition to Son, a new group of players has to stand up and take the initiative.
One such Tottenham player who is currently a member of the executive team is Guglielmo Vicario.
Despite Hugo Lloris still being with the club, he is without a doubt the team’s starting goalkeeper.
Vicario now in Tottenham leadership group
Maddison and Cristian Romero were selected by Ange Postecoglou to serve as Son’s vice-captains this summer.
Oliver Skipp is the group’s youngest representative, and Yves Bissouma has started to take on more responsibility following a challenging first year with the club.
Vicario is now ‘also called upon to guide the rest of the younger lot by example and words’, according to the report from Football London.
After more than ten years as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, Vicario hasn’t had an easy time trying to replace Hugo Lloris.
Postecoglou insists that his goalie be actively involved in play and feel confident starting offenses.
Vicario has demonstrated at Tottenham that he can handle responsibilities, which may be the reason he is now a member of the leadership team.
The senior national team of Italy has called the Italian back for the upcoming international matches.
He will be hoping that his recent efforts in North London would persuade his new manager Luciano Spalletti to give him his first cap.
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Micah Richards gushed about Tottenham Hotspur when the topic of who would be satisfied with their start to the season came up following the game.
Under Postecoglou, Spurs have performed admirably and are currently on a three-game winning streak while playing outstanding football.
Unsurprisingly, Walcott wasn’t having it and laughed it off, saying that Postecoglou’s tenure at Tottenham is still in its “early days.”
During his playing career, the ex-Arsenal player was never very popular with Spurs supporters. In 2014, as he was being carried off the field, he notoriously reminded Tottenham of a 2-0 score.
