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‘You won’t be joining the big boys’: Richard Keys blasts £17m Tottenham ace for helping Aston Villa

Richard Keys wasn’t overly thrilled with Guglielmo Vicario’s performance in Sunday’s 2-1 loss of Tottenham Hotspur to Aston Villa.

Ange Postecoglou’s team was level at halftime and demoralized after conceding deep into stoppage time despite controlling the first half.

However, as he stated in his personal blog, beIN SPORTS host Richard Keys believes Guglielmo Vicario assisted them along the way by “bouncing around his area” and assisting Aston Villa in getting off to a “front foot.”

Furthermore, he believes that Tottenham will not be “joining the big boys” if they carry on with their current style of play because it is “reckless” and “naive.”

Spurs supporters have witnessed their team play under Ange Postecoglou in this front-foot fashion, even when they are playing with nine men, with no mercy for the opposition or shift in strategy.

They frequently give up on excellent opportunities as a result of pressing too many players forward.

Richard Keys and Guglielmo Vicario, a summer signing, demonstrated this against Villa.

Guglielmo Vicario against Villa

Keys stated, “They shouldn’t have lost to Villa, but it couldn’t have been an easy day at Spurs.” That being said, Villa were excellent. The finish from Ollie Watkins was the best you’ll see. Fantastic.

But again, the Spurs were so innocent. During first-half stoppage time, what was the goalkeeper doing bouncing around in his area to try and get them on the front foot? Man, please calm down. Hold onto the ball. Go one-up on them. Control the game. Perform every action you failed to do against Chelsea.

But no, no. They repeated it. They acted carelessly. I understand that Ange, “it’s what we are mate,” but unless you step up your game, you won’t be joining the big boys. Granted, it’s entertaining to watch Spurs play, but that won’t translate into success.

The idea that they were short yesterday doesn’t sit well with me. In the event that they are one-up, the second half is altered.

Guglielmo Vicario – form keeper in the Premier League?

This summer, Tottenham was obviously in need of a new goalkeeper as Hugo Lloris’ tenure was coming to an end.

Vicario cost Spurs £17 million (Sky Sports), and thus far, it has turned out to be a wise decision.

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One could argue that he has been the Premier League’s best keeper this year and that the team’s impressive start is mostly due to him.

Yes, the London team has made mistakes in their last few games, and their next matchup against Man City won’t be any easier, but the supporters would have welcomed this at the beginning of the season.

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