‘The toughest thing to accept’ – Spurs goalkeeper Vicario opens up on ‘difficult’ season | OneFootball

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario admits it has been difficult for him and his team-mates to accept being second best in a lot of league games this season.

Spurs are 17th in the Premier League table with just two games left to play and have lost a club-record 20 games in the competition.

They could, however, qualify for next season’s Champions League and win silverware, having reached the final of the Europa League where they will face Premier League rivals Manchester United.

And Vicario has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates ahead of that huge clash, urging them to stick to manager Ange Postecoglou’s plan.

“I think the most important thing is, for us as a group, is to try to create history in a certain way and try to do it our way, especially on what we’ve tried to create it over the last two seasons under Ange,” he said.

“He gives us everything, and we try to replicate this every day, not accepting some losses, but trying to do our best but sometimes you have to understand, sometimes the opponents are better than you, and this is, for me, the toughest thing to accept.

“But I think we tried every day, in every session, in every game to to deal with that as a big family, as a big unit, and sometimes we couldn’t cope with that but the important thing now is we have a big, massive game ahead, and we’re looking forward to do it as a family.”

The Italian also stressed that his side’s Premier League form should not detract from what they have done in Europe.

“What we did in the European Cup cannot be diminished for sure, because we have the opportunity now to play a final, and I don’t know how many times during a career this can happen,” he said.

“So it’s a big opportunity for us players and for everyone involved with this football club, for the fans.

“We have this desire to bring the trophy here, because for us, it will mean to be on the photos on the wall inside the stadium. So it’s something we will look forward to try to do.”