Ange Postecoglou lauds "outstanding" Guglielmo Vicario in Everton victory
Spurs made it three triumphs on the trot with a hard-fought success over Sean Dyche's team, who travelled to North London aiming for a fifth successive victory in the Premier League.
The Lilywhites raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes, as Richarlison finished at the near post against his old club before Son Heung-min's shot into the ground nestled into the corner.
However, Spurs' two-goal cushion was far from comfortable, and a resurgent Everton thought that they had cut the deficit in half through Dominic Calvert-Lewin early in the second period, only for VAR to intervene as Andre Gomes was penalised for a foul on Emerson Royal.
The Toffees eventually did reduce the arrears through Gomes in the final 10 minutes and bombarded the Tottenham backline with attacks, but Vicario stood strong with seven saves, including two crucial stops from one-time Spurs loanee Arnaut Danjuma towards the end.
The summer signing firstly tipped a fierce Danjuma strike over the top before the Everton man struck the bar deep into added time, and his shot bounced off a well-positioned Vicario on the line in a major scare for the Lilywhites.
Vicario's performance was lauded by fans and pundits, and Postecoglou joined in on the praise for his number one, admitting that Tottenham needed his goalkeeping brilliance more than in previous games.
«Vic was outstanding today with a couple of brilliant saves. He's been brilliant from day one for us, and we haven't always needed him like we did today,» football.london quotes Postecoglou as saying in his post-game press conference.
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