Guglielmo Vicario explains what Ange Postecoglou has asked him to do and why he's called Venom

The new Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper is settling in quickly with his new team-mates and is looking forward to life under Ange Postecoglou

Tottenham's new goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario can get so angry during matches that he's been nicknamed Venom, but it's tough to see that off the pitch in a man who is housing a Ukrainian mother and son to protect them from the war in their homeland.

The 26-year-old stopper arrived from Empoli this summer to take on the mantle of Spurs' main goalkeeper after Hugo Lloris had held the title for 11 years. The Italian comes bearing a nickname taken from the often angry character who appears in Marvel's Spiderman comics and recently on the big screen.

"[The nickname] was made by two guys from DAZN in Italy, because they told me: ‘When you play on the pitch sometimes you get angry, you feel angry, so you feel like Venom’. Also Venom starts with v, Vicario starts with v," said Vicario.

Will he get angry while wearing a Spurs shirt?

"Yeah, maybe. I hope to do this not many times, because I think we have a big squad, so I trust in my lads," he said before explaining when he thinks you can tell his rage is boiling. "Maybe I shout, maybe…I don’t know. My facial expression can change in some critical moments of the game."

There is no anger right now within Vicario who has worked his way up from his days in Serie D to become a member of the Italy squad, one of the most well-regarded keepers in Serie A and now the new number one at Tottenham Hotspur, although he will wear his favoured number 13.

The goalkeeper's journey in football was appreciated by his new manager Ange Postecoglou, who has also had to work his way to the top the hard way.

"In the first time I met him he told me this thing," said Vicario.