Guglielmo Vicario fires clear seven-word instruction to Tottenham players after Wolves defeat

Guglielmo Vicario has issued a rallying call to his Tottenham team-mates following the Premier League defeat to Wolves. The Lilywhites saw their five-game unbeaten run in the league come to an end with Gary O'Neil's side running out 2-1 winners in the capital.

Son-Heung-min and James Maddison started for the first time alongside each other in four months, however it was defensive injuries that affected Spurs ahead of the game. Both Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro were ruled out of the match in Postecoglou's press conference on Friday with Ben Davies and Emerson Royal coming in as their replacements.

Having no defensive option with the ability to invert successfully cost Spurs and a lacklustre performance was reflected in the result with Wolves coming out on top. Joao Gomes headed the visitors in front before half time, however Dejan Kulusevski equalised just seconds after the interval.

Postecoglou's side dominated the following 15 minutes but it was Wolves who struck back with Gomes again on target as he turned home a Pedro Neto cross on the counter. As a result of the defeat, Spurs lost ground in the race for the Champions League places with Aston Villa and Brighton both winning away from home.

«We didn't start game well, first half wasn't great,» Postecoglou said when asked for his thoughts on the game. «We controlled the game well enough, we just weren't threatening enough, and didn't really sort of capitalise on moments we had even with our pressing it wasn't at the usual level, and then you're chasing the game.

»They’re a good team on the counter-attack, they’re set up that way. Second half we had them camped in their half, and sometimes in their box, and certainly created some decent opportunities but obviously you