Ange insists Spurs can cope after Vicario injured

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Ange insists Spurs can cope after Vicario injured

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted Guglielmo Vicario’s serious ankle injury was a shock but has backed the squad to cope.

Vicario fractured his ankle during Saturday’s remarkable 4-0 win at Manchester City and will not play again until the new year.

The Italy international has been a virtual ever-present since he signed in the summer of 2023 and featured in every Premier League fixture under Postecoglou, but the *********** coach will have to turn to back-up Fraser Forster for the foreseeable future.

Postecoglou said: “I guess a bit of a shock first of all because we saw he picked up an injury during the game and he was sore at half-time, but there was no doubt about him continuing.

“Post-game, again he was sore but you go, ‘he’s played 60 minutes, we’ll tape him up and go again’.

“Externally now people realise it is testament to him as a person because he’s as tough as nails and the fact he played 60 minutes with a fractured ankle is quite outstanding.

“Once the shock wears off, you have to process he’ll be missing for a while but knowing him, he’ll push the limits of how long that is and knowing him you’ll get daily updates on his

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“It’s a ***** but we’ve dealt with setbacks before and we’ll deal with this one.”

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