{"id":44558,"date":"2026-03-16T13:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/jamie-carragher-breaks-down-spurs-ace-not-good-enough\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:48:01","slug":"jamie-carragher-breaks-down-spurs-ace-not-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/jamie-carragher-breaks-down-spurs-ace-not-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher breaks down Spurs ace &#8216;not good enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/jamie-carragher-breaks-down-spurs-ace-not-good-enough\/#Jamie_Carragher_slams_Vicarios_mistake\" >Jamie Carragher slams Vicario&#8217;s mistake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/jamie-carragher-breaks-down-spurs-ace-not-good-enough\/#Spurs_goalkeeper_has_struggled_to_perform_this_season\" >Spurs goalkeeper has struggled to perform this season<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamie Carragher has harshly criticized Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario&#8217;s performance against Liverpool at Anfield.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>On Sunday, Liverpool and Spurs drew 1-1 with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Richarlison.<\/p>\n<p>Relegation-battling Spurs put the hosts ahead with a free-kick from Szoboszlai, before Richarlison equalized in the 90th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Carragher criticized Vicario&#8217;s poor performance, particularly his response to Szoboszlai&#8217;s free-kick in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Szoboszlai is a world-class free-kick taker, but replays showed Vicario had a tight grip on the ball and could have saved the free-kick.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jamie_Carragher_slams_Vicarios_mistake\"><\/span>Jamie Carragher slams Vicario&#8217;s mistake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As reported by Football365, Carragher said in commentary:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There aren&#8217;t many direct free-kicks taken in the Premier League these days, but there&#8217;s no doubt that Liverpool have free-kick specialists.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s a specialist, but Tottenham don&#8217;t have a goalkeeping specialist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not that far from the middle of the goal. 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Wow, that&#8217;s terrible, it was a real shock from a goalkeeper&#8217;s point of view.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLiverpool find themselves one goal ahead thanks to their best player by a million miles this season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The reason why he (Kinski) played in midweek was because he (Vicario) wasn&#8217;t good enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s what happened, he ended up playing in the game after that, and what happened is well documented.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But Tottenham have a big problem with goals.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spurs_goalkeeper_has_struggled_to_perform_this_season\"><\/span>Spurs goalkeeper has struggled to perform this season<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg-1536x1023.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atletico-de-madrid-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-first-leg.jpg.webp 1741w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tottenham&#8217;s Guglielmo Vicario (Photo Credit: Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vicario has been attracting attention for his performances throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>His ability to play out from the back and the quality of his shot saving have been questioned several times this season.<\/p>\n<p>He was dropped by manager Igor Tudor in a big match against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in the Champions League and replaced by Antonin Kinski, but Kinski made a high-profile mistake and was eventually sacked and replaced by Vicario in the match against the La Liga side.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper position has been Spurs&#8217; Achilles&#8217; heel this season, and it&#8217;s something the club are working hard on in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Man United and Tottenham want &#8216;elite-level&#8217; defensive midfielder worth \u20ac35 million<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Carragher has harshly criticized Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario&#8217;s performance against Liverpool at Anfield.On Sunday, Liverpool and Spurs drew 1-1 with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Richarlison. Relegation-battling Spurs put the hosts ahead with a free-kick from Szoboszlai, before Richarlison equalized in the 90th minute. 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