Vicario: Although he lost to Paris, Tottenham "executed Frank s tactics without fail"

In the European Super Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain, Vicario insisted that Tottenham "executed" the task assigned by head coach Frank, but "this is not enough" to give him a victory in front of his hometown elders.

In Udinee, where Vicario was born and raised, this night should have been the perfect moment for Tottenham. The team created chaos with two set-piece offenses and took a 2-0 lead, catching Paris' defense and goalkeeper off guard.

Van Devin scored a follow-up shot after the ball hit the post; then Romero easily scored another header, and Paris goalkeeper Schalillier made a low-level mistake when saving.

However, Paris Saint-Germain counterattacked strongly in the last few minutes of the game. First, Li Gangren made a precise long-distance strike and rushed straight to the far corner of the goal; then in the injury stoppage time, Gonzalo Ramos leaned over and rushed to the top in the six-yard area to tie the score.

According to the European Super Cup rules, the game goes directly to the penalty shootout rather than overtime. The progress of the penalty shootout is exactly the same. Vitinho hesitated to assist and missed the shot, giving Tottenham a lead; but Schwarier saved Van Devin's poor quality penalty to equalize the score; then Terr missed an outrageous shot.

This means that Paris Saint-Germain has added another championship trophy after winning the Champions League, Ligue 1 and French Cup in 2025.

Vicario is looking forward to becoming a hero in his hometown

The relatives and friends of the Italian national goal Vicario are in the stands at the Friuli Stadium. He hoped to celebrate with them, but he ended up heartbroken.

"Unfortunately, this is football, it's hard to accept, especially since I think we played well tonight, but they (Paris) punished us with just two opportunities. Objectively, it's really hard to lose the penalty," Vicario told Sky Sports in Italy.

"I think we have implemented pre-match deployments from beginning to end. We are close to victory, but not enough. I think our strategy is correct, and I am proud of these guys. After all, being able to adhere to the established tactical philosophy can inject strength into our future journey."

Facing with Paris Saint-Germain, which swept Inter 5-0 in the Champions League final just two months ago, Vicario had relatively few saves that night.

It is worth noting that Tottenham is the UEFA Champions League won by Postkoglu, and this game is the first official game after the new coach Thomas Frank took over. How does Vicario view the team’s adaptation?

"We completely implemented Thomas' request and what the drills were doing in training. Objectively speaking, this worked because we knew Paris had weaknesses in set pieces defense, and we used this to hit them twice, which was quite threatening in other opportunities."

"Of course, Paris has top strength, and football sometimes requires a little luck. It's a learning experience and we'll keep moving forward with it."