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Ange Postecoglou shares what Guglielmo Vicario and Cristian Romero did at Tottenham the day after their mistakes vs Wolves

Giuseppe Labellarte

Thu 17 April 2025 6:15, UK

Tottenham Hotspur are set for the biggest game of their season so far when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday night.

Spurs did well against Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg, holding the Bundesliga side to a 1-1 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, Tottenham go into the game on the back of yet another disappointing Premier League result, losing 4-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

Guglielmo Vicario and Cristian Romero were responsible for errors which contributed to three of Wolves’ goals on the day.

Ange Postecoglou was asked about Vicario and Romero ahead of Tottenham’s meeting with Eintracht, and he explained how both players behaved in training the next day.

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Ange Postecoglou says Guglielmo Vicario and Cristian Romero were as professional as ever in Tottenham training

Postecoglou revealed that Vicario and Romero both owned up to their mistakes and didn’t shy away from the responsibility.

The Spurs boss also said that, after the incidents were reviewed and put to bed, the two players trained as expected on Monday.

Postecoglou added that he expects Vicario and Romero to go into Thursday’s game with fresh heads and thinking about the opportunity rather than their prior mistakes.

“It was a tough afternoon and they were disappointed,” Postecoglou told . “But the thing about both of them is they don’t shy away from that responsibility.

“They owned up to it, the mistakes were on them but once we reviewed it and put it to bed, they trained the next day with the mentality you expect them to as leaders and experienced players.

“I guess if they were going to make errors like that, it’s better they did it on Sunday than tomorrow night.

“It’s better they don’t make them at all but they’re human beings, these things happen.

“Both have got a really good mentality, they’re both strong leaders, they’re both strong individuals.

“They weren’t hiding away from the fact that they made those mistakes, they owned up to them which is no surprise to me.

“And I think they’ll go out tomorrow night not thinking about that but, again, thinking about the opportunity for us.”

Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt team news

Tottenham will be without captain Son Heung-min, who is still in too much discomfort from a foot injury that caused him to miss the Wolves game.

Kevin Danso has been passed fit but is not expected to start, while Dejan Kulusevski got some minutes on his return from injury but may not be risked from the off either.

As for Frankfurt, they are expected to still be without captain and first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.