Ange and Vicario honoured at London Football Awards
Thu 29 February 2024, 21:30|Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou and Guglielmo Vicario have been honoured at the London Football Awards this evening.
Ange picked up the 'Manager of the Year' award while 'Vic' took the 'Goalkeeper of the Year' accolade at the ceremony at the famous Roundhouse venue in Camden.
Appointed in June, 2023, after winning the treble at Celtic, Ange immediately went to work on implementing his attacking, front-foot playing philosophy here at Spurs. That style was apparent from our first pre-season matches and with the arrival of the likes of Micky van de Ven, James Maddison and Guglielmo, plus Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr flourishing, we took the Premier League by storm in the opening months of 2023/24.
Our Gaffer 🤍
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 29, 2024
Congratulations to Ange Postecoglou who has been named Manager of the Year at the London Football Awards! 👏 #LFA2024 pic.twitter.com/cUzm0T2xxJ
We won eight and drew 10 of our first 10 matches - our best start to a Premier League campaign - with performances earning Ange the Premier League's Manager of the Month award for the first three months of the campaign, August, September and October.
After some tough spells through injury, suspensions and players away on international duty in January, we now sit fifth in the table with 13 matches remaining.
Guglielmo, meanwhile, has been one of the hits of the Premier League season so far. Signed from Italian club Empoli in June, he has been a tower of strength between the sticks, not just with his shot-stopping - which has earned him nominations for the Premier League's Save of the Month in six of seven months so far - but also in his ability on the ball, where he's such an important cog as we build possession from the back.
Vic remains ever-present in the Premier League and has made 77 saves in 25 appearances, keeping five clean sheets. His awareness is reflected in making 24 'sweeper clearances' and it's no surprise to see him approaching 1,000 passes in games - he's now up to 914, with 65 accurate long passes.
Introducing your #LFA2024 Goalkeeper of the Year — Guglielmo Vicario! 🧤
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 29, 2024
Well deserved, Venom 🕸️ pic.twitter.com/1jKX2TFSgO