Guglielmo Vicario says the players are determined to “make history” by reaching a European final.
The squad is in the Norwegian town of Bodo to face a Bodo/Glimt side that is renowned for having an excellent home record in the crucial second leg of our UEFA Europa League semi-final this evening (9pm local time, 8pm UK).
We lead 3-1 from last week’s first meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but Vic says we’re taking nothing for granted as we look to reach the final of this competition for the first time in 41 years.
“Of course, we know the importance that this game has for everyone at the football club, for us, for the manager, for the fans, for everyone who really loves this football club,” the goalkeeper told SPURSPLAY after training on the artificial surface at Aspmyra Stadion on Wednesday night.
“The feelings are okay, it’s a different pitch, we knew that before coming here but we’ve trained on it, we adapted quickly, we know how the ball bounces and we are ready for the battle.
“It’s about trying to have the right mindset. We know we’re going to face a tough opponent, especially at home, so it’s about how we can set the game up in our favour, trying to be aggressive to win the duels everywhere on the pitch, to give them no chances and to score goals that can lead us to a good result.
“They are more used to playing on this kind of surface, we know that, we know the record that they have here at home but it doesn’t matter for us. We just need to be focused on what we have to do, how we have to play and what we have to deliver. It will be a big team performance that is needed, we have to stay close to each other and we can make history at this football club.”
Watch | Vicario speaks to SPURSPLAY after training in Norway