We asked for your views on Guglielmo Vicario's season so far, and what you make of his performances, as our Tottenham fan writer Bardi (you can read his blog below) says scrutiny of the goalkeeper is intensifying.
Here are some of your comments:
Alan: Some Spurs supporters have expectations beyond what is reasonable and nowhere is this more true than when looking at goalkeepers. Stats very rarely lie and Vic is a good keeper in a good team so be grateful and support the man.
Robert: When an outfield player makes a mistake, the keeper can often get him out of trouble. But, when a keeper makes an error, it usually ends in a goal. Vicario's shot-stopping ability is not in question. However, his command of the penalty area and his ability to come for crosses is questionable, often due to a lack of communication and resulting in unnecessary collisions with his defenders. Antonin Kinsky, and even Brandon Austin, have demonstrated better ability in this area, but are they better shot-stoppers? That's the conundrum.
John: Vicario has been a good servant for the last few years but is now making shaky mistakes. Coming for crosses is poor, not being able to collect shots cleanly is worrying to his defence. Maybe now is the time to give him a rest and give Kinsky an extended run to see what he can do.
David: Not sure what all the fuss is about. Vic is a great shot stopper and while he needs to work on his strength in the air on set pieces, he has saved us much more than he's let us down. It's the most difficult position to play on the pitch and he's been a great buy!