Lucas Bergvall explains what happened in Tottenham dressing room after team-mate scolding.
Tottenham youngster Lucas Bergvall was given a dressing down by a team-mate on his Premier League debut.
Tottenham teenager Lucas Bergvall has shed light on what happened behind the scenes after he was torn into by Guglielmo Vicario during his Premier League debut.
The 18-year-old is said to have seriously impressed Ange Postecoglou and Spurs’ coaches since completing an £8.5million switch from Swedish side Djurgarden. Tottenham beat Barcelona to Bergvall’s signature in a deal which was agreed in January but delayed him joining up with the squad until this summer.
Despite his age, the midfielder has appeared as a substitute in all three of Spurs’ Premier League matches so far this season. But things nearly took an ugly turn during his first game at Leicester City.
Coming on as a late sub with the game at 1-1, Bergvall gave the ball away in a dangerous position and almost allowed the Foxes to snatch the three points. Vicario unleashed fury at the youngster after Tottenham survived the scare, but Bergvall claims that the pair resolved their differences soon afterwards.
“Sometimes you do slightly worse things, sometimes you do better things,” he told Aftonbladet. “We were 1-0 up with a fairly comfortable lead. We conceded 1-1 and then that happens (when he lost the ball).
“All is calm now. We have talked about it. Vicario said that there are hot feelings and things like that that happen.”
Tottenham’s summer transfer business has made their midfield even more competitive. First-team regulars Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Sarr have been joined by Archie Gray and Bergvall in the fight for two starting spots.
It was always going to be a big step up from the Swedish Allsvenskan to the Premier League for Bergvall, and though he has taken it in his stride, the difference in quality is obvious to him.
“The only thing I knew was that it would be tough,” he continued. “It was a motivation when I came to a new league with new people, new team-mates, new coaches, new facilities, diet, training, physical activity, everything. It feels like I have taken very big steps in these two months.
“The quality of the players and the teams you face… it’s incredible quality, everywhere. It is not possible to make that many mistakes or any mistakes at all. You must always be ready. This is the case regardless of where you play, but now it can be punished a little easier.”
