Tottenham Hotspur fans may have been unhappy with their players after the loss to Chelsea on Saturday evening, but Troy Deeney saw enough in one player to warrant a place in his team of the week.

It was yet another humbling defeat at the hands of London rivals Chelsea for Tottenham, who have now won just two of their last ten home league meetings against the Blues.

Thomas Frank opted for a surprising team selection and formation, but it didn’t pay off, with Spurs generating just 0.10 xG in the entire game and failing to threaten Chelsea at all.

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In truth, it was a game that the Lilywhites could and probably should have lost by a bigger margin, but one man kept them in the contest, and earned praise from Deeney in the process.

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Putting together his Premier League team of the week for BBC Sport, Deeney chose to include Guglielmo Vicario in goal. While the inclusion of any Spurs player is surprising, it has to be said that Vicario is the most deserving of anyone in that disappointing defeat.

On Vicario, Deeney wrote: “I know he was...