Children had the thrill of their lives at a ‘goalkeeping masterclass’ with Spurs’ Guglielmo Vicario.

The club’s number one goalie helped run an all-day ‘football camp’ using coaching methods with drills and exercises for 40 boys and girls aged eight to 13.

“Sometimes the biggest excitement as a kid is to score rather than to save,” Vicario said. “But maybe this changes as time goes on, seeing so many young keepers enjoying being between the posts.

“Their passion for football reminds me of my time as a kid playing and not thinking too much — just enjoying the game.”

The session, held in the grounds of Richard Hale School in Hertford was part of Spurs development programme that helps around 45,000 aspiring players and coaches a year, run by FA and UEFA-qualified professionals.

Tottenham landed Vicario for £16 million last year, the price tag club chairman Dan Levy wanted to pay for his new No 1 goalkeeper.