Nonetheless, there are additionally prone to be query marks over Romero’s suitability because the membership’s captain.
The Argentine, who was appointed as Tottenham skipper by Frank in the summertime after the departure of Son Heung-min to Los Angeles FC, has a chequered disciplinary report.
In 114 Premier League appearances the previous Atalanta defender has collected 34 yellow playing cards and three purple playing cards.
Tottenham, alongside Bournemouth, have probably the most yellow playing cards within the high flight this season with 42 – and 21% of these (9) will be attributed to Romero.
He was additionally one of many gamers to be given their marching orders when Spurs had been final lowered to 9 gamers in a league match, in opposition to Chelsea in 2023.
And the context of his second yellow card in opposition to the Reds left former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp bewildered.
“I feel Hugo Ekitike’s objective is a foul. I can not imagine it is not given, A consequence of that’s Cristian Romero runs after the referee and will get himself a yellow card which has an influence on the finish of the sport,” Redknapp mentioned on Sky Sports activities.
“What Romero did is what Romero does. To get entangled proper in entrance of the referee and kick out at somebody proper in entrance of the referee. If my four-year-old did that I’d say ‘what are you doing?’
“Konate leaves a bit on Romero first which is definitely fairly cute as a result of he is aware of he’s not going to get caught. However he [Romero] cannot try this. It is ridiculous.”
And former Tottenham goalkeeper Joe Hart known as a few of Spurs’ behaviour within the defeat “wild”.
“They put up a very good combat however there was a lot ailing self-discipline,” he instructed Match of the Day. “You possibly can’t have that, you make it troublesome for your self.
“Xavi Simons has not gone out of his option to nail his fellow countryman however it’s one thing so harmful to do, completely a purple card.
“They’re combating and scrapping for his or her lives, however from the second Romero acquired that yellow card I felt one other would come.
“Konate has simply baited him and it’s proper in entrance of John Brooks – he has to offer him a second yellow card.
“They simply completely misplaced management. Richarlison after the sport nonetheless not giving up, all of it appeared a bit wild on the market.”
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