Tottenham Hotspur central defender Cristian Romero is known for his daring tackles and harassing opposing attackers.
However, he is also prone to accidents. On July 7 (KST), he was sent off in the 33rd minute after video assistant referee (VAR) review for a shin tackle on Chelsea midfielder and Argentina national teammate Enzo Fernandez, contributing to the team's 1-4 loss.
However, reports suggest that his aggression is not only affecting his opponents, but also his Spurs teammates.
"Romero has been making so many tackles in training that Tottenham players have started kicking his shin guards," journalist Alasdair Gold said on his Gold and Guest Tottenham Podcast on Monday.
"(Romero) is a player who was nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award in October. He was nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award in October, and (behaving like this) is immature," said Gold, which led to criticism of his lack of leadership. 온라인카지노
Romero is Tottenham's vice-captain. "He needs to set an example among the players," Gold said, adding that he was concerned that his aggressive tackling could lead to player dissatisfaction.
"Even in training, he tries to make hard tackles. "Did you see the training video that Tottenham released this week, where Romelu Lukaku went (overboard) on Eric Dier?" he asked.
The Tottenham training video, released ahead of the club's 2023/24 English Premier League Round 11 match against Chelsea, shows the Spurs players splitting into teams to play a mini futsal game.
In the video, Romero tries to break up Dier's pass with an aggressive stretch of his legs as Dier receives the ball, but fails. If the tackle had gone a little deeper, it was a close call that could have resulted in a broken ankle.
Furthermore, if Dier is injured, we have even fewer options in central defense. Dier was the player who came on after Romero was sent off against Chelsea. What's more, his regular central defense partner, Micky Van der Vaart, was forced off the field in the first half of the Chelsea game with a hamstring strain.
Romero will have to be dealt with in training, especially with the likes of James Maddison, Son Heung-min, Xherdan Shaqiri and Dejan Kluczewski playing in defense. There are so many players who could be victimized by Romero's aggressive tackling. In short, he's a ticking time bomb.
Football publication TBR Football also criticized Romero's aggression, claiming that "he needs to be a little more restrained on the training pitch." "He's a liability with a lot of risk," the publication added.
Romero recently stunned onlookers by punching Son Heung-min hard in the back of the head during a post-match interview in the on-field broadcast studio.