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Son Heung-min inherited the captain's armband after he left, but he is receiving shocking criticism. Christian Romero's situation is faltering.
England's Football 365 reported on the 10th (Korea time) 'Romero looked terrible against Manchester United and was pointed out as Tottenham's weakness.
Football365 is ' Romero's poor performance against Manchester United. Stuart Pearce identified him as Tottenham's weakness. Romero was replaced in the tie, but Pierce had already fully understood him, he said.
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Appearing on TalkSport, Pierce said "If I were a scout watching Romero, I would point him out as a weakness. What Romero is doing now is terrible. Give the ball away from the midfielder and don't run to get the ball back. As a defender, this is a must-have. He criticized, "I just jog and don't try to help."
Romero is a centre-back who moved to Tottenham in 2021. There have been tremendous expectations since the time of joining. As Atalanta became the best defender in Serie A, expectations were high that he would be responsible for Tottenham's future after Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.
However, the EPL stage was not easy even for Serie A's best player. Romero rarely performed properly while working with Eric Dier and Davinson Sanchez, even though he showed excellent cover ability, build-up ability, and forward defense. The Argentine national team assisted Lionel Messi from behind and played as a key defender in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, experiencing a World Cup victory, but he rarely showed an impressive performance at Tottenham.
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The turnaround began with the appointment of coach Enze Postecoglou in the 2023-2024 season and the recruitment of Mickey van der Pen. Romero, who started playing in Postecoglou's tactics with a competent partner named Panderpen, began to play properly. Based on his aggressive defense ability, he pressured his opponent from the front and showed a stable defense from the back.
After Postecoglou left and Thomas Frank took over, Romero was still considered the core of the team this season. He also took on a greater responsibility. Son Heung-min moved to LA FC last summer, and Romero will succeed him as Tottenham captain. Tottenham also signed a contract that included a huge salary increase in return for its performance and leadership. At the time of renewal, it is said that it will be a huge contract worth £200,000 per share. The amount was a level of treatment that even Son Heung-min had never received at Tottenham.
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However, after renewing the contract, criticism of Romero's performance as captain has emerged, and there is a possibility that doubts will increase against him. He is still an indispensable player at Tottenham, but as Pierce pointed out, it is difficult to avoid criticism if he repeats his defense. Attention is also focusing on how Romero will overcome this criticism and rebound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
