A Tottenham Hotspur star has shared a social media post criticising the club's actions before the 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the North London derby.
There is no bigger fixture in a football club's season than a local derby against your fiercest rivals.
On Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur were cruelly reminded of the difficulty of such a big game, as they lost 1-0 to rivals Arsenal in the North London derby.
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And now one of Tottenham's top players has taken to social media to seemingly criticise the club for how they acted before the match
Defender Cristian Romero appeared to be at fault for Arsenal's winner, as Brazilian defender Gabriel easily shrugged Romero off before scoring the header which sealed the three points for the visitors.
After the game, Romero responded to the criticism he faced by sharing a post on X from Argentine TV reporter Gaston Edul that blamed Tottenham for how they managed the return of their players from international duty.
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The post, originally written in Spanish, translated to: “Tottenham lost to Arsenal again.
"They weren’t able to fight until the end because they weren’t across the details.
“It was the only Premier League club that made their international players return, on their own and without proper logistics, on the decision of the club’s leadership.
“They gave away the advantage because their players arrived with less rest than the others: Cuti Romero played with tiredness.”
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Five days before the fixture, Romero started for Argentina in their 2-1 defeat to Colombia during the World Cup qualifiers campaign.
Typically national federations are responsible for organising the travel to and from their player's clubs for any international game, but some clubs decide to organise private travel to get their players back as soon as possible.
However, Tottenham do not often feel the need to do this and, as Thursday was a day off for the club's players, they decided that this would not be necessary for Romero, and it appears that 26-year-old is suggesting that this impacted his tiredness, and therefore his performance, during the North London derby.
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Romero later deleted his reposting of Edul's claim.
Topics: Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Premier League
Ben McCrum