Cristian Romero

[metalgear]

I see no point in him flying back to England when he is back in Argentina trying to heal.

Yeah seems like the decision was made a week ago and it's a rush for cuti to heal himself.

That said the optics are bad on this one, not just on the fans. Cuti will lose some loyalty from his colleagues

 

[tommysvr]

You seem to be missing the point - No one was suggesting he had run off without permission. The fact is as usual the captain who is paid handsomely by his club is prioritising his national team ahead of the clubs most important game for years.

It's rehab not keyhole surgery. He could and would have continued his rehab here for a few more days before leaving to Argentina after this game if he wanted but no - as usual he can't wait to run off back to Argentina. Captains usually go above and beyond, the saddest thing there is no surprise whatsoever he has chosen to do this....

I’m not missing any point champ. It’s just another fudging day of Tottenham imploding. Fans kicking off without knowing the whole story, creating more fudging negative garbage around the club.

I think the last line is telling: this only matters because it fits the narrative that Romero is a player who only cares about himself.

 

[Welshspur60]

Honestly think we will miss a trick if we don't give Davies a role at the club.

He will want to play for another year or two i think. If thats us in the Championship all well and good. If we stay up he will be at Wrexham or Catduffbibthink.

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

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Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has returned to Argentina as part of pre-planned rehabilitation scheduled weeks ago and is not set to watch his boyhood team there, football.london understands.

Spurs fans have been in uproar over reports that the centre-back would not be present at the do-or-die match against Everton on Sunday which will decide whether the north London club remain in the Premier League next season. There had also been suggestions that Romero would instead be at his first club Belgrano's Primera Division final against River Plate on Sunday.

However, it is understood that the defender will not be attending that game in Argentina and instead is going through a set rehabilitation plan that has been in place for weeks for his knee injury suffered against Sunderland last month.

Romero had the option to return immediately to his homeland and begin his rehabilitation under the supervision of the Argentina national team medical staff, who are recognised among the leading specialists in the world for this type of recovery, but initially turned that down.

The 28-year-old chose to remain in London for as long as possible in order to stay close to his team-mates and continue supporting the club throughout a crucial period of the season and was often in team meetings and speaking daily with boss Roberto De Zerbiabout the situation.

In the meantime, members of the Argentina national team medical staff instead travelled to London to work closely with him on a daily basis, alongside Spurs' medical department, to oversee the first phase of his rehabilitation. The second phase, which has involved his trip to Argentina this week, is understood to have always been part of the recovery plan with Romero to complete the final stage of his rehabilitation there before continuing his work at the AFA training centre.

Romero's agent Ciro Palermo told football.london: "Any suggestion that the trip was made for the purpose of attending football matches is entirely inaccurate. More than that, it is a completely fabricated narrative being circulated by people who are unaware of the facts and have no knowledge of the rehabilitation plan that has been in place for weeks.

"Cristian's focus is, and has always been, on recovering as strongly as possible, preparing for the World Cup, and supporting Tottenham Hotspur in every way he can. His commitment to the club, his team-mates and the supporters has been evident throughout his time at Tottenham and remains unchanged."

Even accepting all of this, would it not have been possible, once it became clear that Everton was a do or die game, to stay here a few more days?

I don’t think him being here is going to make the difference either way, I still just think it’s bizarre behaviour. You’re the CLUB CAPTAIN…just be here for a crucial game. Why does he absolutely *have* to go to Argentina 5 days before the end of the season?

 

[thfcsteff]

We need to get more ex players involved where possible - Alderweireld was speaking about this recently, maybe even throwing his hat in to the ring for a role of some sort, saying how at Ajax there were always ex players in senior positions who cared for the club and maintained/promoted the standards that the current players should follow (and i guess that same level of love for the club). I guess those ex players need to have the gravitas/standing to command the respect of the players as well as having the experience - we now have some ex-players from the Redknapp/Poch era potentially that tick those boxes - lets get them involved.

We need people at the club that are here for more than just a pay check - who have a personal desire to see the club be the best it can be. That attitude will either rub off on others or shine a light on those who shouldn't be here.

Could not agree more!
Davies is an obvious candidate. I'd see if Vertonghen has any interest as he strikes me as someone who'd be great. There's an argument for RafaVdV given his cheeky love for us, who else do you think?