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Player Cristian Romero

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Beni said:
Oh because I rate Romero as a player—who plays for the club I support—and I recognize what he’s capable of before and after Ange, that somehow means I’ve got his nuts in my mouth? Right, makes total sense. Brazil nuts are nice, never tried Argentinian nuts before, maybe they’re made of ingredients of grade A mentality and actual silverware, I guess I’ve developed a refined taste.

It is funny how “overrated” seems to mean “player I personally don’t vibe with.” I haven’t seen him hyped beyond reason—just backed by people who see he’s been made scapegoat-in-chief ever since Ange walked through the door. I’ve acknowledged he makes mistakes (as most top-level defenders do), but context and form clearly aren’t fashionable in hot takes these days.

We talk about changing the mentality of the club, acting like we want leaders and ambition—but the moment a player shows any fire or edge, it’s all too much. Can’t have anyone with “big club” energy unless they’re perfectly polite and neutered, apparently.

And as for La Liga refs—yeah, you’re right, aggressive defenders like Ramos and Puyol really struggled over there. Absolute disasters.
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What are you rambling about Puyol and Ramos for? I never said they struggled. And Romero is a million lights years away from their level.
 
Harrier said:
His mentality is part of the problem!

Rather than leading by example and putting in world class performances to raise the level of those around him and that of the team as a collective, he’s been absolutely pony at times and produced numerous clangers that have directly cost us points.

He’s then gone on a sulk and been generally disinterested to try to engineer a move!

Yeah that’s the type of player behaviour we need to change the mentality of the club! 😂

Give your head a wobble!
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Again I repeat, Romero’s made mistakes. No one’s denying that. But acting like he’s the sole reason we’ve dropped points over the last 18 months feels like we’re rewriting history. Defensive chaos, individual errors from multiple players, tactical misfires—it’s been a group effort. Yet somehow, Romero’s the one-man headline every time things go wrong?

This is the same guy who’s had multiple performances, of the kind that actually have fan-made YouTube compilations. You don’t get that from being “pony.” You get that from dominating games with intensity and quality and ability on the ball to break the lines. But sure, let’s pretend he’s just been floating around sulking for a year and a half.

We idolise players like Roberts and Mackay—who, by the way, would probably get five-game bans every month under today’s rules, but when Romero brings that same aggressive, no-nonsense edge, suddenly it’s a problem? Would we prefer a “nice guy” leader who smiles through a meltdown and apologises for existing?

Also—this idea of him “sulking.” Where’s the evidence? Or are we entering the land of “I didn’t like his facial expression, therefore he’s throwing a tantrum”? If we’re just reading vibes now, then fair enough—might as well start scouting players by their horoscopes too.

Romero wants to win. He plays with fire, and yeah, sometimes it burns us. But he’s shown leadership, resilience, and elite-level ability when the environment around him wasn’t exactly stable. So maybe, instead of wobbling heads, we take a second to apply a bit of balance.
 
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_mehstg said:
I think you're mistaking fire and edge with reckless and liability.
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Yet he’s only been sent off once—which, considering the narrative people try to build around him, is almost shocking. Yes, he made costly mistakes against Wolves, but let’s not pretend those moments exist in a vacuum. Most of the errors pinned on him come from a broken or exposed system, not just him running around like a headless chicken kicking the ball in the back of our own net. A liability is someone that costs more than they bring, and he certainly has performed and helped us more than he has costed us.

Funny how when he makes a mistake, it’s “liability this, ego that.” Meanwhile, Ben Davies has quietly cost us more points over the years, but gets a free pass because he’s the ‘steady Eddie’, Mr. Safe and Loyal.

Seems like the real issue isn’t performance—it’s who people expect to make mistakes and who they’re willing to excuse. We have many players that are a problem at the club that we need to upgrade on, Romero can be upgraded but would be more down the pecking order to do so.
 
Beni said:
Again I repeat, Romero’s made mistakes. No one’s denying that. But acting like he’s the sole reason we’ve dropped points over the last 18 months feels like we’re rewriting history. Defensive chaos, individual errors from multiple players, tactical misfires—it’s been a group effort. Yet somehow, Romero’s the one-man headline every time things go wrong?

This is the same guy who’s had multiple man-of-the-match performances, the kind that actually have fan-made YouTube compilations. You don’t get that from being “pony.” You get that from dominating games with intensity and quality. But sure, let’s pretend he’s just been floating around sulking for a year and a half.

We idolise players like Roberts and Mackay—who, by the way, would probably get five-game bans every month under today’s rules, but when Romero brings that same aggressive, no-nonsense edge, suddenly it’s a problem? Would we prefer a “nice guy” leader who smiles through a meltdown and apologises for existing?

Also—this idea of him “sulking.” Where’s the evidence? Or are we entering the land of “I didn’t like his facial expression, therefore he’s throwing a tantrum”? If we’re just reading vibes now, then fair enough—might as well start scouting players by their horoscopes too.

Romero wants to win. He plays with fire, and yeah, sometimes it burns us. But he’s shown leadership, resilience, and elite-level ability when the environment around him wasn’t exactly stable. So maybe, instead of wobbling heads, we take a second to apply a bit of balance.
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You do talk some absolute piffle! 😂

I’ve not said he’s the sole reason, but he’s a contributing factor and his errors have directly resulted in shipped goals and dropped points.

Multiple MOTM performances eh?! I don’t see him listed once this season in the PL fan vote so he couldn’t have been that impressive!

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When I searched for how many official MOTM awards he’s had it seems it’s a total of two in his whole time at Spurs, so I suppose two is multiple (even if it’s the smallest possible multiple! 😂)

By the way, whose alternative burner account are you?! 😂
 
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Beni said:
Yet he’s only been sent off once—which, considering the narrative people try to build around him, is almost shocking. Yes, he made costly mistakes against Wolves, but let’s not pretend those moments exist in a vacuum. Most of the errors pinned on him come from a broken or exposed system, not just him running around like a headless chicken kicking the ball in the back of our own net. A liability is someone that costs more than they bring, and he certainly has performed and helped us more than he has costed us.

Funny how when he makes a mistake, it’s “liability this, ego that.” Meanwhile, Ben Davies has quietly cost us more points over the years, but gets a free pass because he’s the ‘steady Eddie’, Mr. Safe and Loyal.

Seems like the real issue isn’t performance—it’s who people expect to make mistakes and who they’re willing to excuse. We have many players that are a problem at the club that we need to upgrade on, Romero can be upgraded but would be more down the pecking order to do so.
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Hes only been sent off once because hes only appeared in half our games this season... the errors pinned on him are down to him... his positioning is woeful and that is down to him... not the system, not the coach and not his teammates. He is a liability because this season his ledger is firmly in debt... mistake after mistake punctuated with the odd 40 yard pass. Right now I'd put Danso in front of him and possibly Gray as I think he would be a better partner for VDV.
 
Beni said:
Again I repeat, Romero’s made mistakes. No one’s denying that. But acting like he’s the sole reason we’ve dropped points over the last 18 months feels like we’re rewriting history. Defensive chaos, individual errors from multiple players, tactical misfires—it’s been a group effort. Yet somehow, Romero’s the one-man headline every time things go wrong?

This is the same guy who’s had multiple man-of-the-match performances, the kind that actually have fan-made YouTube compilations. You don’t get that from being “pony.” You get that from dominating games with intensity and quality. But sure, let’s pretend he’s just been floating around sulking for a year and a half.

We idolise players like Roberts and Mackay—who, by the way, would probably get five-game bans every month under today’s rules, but when Romero brings that same aggressive, no-nonsense edge, suddenly it’s a problem? Would we prefer a “nice guy” leader who smiles through a meltdown and apologises for existing?

Also—this idea of him “sulking.” Where’s the evidence? Or are we entering the land of “I didn’t like his facial expression, therefore he’s throwing a tantrum”? If we’re just reading vibes now, then fair enough—might as well start scouting players by their horoscopes too.

Romero wants to win. He plays with fire, and yeah, sometimes it burns us. But he’s shown leadership, resilience, and elite-level ability when the environment around him wasn’t exactly stable. So maybe, instead of wobbling heads, we take a second to apply a bit of balance.
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Shadydan Shadydan Richard Arlison Richard Arlison when did you guys become parents? Congratulations!
He writes nonsense just like you :porrohands:
 
Harrier said:
You do talk some absolute piffle! 😂

I’ve not said he’s the sole reason, but he’s a contributing factor and his errors have directly resulted in shipped goals and dropped points.

Multiple MOTM performances eh?! I don’t see him listed once this season in the PL fan vote so he couldn’t have been that impressive!

Man of the Match Player Vote | Premier League

To view player stats for the man of the Match and vote for your man of the match, visit the official website of the Premier League.
www.premierleague.com www.premierleague.com

When I searched for how many official MOTM awards he’s had it seems it’s a total of two in his whole time at Spurs, so I suppose two is multiple (even if it’s the smallest possible multiple! 😂)

By the way, whose alternative burner account are you?! 😂
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Man of the matches I meant played well and a candidate for it i.e. people wouldn’t grumble if he had received it, but edited my post to be clearer. Pre Ange, his performances average around 7 and even when injured averages as our highest defender minus Porro who adds to his rating by scoring the odd goal.

No burner account, not piffle, call it an opinion that obviously differs to yours and others, that Romero is not one of our biggest issues at the club that is currently taking the limelight lately.
 
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_mehstg said:
Hes only been sent off once because hes only appeared in half our games this season... the errors pinned on him are down to him... his positioning is woeful and that is down to him... not the system, not the coach and not his teammates. He is a liability because this season his ledger is firmly in debt... mistake after mistake punctuated with the odd 40 yard pass. Right now I'd put Danso in front of him and possibly Gray as I think he would be a better partner for VDV.
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No he hasn’t been sent off this season. He has been sent off with a straight red once in 4 seasons with us and the other time in the league was 2 yellows.
 
existenzrippchen said:
Shadydan Shadydan Richard Arlison Richard Arlison when did you guys become parents? Congratulations!
He writes nonsense just like you :porrohands:
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Talk football fella, play the ball not the man please :)

Even someone like you should be able to comprehend that, shall we try again?
 
Beni said:
Again I repeat, Romero’s made mistakes. No one’s denying that. But acting like he’s the sole reason we’ve dropped points over the last 18 months feels like we’re rewriting history. Defensive chaos, individual errors from multiple players, tactical misfires—it’s been a group effort. Yet somehow, Romero’s the one-man headline every time things go wrong?

This is the same guy who’s had multiple performances, of the kind that actually have fan-made YouTube compilations. You don’t get that from being “pony.” You get that from dominating games with intensity and quality and ability on the ball to break the lines. But sure, let’s pretend he’s just been floating around sulking for a year and a half.

We idolise players like Roberts and Mackay—who, by the way, would probably get five-game bans every month under today’s rules, but when Romero brings that same aggressive, no-nonsense edge, suddenly it’s a problem? Would we prefer a “nice guy” leader who smiles through a meltdown and apologises for existing?

Also—this idea of him “sulking.” Where’s the evidence? Or are we entering the land of “I didn’t like his facial expression, therefore he’s throwing a tantrum”? If we’re just reading vibes now, then fair enough—might as well start scouting players by their horoscopes too.

Romero wants to win. He plays with fire, and yeah, sometimes it burns us. But he’s shown leadership, resilience, and elite-level ability when the environment around him wasn’t exactly stable. So maybe, instead of wobbling heads, we take a second to apply a bit of balance.
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Can you point to a single example anywhere on the internet of someone saying or "acting like" "Romero is the sole reason we have dropped points"?

The guy is undeniably talented but doesn't want to play for us anymore. What is controversial to you?
 
Raiders said:
Can you point to a single example anywhere on the internet of someone saying or "acting like" "Romero is the sole reason we have dropped points"?

The guy is undeniably talented but doesn't want to play for us anymore. What is controversial to you?
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I haven’t suggested as such, but is a bit baffling that Romero is the only defender or midfielder on page 1 of the forum moaning about his mistakes.

Can you point to a direct quote stating that he doesn’t want to play for us anymore? He wants to improve and is ambitious, and wants to play in La Liga one day, what is controversial about that?
 
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