Arjun Menon
Romero’s Frustration Boils Over
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero appeared to take aim at the club’s hierarchy, accusing them of telling “lies” in a since-edited Instagram post. The Argentina defender, who has made 146 appearances for Spurs, expressed his frustration following a 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth on Thursday, which left Tottenham 14th in the Premier League with just one win in their past six games.
In his initial post, Romero stated that “other people” should be coming out to speak and added that they “only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies.” The 27-year-old later deleted that post and uploaded a revised version, omitting the part about telling lies but still appearing to criticize senior figures at the club.
“Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always there and will continue to be,” Romero posted. “We are responsible, there’s no doubt about that. But we will keep facing up to it and trying to turn the situation around, for ourselves and for the club.”
“At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don’t – as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well.”
“We’ll stay here, working, sticking together and giving our all to turn things around. Especially at times like this, keeping quiet, working harder and moving forward all together, is part of football.”
Fan Frustration and On-Field Tensions
Tottenham fans have expressed their frustration towards manager Thomas Frank and the players in recent weeks following a poor run of results. They chanted “boring, boring Tottenham” during a goalless draw at Brentford and booed the team off following a 1-1 draw against Sunderland on Sunday.
Tensions began to spill over at the Vitality Stadium as Micky van de Ven and Palhinha exchanged words with Spurs fans, while Pedro Porro also had to be talked into stopping an argument with supporters by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
There was also an unfortunate moment for Frank prior to kick-off when he was photographed holding a coffee cup with Arsenal branding.
Romero’s History of Speaking Out
This is not the first time Romero has spoken out on social media about the way the club is run. In June, he posted about “the many obstacles that always existed and always will exist” when paying tribute to sacked former manager Ange Postecoglou on his Instagram page. And in December 2024, Romero criticized the board for a lack of investment.
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