Antonio Conte opens up on his hopes for Cristian Romero at Tottenham
Antonio Conte has been speaking about Cristian Romero in the build-up to Tottenham’s encounter against Brighton this evening. The Premier League is known for its speed and aggression, which is why it can often take new signings from other leagues a decent amount of time to adapt. However, Romero has seemingly taken to English football […]
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Antonio Conte has been speaking about Cristian Romero in the build-up to Tottenham’s encounter against Brighton this evening.
The Premier League is known for its speed and aggression, which is why it can often take new signings from other leagues a decent amount of time to adapt.
However, Romero has seemingly taken to English football like a duck to water, with his no-nonsense physical style and high aggression suiting the Premier League well.
Conte has admitted that the Argentine defender, who he knows well from his time in Serie A, is a good prospect for Tottenham, but he wants Romero to work hard and improve both on and off the ball.
It was previously reported by The Athletic that some coaches at Spurs think Romero could become one of the top five central defenders in the Premier League.
Conte also confirmed earlier this season that Tottenham will purchase Romero at the end of the season, with the centre-back still technically on loan (Athletic).
Speaking about the Argentine this week, Conte said (Football London): “He is young. He has not great experience. He is a young player with a lot of space to develop. I see him in this way.
“For sure he has good potential to improve, with the ball and without the ball. We are talking about another young player, you have to make experience and take experience and improve yourself.
“For sure he likes to be aggressive and to be strong in the duels. To be a defender. In this aspect he is good. A defender has to be strong physically and the opponent has to feel that you are strong in the duels.
“For sure he has a lot of space for improvement with the ball and without the ball. With the ball with centre defenders, I like to start to play from behind. We are working a lot and I think we are improving in this aspect.
“In modern football, it is not enough to be only a good defender. You have to be good to play, as many teams start to play from the back.
“We are trying to improve in every aspect with our defenders, also with this aspect, but Romero is another young player with good prospects. When I speak about patience, when I speak about the time we need to bring this club and to improve the level, it is this.
“It is his first season in this league and you know very well the difficulty of this league. For sure he is a good prospect and a player who can become an important player.
“You know very well to become an important player it is important to have a great desire, a great will and then he has the possibility to do this.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
Romero looks like he was built for the Premier League. I think he will thrive in a team where the players around him are also thriving. I’m not sure he is the man to fix all of our problems, but he is a star player and can be huge for Tottenham moving forward.
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