‘Stupidity’ – Gary Neville explains what he hopes happens with Romero next
Gary Neville hopes Ange Postecoglou made it clear to Cristian Romero that he cannot lose his head on the pitch after the Argentine got sent off for the fourth time as a Tottenham player. Until Romero’s sending off on 33 minutes, Spurs had Chelsea on the ropes, with the away side struggling to cope with […]
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Gary Neville hopes Ange Postecoglou made it clear to Cristian Romero that he cannot lose his head on the pitch after the Argentine got sent off for the fourth time as a Tottenham player.
Until Romero’s sending off on 33 minutes, Spurs had Chelsea on the ropes, with the away side struggling to cope with the Lilywhites’ intensity.
However, the centre-back gave the Blues a massive lifeline after his tackle on compatriot Enzo Fernandez was deemed worthy of a red card by Michael Oliver after the referee re-watched the incident on the touchline monitor.
Chelsea scored the equaliser from the resultant penalty and to make matters worse, Destiny Udogie got a second yellow ten minutes into the second half, thus meaning that Postecoglou’s men had to play a significant chunk of the game with nine men.
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 6: Destiny Udogie of Tottenham Hotspur receives a red card for a second yellow during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 6, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images)
Cristian Romero needs a telling off at Tottenham
Neville opined that both Romero and Udogie need to own their mistakes and ensure it does not happen again rather than blaming the referee or VAR.
The pundit said on The Gary Neville Podcast: “Romero, it’s the fourth time he’s been sent off so I think Postecoglou needs to go into the dressing room and question the composure and thought process of his two players.
“I got sent off at times. And at times I thought ‘Gary you have let yourself down and your teammates down’. I would have owned that.
“I am hoping that Udogie and Romero and the rest of the Tottenham players and squad are not thinking we have been hard done to, we have been done by the referee and VAR.
“No, you’re not, you have been done tonight by your own stupidity. You were special in the first 15 minutes, your football was brilliant.”
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I see some Spurs fans on social media defending Romero and suggesting that the red card was harsh since he won the ball. I think that is a quite ridiculous take as it is obvious what the Argentine was trying to do there.
Fernandez was not even going for the ball and the Tottenham man could have quite easily tackled without following through in that manner. Romero evidently intended to leave one on the Chelsea midfielder with his follow-through.
Romero had kicked out at Levi Colwell just minutes prior to that and was lucky to escape unpunished. The centre-back was evidently unable to keep his emotions in check and got carried away by the occasion.
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