Cristian Romero has pointed the finger at Daniel Levy and the Tottenham hierarchy for the team’s struggles this season, insisting that the club have not matched the investments of the top sides in the Premier League.
Fans pointing the finger at Daniel Levy and Tottenham board
Based on the sentiment on social media, it seems like many Spurs fans are aiming their anger at Daniel Levy and the club’s hierarchy rather than Ange Postecoglou for the team’s poor performances this campaign.
There seems to be a clear sentiment that the Tottenham chairman has failed to back the Australian sufficiently, just as he has with many of his predecessors in the past.
According to reports, the sentiment is shared in the Spurs dressing room, with some players believing that the squad is simply not strong enough to compete in the top end of the table.
Cristian Romero publicly calls out Tottenham hierarchy
Romero has now publicly acknowledged that Spurs have simply not added as much quality to their squad as many of the big clubs in the division.
The Tottenham vice-captain insisted that over the last few years, the same people have been responsible for the Lilywhites’ struggles, even though the players and coaching staff have been the ones to pay.
When asked if f Tottenham had fallen behind their top six rivals in terms of investment and squad strength to compete for titles, Romero told Telemundo Deportes (as relayed by talkSPORT): “The truth is, I would say no comment, but… Manchester City competes every year, you see how Liverpool strengthens its squad, Chelsea strengthens their squad, doesn’t do well, strengthens again, and now they’re seeing results.
“Those are the things to imitate. You have to realise that something is going wrong, hopefully, they realise it. The last few years, it’s always the same: first, the players, then the coaching staff changes, and it’s always the same people responsible.
“Hopefully, they realise who the true responsible ones are, and we move forward because it’s a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year.”
Cristian Romero’s words will have repercussions at Tottenham
We almost never see players directly calling out the club’s hierarchy in football but some Spurs fans will feel that it has been a long time coming.
It will be interesting to see how Daniel Levy and the Tottenham decision-makers react to this statement.
The Argentine sounds like a man who has nothing to lose and has made up his mind to leave at the season if the club do not get their house in order.