Cristian Romero has spoken following another damaging result, with the Tottenham captain addressing both the team’s struggles and the mood around the club.
Not many would have predicted Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League campaign to be worse than it was last season.
Last term, Spurs managed to finish a spot above the relegation zone, but were never in a battle to avoid dropping into the Championship.
However, this campaign has been a different story, with Tottenham a spot above the drop but firmly in a full-on relegation scrap.
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero reacts to Nottingham Forest defeat
Spurs had the opportunity to create some daylight between themselves and both Nottingham Forest and West Ham United on Sunday afternoon.
But Tottenham failed to make it count as they fell to a dreadful 3-0 defeat at the hands of their relegation rivals Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
That loss now means Spurs are two points behind Viktor Pereira’s men and a single point above West Ham United.
It is clearly a crisis, and club captain Romero has now spoken after the latest defeat, addressing the team’s poor form, the fans’ support and the need to treat every remaining game as a final.
He told the official Premier League website: “The season is tough, especially in this moment. Another very bad [result] for us, another lose the game at home.
“The first thing is for the fans is thank you for today and every day as they stay with us. The situation is tough but the most important thing is play like a final now. It is a bad season, obviously the first responsibility is with me.
“For me the first thing is when we play here with Atletico Madrid and fantastic game. The first half we were good but the second half we lost the confidence and lose the ball. It is painful, it is a sad day but the most important thing is go national team then come back here for the final seven finals.”
Tottenham must respond quickly after Cristian Romero admission
Tottenham will have to move on from this defeat, and they will have to do so quickly with games set to come thick and fast after the break.
For Spurs, Sunderland is next, and the Lilywhites will be away from home in that one, and given their abysmal home record, that could be exactly what they need.
Following the Sunderland game, they take on Brighton before they enter the final five games of the campaign, where their mettle will be tested.
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