Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero has emerged as the standout defender in the Premier League in one key area.
Tottenham Hotspur are currently three points off the top four in the Premier League despite a run of five games without a win.
Saturday’s victory over Brentford was massive for the club as they continue to aim for Champions League football, and it came at a moment when confidence had clearly taken a hit.
Spurs had to rely on new signing Xavi Simons, who stepped up to the challenge, grabbing both a goal and an assist in a result that arrived at a crucial time for the squad.
Cristian Romero shows elite defensive reading for Tottenham
Tottenham’s defence has not exactly been rock solid in recent weeks, but they managed their first clean sheet since 26 October in the clash against Brentford.
Cristian Romero has been a vital part of the Tottenham defence, with the centre-back bringing much-needed aggression and attacking play to the Spurs backline in a way that often shifts the momentum of matches.
Statistics from StatsMuse have shown that the Tottenham defender is the best in the league at reading the game, and it has been revealed that the Argentine is the only player with 3+ last-man tackles in the Premier League this season.
Spurs captain Cristian Romero continues to influence both boxes
Romero is not just key in Tottenham’s box, but he also is a threat in the opposition box, and that dual impact has become a defining feature of his role under Thomas Frank.
The Tottenham captain was the one who stepped up for his side in their midweek Premier League clash against Newcastle United, when the game was drifting away from Spurs.
Romero grabbed a brace as Spurs went behind twice in that encounter, a game that sparked a turnaround in Tottenham’s poor run of form.