Insider baffled as Romero hit by ‘ridiculous’ blow at Tottenham
It was a ‘ridiculous’ decision to give Cristian Romero a yellow card for a confrontation with Pablo Fornals during Tottenham v West Ham.
That is according to Spurs insider John Wenham, who regularly breaks news about the club on his Lilywhite Rose social media channels.
Romero, 23, had words with Fornals after he has won the ball in a tough challenge.
This sparked an on-field frenzy with the defender picking up a yellow card after the referee broke up the resulting clashes.
Wenham slammed the decision and hailed another impressive performance from the summer signing.
“It is ridiculous how Romero was booked for that,” Wenham told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild
“I thought he was very, very good yesterday. I like his ultra-aggressive front foot style he has in his game.
“To me, it just shows how confident he is in a Tottenham shirt. To have a go at one of their players in front of 60,00 West Ham fans, that’s passion.
“He was our best player on the day. It was another performance that shows me he is becoming a star player for us already.
“He will only continue to grow and he did reasonably well against Michail Antonio.
“Most Premier League defenders won’t challenge him in the air, they will let him take it down and try and do him on the ground.
“Romero was well up for it yesterday, he was happy to take him on. There were a couple of times he was bullied off the ball but which defender hasn’t lost out to Antonio?
“We are seeing how good this player is and his performance was probably the one shining light from the game.
“I still don’t understand why he was booked though.”
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