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Carla Devine
Thu 3 April 2025 20:56, UK
Tottenham find themselves level at 0-0 with Chelsea at half-time in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.
Tottenham may well be relieved not to be losing at the break, with Chelsea having several chances, with Nicolas Jackson hitting the post within two minutes.
Spurs have been limited in what they have created for most of the half although towards the end of the 45 minutes, have shown signs of stepping up.
However, it is those at the back of the pitch that Ange Postecoglou needs to be worrying about.
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Tottenham are looking for three points against Chelsea. (Credit:Imago)
Postecoglou needs to axe Cristian Romero
Tottenham have been hurt by injuries throughout the season so far, and no doubt has had some part to play in just how poorly they have performed.
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As a result, many were pleased to see Cristian Romero make a return to the first-team ahead of the international break having had to miss plenty of the campaign due to an injury.
The defender has made just 15 Premier League appearances so far this term, and it is starting to look obvious that he is out of practice in a Lilywhites shirt.
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Romero for Tottenham this season.
Alongside goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, the pair have been mixed up with one another on several occasions, trying to play it out from the back.
Although he is an experienced defender, Romero has not been up to the required standards throughout the game so far.
Romero has won zero per cent of his tackles [FotMob] while making two clearances and no interceptions.
The 26-year-old has won 67 per cent of his duels and committed a foul but against an attack including the likes of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson, he has to be stronger rather than resulting to fouls to keep his side protected.
Completing 90 per cent of his passes at the back, if Spurs had the ball more, it would be no issue, but his aggressiveness could work against him.
A push on Levi Colwill just before the half-time whistle caused a bust-up between the two teams and resulted in Romero being booked, which means if the defender were to stay on the pitch, he will have to be cautious.
That isn’t a word often used to describe him.
Cristian Romero
Romero is yet to get back to his best standards. (Credit: Imago)
Romero needs to get back to his best
It’s not just for Tottenham that Romero has been disappointing since his comeback.
The defender was called up on international duty with Argentina but was guilty of a huge blunder for his national team, which left him being blasted.
After facing so long out on the sidelines, it’s no surprise that it could take him a bit of time to get back up to full form and especially in a Spurs side that have been struggling throughout the season so far.
For Postescoglou, he has to keep his eyes on victory from this game and with that in mind, he has to make a change at half-time to ensure his side are tighter at the back of the pitch.
The Australian has shown too many times this season that relentlessly pushing up the field can only get you so far if organisation is lacking at the back.
If it all goes wrong in the second half with Romero, Postecoglou could pay for that with his job.
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