Cristian Romero Sends Message to Teammates Following Early Red Card vs Manchester United
- Argentine defender Cristian Romero has apologised to his Tottenham teammates after his early red card against Manchester United
- The 27-year-old has received a total of six red cards since joining Spurs from Atalanta in 2022/23
- The former Juventus star earned praise from goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario despite being sent off in the encounter
Manchester United secured a vital 2-0 win against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday, February 7.
The duo of Cameroonian forward Bryan Mbenumo and Portugal's star Bruno Fernandes ensured that the Red Devils won their fourth consecutive match in the Premier League.
The Premier League giants were able to score their first goal, nine minutes after Argentine defender Cristian Romero was sent off.
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Romero seeks forgiveness from teammates
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario revealed that Cristian Romero has expressed regret to his teammates following the red card against the Red Devils.
The Italian shot stopper explained that Romero took full responsibility for his red card and explained that it could have been avoided.
The 29-year-old said he believes the captain would recover from his setback and continue to play key roles as the captain of the team throughout the season. He said:
“Of course, he's disappointed, because he knows that this red card could have been avoided. He apologised.
“Our captain today made a mistake, but we know the player he is.
“He's going to come back stronger and will help us massively going through the rest of the season."
Cristian Romero has been sent off six times since making his Premier League debut in 2021, more red cards than any other player in the league over the past five years, per UK Standard.
Vicario addresses Tottenham's struggles
Following Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Manchester United, Spurs now sit in 14th position with 29 points, losing 10 matches.
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Guglielmo Vicario explained that the team is struggling in terms of results and has recorded two wins out of 16 matches, per Yahoo Sports.
The Italian emphasised that the team is working hard under challenging circumstances and that effort must not be overlooked. He said:
"It depends how you see things in life. The reality is that in terms of results we have struggled a lot.
“Two wins in the last 16 is not acceptable for this football club, but we don't have to forget how we are trying to push ourselves in tough conditions. This is the reality.
"Of course we have had a brilliant Champions League campaign so far and playing every three games I have already played 36 games and I am proud of myself for doing this but for the outfield players it is tough, so it depends how you see things in life."
Arsenal beat Tottenham as Eze scores hat trick
Legit.ng earlier reported that Arsenal humiliated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the North London derby played at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, November 23.
Star of the night Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick to send the Gunners six points clear at the top of the table.
Source: Legit.ng
