Jamie Redknapp has said Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero has proven to be rash and can make mistakes.
It was an evening to forget for Ange Postecoglou’s men on Saturday night as they were emphatically beaten away to Fulham.
After a stunning display at Villa Park, Tottenham were brought back down to earth with a bang on the bank of the Thames.
Cristian Romero slammed as rash
What a difference a week can make. Spurs kept their first league clean sheet of the year last weekend and now find themselves on the back of a thumping.
There wasn’t even too many big individual errors, it was just a completely disjointed performance from Spurs.
Speaking ahead of the game at Craven Cottage on Sky Sports, Redknapp shared his concerns about the Argentine defender. He said: “Dragusin coming in, it’s a big opportunity for him. Also alongside Romero who can be a little bit rash at times. He can be very good defensively, but he can make a few mistakes.”
And this just shows how the Argentine has built up a reputation for himself since moving to England.
This season, the 25-year-old has only picked up four yellow cards and he has not been shown one since early December.
Missing Micky Van de Ven
There was one huge absence from the starting XI at Craven Cottage following the injury picked up by Micky van de Ven last weekend.
The Dutchman has been sensational for Spurs this season, but his hamstring issue proved too much to overcome in just six days.
But his absence may have been a big omission for the Spurs defence which did not look right at all.
It was by no means a dreadful first start for Dragusin, but the Spurs backline was not operating at the levels it did last week.
Romero and Van de Ven have formed a solid partnership together this season.
However, conceding goals has been a big issue for Spurs this season as they’ve now allowed 42 past them – more than any other side in the top six.
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