James Maddison has said Tottenham Hotspur defender James Maddison uses similar tactics to Neal Maupay.
The Spurs midfielder was on the end of some taunting tactics from the Brentford man earlier this year.
But James Maddison has admitted it is common and Cristian Romero is a player who does it to the opposing strikers.
James Maddison’s Neal Maupay clash
Back in January, Brentford’s striker was seen attempting to wind-up the Spurs midfielder by using his darts celebration.
It was a move which backfired as Spurs made an emphatic comeback to take all three points from the game.
Following the game on Saturday against Crystal Palace, Maddison spoke about how Jefferson Lerma was using similar tactics to try and put him off his game.
But he admitted it was normal and even said how Romero can be seen doing it to the opposition’s strikers, he said: ‘Well, there’s a guy at Brentford called Neal Maupay who tried it! I’m only joking. You get that even today, Lerma today was giving me a little bit today. I take it as a compliment, he’s trying to stop me, he didn’t quite manage it. But they are going to try and do anything to put you off your game at this level, there’s such fine margins and so much at stake for all clubs, that sometimes you need to do that and I will do that as well!’
‘You’ve seen Romero, he does it to every striker.’
‘But that happens all over the pitch in all leagues, even the Premier League. It’s about having a bit of personality and dealing with that.’
Cristian Romero’s discipline record
The hard-hitting £165k-per-week Argentine has gathered a reputation in the media of being a bit of a liability when it comes to his discipline.
Romero was handed a red card in the game against Chelsea earlier in the campaign.
However, he has only picked up four yellow cards all season and his last one came back in early December against Newcastle United.
He has now gone eight league games without having his name taken by the referee.
A big test will come on the weekend when Spurs travel to Villa Park. A lot is resting on that game for Spurs in their Champions League hopes.
Pressure will be mounting on the Spurs players and, against quality opposition, Romero could easily find himself mistiming a challenge.
But, playing alongside Micky van de Ven, the Argentine has formed a strong partnership which proved difficult to break down on Saturday.
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