FIGHT OR FLIGHT Fuming Cristian Romero reposts tweet blaming Tottenham for refusing to arrange private jet before derby loss to Arsenal
CRISTIAN ROMERO reposted a claim on social media that he was tired during the North London derby.
Posted Monday, September 16, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk
And the post suggested his fatigue was because Tottenham did not lay on a private jet for him to return from international duty.
Cristian Romero reposted a tweet that appeared to claim he was tired due to Spurs' decision not to offer him a private jet before the North London derby
The centre-back, known as 'Cuti', played in Argentina's 2-1 defeat in Colombia on Wednesday, five days prior to Sunday's 1-0 home loss to Arsenal.
National federations are responsible for arranging flights for their players to and from the countries where they are playing domestically.
But some clubs are known to organise private travel at their own cost to get their stars home quicker from international duty.
Spurs generally do not do this and felt no need to this week for Romero, specifically because Thursday was a day off for Ange Postecoglou's squad.
Yet prominent Argentine TV reporter Gaston Edul wrote on X, which Romero retweeted, a post in Spanish that translated to: "Tottenham lost to Arsenal again.
"They weren't able to fight until the end because they weren't across the details.
"It was the only Premier League club that made their international players return, on their own and without proper logistics, on the decision of the club's leadership.
"They gave away the advantage because their players arrived with less rest than the others: Cuti Romero played with tiredness."
Romero later deleted his repost of Edul's tweet.
The 26-year-old centre-back was at fault for Arsenal's winner, being easily shrugged off by Gabriel at a corner which the Brazilian defender then headed home in the 64th minute.
Though some, including Arsenal legend Paul Merson, felt the Argentine was pushed in the build-up to the goal.
Arsenal's 1-0 win is the Gunners' third victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a row.
This time doing it without a number of their top stars including both Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.
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