Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says Cristian Romero has apologised after appearing to question the club’s owners.
The 26-year-old was forced off with an injury during the first half of Tottenham’s 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday and after the game spoke to Telemundo Deportes.
Romero told the Spanish broadcaster: “You have to realise that something is going wrong. Hopefully they (club board) realise it.
“Hopefully they realise who the true responsible ones are and we move forward because it’s a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year.”
Speaking at his press conference before Tottenham’s Europa League match against Rangers, Postecoglou said Romero had been “very emotional” at having to leave the pitch prematurely but conceded “some of what he said wasn’t right”.
“I’ve already spoken to Cristian about it. He’s apologised for the way he said it, particularly in the public sense, wasn’t the right way to go about things,” said Postecoglou.
“He is a human being, he got emotional and I think he just expressed what he wanted to express publicly in the wrong way. He does care.
“I think it would have been easier for him not to say anything. He does care, but like I said, there’s a way to do these things.”
Romero’s centre-back partner Micky van de Ven also suffered an injury setback against Chelsea and both players will be unavailable for the trip to Ibrox.
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