Tottenham fans will love what new club captain Cristian Romero has said after the Lilywhites emerged 3-0 winners over Burnley in their first Premier League game of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur ticked many boxes in Thomas Frank’s first league game in charge, keeping a clean sheet and creating several chances going forward.
While Spurs may not have played the highest standard of opposition, the Lilywhites did slip up often in must-win home games last season.
The Tottenham players and the coaching staff will be delighted with the overall display, especially given that they had just three days to prepare following their exertions in the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain.
Cristian Romero delighted with Tottenham’s beautiful start to the season
After the Super Cup defeat on penalties, Romero admitted that the Spurs players were hurting badly, but insisted that the experience would make the team stronger.
The Tottenham captain is delighted with how the side responded to their heartbreak on Wednesday night, describing their display against Burnley as ‘beautiful’, and insisting that the club are on the right path.
Romero wrote on social media after the 3-0 win: “How beautiful to start in this beautiful way. Great game by all. This is very long, but this is the right way. All together always @spursofficial.”
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Thomas Frank’s brave selection paid dividends
Frank and his coaching staff would have been aware that mental and physical fatigue were factors following the Super Cup clash, but most managers would have been tempted to go with experience in their first Premier League game in charge.
Yet, the Dane took the brave call to bench Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur, and start with the teenage pairing of Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray in the middle of the park.