Kevin Danso has given high words of praise to his Tottenham Hotspur teammate following his heroics at St James’ Park.
Cristian Romero was uncharacteristically poor against PSG last week and missed Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Fulham due to a suspension.
The Spurs captain came back into the starting line-up against Newcastle, and many were surprised to see him partner Danso rather than Micky van de Ven, who was benched by Thomas Frank.
Even though Tottenham conceded twice at St James’ Park, both Romero and Danso threw their bodies on the line and made some vital blocks when the Magpies were on top.
Kevin Danso says Cristian Romero led by example for Tottenham
It was not only in Tottenham’s third that the Argentine made an impact, but also popped up with two crucial goals in the other box.
Danso admitted that it was a tough night for Spurs and lavished praise on Romero for leading by example and bailing out the side.
The Austrian told Sky Sports: “It was a tough match, always difficult to come to St James’ Park, and it’s always tough away from home. We showed the mentality that we had been working on throughout the season.”
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On Romero’s first equaliser, Danso said: “Gave us a lot of momentum. He always leads by example. Scored two very important goals, the second one was a very nice goal. He just showed again today what a world-class defender he is. We’re just going to keep pushing on. We just have to keep that mentality.
Danso reacts to controversial penalty decision
There has been plenty said and written about the decision to give a late penalty to Newcastle after a coming together in the box between Rodrigo Bentancur and Dan Burn.
Thomas Frank has criticised VAR for intervening, suggesting that the referee had got the decision correct in the first instance, but Danso was more philosophical about the call.
When asked about the penalty decision, the centre-back said: “It’s tough. It feels like some weeks a ref will give it, and some weeks they won’t. We just have to focus and do exactly what we did today.”