Tottenham captain Cristian Romero did not hold back in his post-match Bournemouth comments, with two of his team-mates coming out to support him
Pedro Porro and Richarlison have reacted to Cristian Romero's explosive Tottenham statement after the club's dramatic 3-2 loss at Bournemouth.
Spurs slipped to another loss to make it two wins in 12 Premier League matches on a damaging night for head coach Thomas Frank. Antoine Semenyo netted a last-gasp winner for the Cherries on what could be his last appearance at the Vitality Stadium ahead of a proposed move to Manchester City.
Joao Palhinha’s bicycle kick looked set to earn Spurs head coach Frank a reprieve after first-half goals from Cherries pair Evanilson and Junior Kroupi overturned Mathys Tel’s early opener. Romero took to social media after the match and questioned why “other people” at the club are not speaking, but claimed that “has been happening for several years”.
Daniel Levy left his role as chairman in September and chief executive Vinai Venkatesham was only appointed in April, but co-sporting director Johan Lange has been in place since 2023 and majority owners ENIC, which is run by the Lewis family trust, have only recently started to make more public statements through sources close to the family.
"Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always there and will continue to be," Romero wrote in a post on Instagram to his 5.1 million followers. "We are responsible, there’s no doubt about that. I am the first. But we will keep facing up to it and trying to turn the situation around, for ourselves and for the club.
"At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don't - as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well.
"We'll stay here, working, sticking together and giving our all to turn things around. Especially at times like this, keeping quiet, working harder and moving forward all together, is part of football. All together, it will be easier."
However, a portion of the post has been edited. It originally read: "At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don't - as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies."
Two of Romero's team-mates have come out in support of their captain, with Porro commenting: "Amen. Keep going, brother. We have a lot of battles left." Richarlison, meanwhile, also left a comment on the post, which featured just a clapping hands emoji.
Porro, Palhinha and Micky van de Ven were seen exchanging words with fans in the away end after the match, with Frank asked about the matter in his post-match press conference. "I haven't seen that situation, that's one thing. I think it's fair to say everyone involved in Tottenham, players, staff, fans, everyone is a tough one to take today," the Dane said.
"I think hopefully everyone can see how hard we worked to get everything in the right direction. And I think overall the performance was good, especially in the second half, in a game where we deserved to get more. That is extremely painful to be part of, so of course people are frustrated, I'm frustrated, so that's natural."