Tottenham had a horrendous season with another 17th-placed finish and one player stood above the rest for a former Spurs midfielder
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero should be sold because it was left to youngster Archie Gray to carry the club, believes former Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
Romero has been tipped to depart this summer after a campaign in which he played just 23 Premier League matches for Tottenham due to suspension and injury, with the club only escaping relegation on the final day of the season thanks to the arrival of new head coach Roberto De Zerbi and an upturn in results.
Midfielder Gray, who only turned 20 in March, played more games than Romero across the campaign and was named by the Spurs fans as their player of the season for his performances in driving the team on, although he featured less after De Zerbi's arrival.
With Spurs signing centre-backs Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke already this summer, ex-Tottenham and England midfielder Jenas believes that Romero will not be that much of a loss if he is sold in the months ahead.
"I just don't think you can rely on him as a captain. I don't believe in him from a captain's point of view or a leadership point of view. Do you have games where you look at Romero and go 'God, I'm glad he's in my team?' Of course you do. But I just think some of his antics at the end of the season, you know, the sendings-off... it was just not what the club needed at that point.
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"They needed somebody who could carry that club and take a lot on their chin. Instead, it ended up being Archie Gray - one of the youngest players at the club - who was carrying the can for a large period of time," Jenas told 10bet .
"I had Alan Shearer when I was at Newcastle. When I came to Spurs, I had Ledley King and Robbie Keane in captaincy roles. I was vice-captain at both clubs, so we never really had wallies, if you know what I mean.
"With Romero, look - the players probably like him, right? But there's definitely a part of you that just looks at him and goes, "He's not a captain." So it's hard for the players because they're in the dressing room with him week-in, week-out, and I'm sure he riles them up and he's there for them.
"It's easy for me to talk from where I am now, but I still hear stuff - Tottenham is my club, I still hear things. And I know that if I was asked this question right now and I wasn't hearing what I'm hearing from inside, then I'd be saying, "No, he's top, keep him." But I hear the opposite. So I wouldn't be bothered if he stays or goes."