Jermaine Beckford thought Cristian Romero was ‘a lost cause’, but has been surprised by the maturity that the Argentine has shown this season.
Romero arrived at Tottenham in 2021 with a big reputation, having won the Serie A Defender of the Year award during the 2020-21 campaign.
The centre-back certainly showed plenty of promise during his first season in English football, but much like many players in the Spurs squad, his performances declined considerably last season.
The 25-year-old particularly struggled during the second half of the campaign, being part of quite a leaky defensive unit.
However, Romero has been a player transformed so far this season, with his partnership with Micky van de Ven having all the makings of a world-class pairing.
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Cristian Romero has been reborn under Postecoglou
The Argentine has also been able to control his aggression better this season after being made vice-captain by Postecoglou, which Beckford admitted to being pleasantly surprised by.
The former Everton striker told Premier League Productions (22/10/23 at 9:55 pm): “Romero, I thought he was a lost cause, I thought he was. He was too hot-headed, but he seems to have got that control.
“Everybody knows their roles. But they push forward and defend as a unit. That’s something I didn’t think Ange Postecoglou would be able to bring to this side as quickly as possible.”
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From the outside, it appears as if Romero feels a sense of ownership with this current Spurs side, just like he does with the Argentina set-up, which was not always the case under Conte. The decision to hand him the vice-captaincy has proven to be an excellent decision by Ange.
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