Tottenham defender Cristian Romero accused Spurs of “lying” about the club’s hierarchy on social media after Spurs’ defeat at Bournemouth, later saying in an edited Instagram post. The Argentine player, who wears the captain’s armband, specifically suggested that executives “tell some lies and then delete harmful claims” only if the result is positive.
Romero apologized to Tottenham supporters after the 3-2 defeat on the south coast. Despite taking the lead through Matthijs Tell within five minutes, Spurs fell behind in the remaining time after Evanilsson’s equalizer and Eli Junior Crupi’s goal put Cherries ahead.
João Parinha was even in the second period and it looked like Thomas Frank’s side had taken their share of the points. However, Antoine Semenyo scored the dramatic winner in the 95th minute and it is expected to be his last appearance for Bournemouth.
After the game, Romero posted on Instagram: “I would like to apologize to all the fans who follow us everywhere, who have always been there and always will be. We are responsible, there is no doubt about that.”
“I am the first. But we will continue to stand up and try to turn things around for ourselves and the club.”
“At times like this, other people should come out and talk, but they don’t. It’s been going on for the last few years. They only show up when things are going well and tell some lies.
“We’re going to stay here, work, stick together and do everything we can to turn things around. Especially in times like this, it’s part of football to shut up, work hard and all move forward. If we all work together, it will get easier.”
Romero later revised his post to remove “I told some lies.”
Pedro Polo and Richarlison responded to the post before making the corrections.
“Amen. Good luck, brother. We still have a lot of fight left,” Polo wrote in a comment translated from Spanish.
Richarlison responded with a clapping emoji.
Prior to this post, a number of Spurs players had tense confrontations with away supporters. Micky van der Ven appears to have targeted specific fans and required intervention from club officials to remove him.
Parinha and Polo also interacted with supporters after the final whistle, but stewards then intervened to put distance between them and the fans. Parinha climbed the billboard and confronted the people who had traveled to the south coast.
The Tottenham midfielder later clarified the incident in a press conference. “It was just supporters sharing their grievances,” he said.
“Of course we understand. We respect them first of all. We said we are fighting for the same.
“We want to win, not only the players, but also the staff and supporters. Personally, we are trying to get a well-deserved win in the last few games.”
