Cristian Romero admits rift grew between Tottenham stars and Conte but Postecoglou is right man
Cristian Romero admits a rift had formed between the Tottenham players and Antonio Conte and that he has turned down offers to leave this summer while slamming suggestions that he chooses country over club.
While the Argentina international is excited by what he has seen in the early days of the Ange Postecoglou era, he admits that when he returned from winning the World Cup in Qatar in December he could sense a change in the camp around Conte. Spurs had begun to struggle under the Italian, exiting all of the cup competitions and had begun sliding down the table by the time the former Chelsea boss left in March.
Ultimately Tottenham would concede 63 goals in the Premier League last season with Romero admitting his own part in the defensive woes and finished in eight place, meaning no European football this season for the first time 14 years. The 25-year-old said that the change in mood around the club had already become clear when he came back from the mid-season tournament in Qatar.
«After winning the World Cup, I came to Tottenham and the group was a little separated from the manager, but I feel responsible for the poor season we had,» he said.
«I'm not happy that the season ended in that way and I'm readying myself to repay all of the trust that the club put in me and I'll be working to give my best.
»The new manager has brought us renewed hope, the group is looking great right now and we'll try to have a great season to propel Tottenham as high as possible."
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Despite returning from lifting the world's biggest football prize, Romero further explained that it wasn't his own impetus than had dropped but a clear separation forming
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