Tension grows between Cristian Romero and Spurs | OneFootball

Although we may be in the middle of the first international break of 2025, and the final one of the 24/25 season, there has still been plenty of things to discuss when it comes to Tottenham Hotspur. After all, several players have been representing their countries over the last few days.

That includes Cristian Romero, who played the 90 minutes for Argentina in their 1-0 win over Rodrigo Bentancur and Uruguay in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Friday night. He has been praised by a number of people for another top performance in an Argentina shirt - earning his 41st cap in the process.

However, after the game, Romero sent more shade towards the medical department at Spurs, saying: "I'm grateful that the national team's medical team were able to get me out of that bad moment."

Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero throws more shade

A few weeks ago, we aggregated the defender's Instagram post, where he also thanked the physios at Argentina and not those at Spurs for helping him return to fitness. That was also after a Spurs game - not Argentina - so it is not a case of saying that is why he didn't say anything about the medical department at Spurs in his most recent post.

To make things more concerning, it has also been reported by journalist Eduardo Burgos that Romero was "deeply upset" by the way Spurs' medical team handled his injury, and that "trouble is brewing" [between the player and the club].

So, not ideal. Even in an international break, you are never short of drama at this club. There has been a lot of debate this season about who is more to blame for this season's injury crisis - Ange Posteocglou or the medical team - perhaps this saga has given us a clearer idea of who is more at fault.

In addition, Romero has missed plenty of games through injury at the club predating Ange. In the 21/22 season, he played 22 Premier League games, starting 21 (ironically the other way round to the season), and in 22/23, he played 27 games, starting 26 of those. Yet, in Ange's first season, he played 33/38 games - with three of those being a suspension (which would account for a few in his first two seasons also).

Yet, for Argentina, he has been available. Much to the dismay of some, whom say he cares about Argentina a lot more than Spurs, but maybe that just shows that he is taken better care of there.