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title: "Tottenham: Sky Sports pundit rips into Cristian Romero amid latest display"
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published: "2023-01-20T15:10:55Z"
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# Tottenham: Sky Sports pundit rips into Cristian Romero amid latest display

**Sky Sports pundit Izzy Christiansen has slammed [Cristian Romero](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/cristian-romero/) for his ‘erratic’ performances in a [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) shirt.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs in a mess

Spurs were certainly put to the sword last night by the Premier League champions losing 4-2, despite racing into an emphatic two-goal lead in the first half, which makes the defeat even more shocking.

Tottenham were rocked by an electric second-half showing from Man City with a lot of the players coming in for [poor match ratings off of Alasdair Gold](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-ratings-manchester-city-perisic-26024848) and that feeling resonated in the Sky Sports studio post-match.

That’s because Christiansen picked out Romero for his erratic display and claimed that he always appears to have a mistake in him amid [the latest howler](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_yY_JkRyY) from Spurs’ captain Hugo Lloris which saw him concede at his near post.

### The Latest: Romero failing to stand up and be counted

Christiansen certainly didn’t hold back in her criticism of Romero [post-match](https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1616209655176257540?s=20&t=guPBURswpi_8MZ3nvuCZrw), despite someone such as Lloris having a particularly poor game, yet again.

She said: (0:00) “I think they need a centre-back that fits and a centre-back that is a real leader because I think in Dier you’ve got a player who, his best game isn’t defending but he’s a ball playing centre back so I can see why he’s in that central role of a back three.

“But I think  Cristian Romero for example, I think he’s got a mistake in him and he’s a player who plays with his heart on his sleeve, he’s quite erratic and he gets stuck in but I think you need a little bit more discipline in that back three to then let the players in front of you go play and I think they’re lacking.”

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### The Verdict: Tottenham need defensive reinforcements

Spurs did look to improve their backline over the summer by bringing in Djed Spence, [Ivan Perisic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/ivan-perisic/) and Clement Lenglet but the former has [only been afforded seven league minutes](https://fbref.com/en/players/9bc9a519/Djed-Spence) thus far and the other two have failed to impress much as of yet.

As things stand [Spurs have conceded the sixth-most goals](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) in the entire Premier League which is quite astonishing given they are looking to push for a spot inside the top four so something must change.

Tottenham made a huge commitment to Romero last summer as [they splashed out £42 million on the centre back](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12374613/tottenham-transfer-news-cristian-romero-completes-move-from-atalanta-to-spurs) but with his [injury record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/verletzungen/spieler/355915) and ill-discipline [he’s picked up 16 yellow cards](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/355915) since joining the club on loan originally and [has missed a total of 30 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/verletzungen/spieler/355915), so he can’t be relied upon to stay fit and keep his cool on the pitch.

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