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title: "Tottenham: Jermaine Jenas criticises Cristian Romero"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-03-08T21:58:37Z"
modified: "2023-03-08T22:06:53Z"
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# Tottenham: Jermaine Jenas criticises Cristian Romero

**Jermaine Jenas criticised [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) defender [Cristian Romero](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/cristian-romero/) during the club’s UEFA Champions League second leg with AC Milan on Wednesday.**

### The Lowdown: Champions League exit

[Antonio Conte](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/antonio-conte/) returned to the dugout for the first time following gallbladder surgery last month but failed to guide his side through to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Spurs failed to get going in front of their home supporters and couldn’t overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg, with Romero having an evening to forget on a personal note after receiving a red card due to two separate bookings.

### The Latest: Jenas reacts

Jenas was on co-commentary duty for BT Sport on Wednesday evening and was quick to give his comments on Romero after he picked up his first yellow card for a foul on Rafael Leao in the 17th minute.

The former Spurs midfielder said that it is a ‘huge flaw in his game’ and feels that he ‘puts himself under unnecessary pressure every single game’ by getting an early booking. Romero was then shown a second yellow following a rash tackle on Theo Hernandez in the 77th minute.

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### The Verdict: Shocker

Romero was making his [24th](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/leistungsdaten/spieler/355915) appearance in all competitions this season and [seventh](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/leistungsdaten/spieler/355915) in the Champions League, starting alongside Ben Davies and Clement Lenglet in a back three.

However, the Argentine struggled and ended with a [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/tottenham-hotspur-milan/IsRdb) rating of 6.2/10 – considerably worse than both Davies and Lenglet. Romero lost possession 11 times, was second-best in six of his nine duels and failed to make a successful tackle all evening.

The 24-year-old was also unsuccessful in all of his attempted long balls, so overall, had an evening to forget, with Jenas’ comments early on proving to be spot on.