Why Thomas Frank should reconsider Cristian Romero's Tottenham captaincy - Opinion

Cristian Romero needs to sort out his behaviour immediately, or else Thomas Frank could be forced to make a decision regarding his role for the good of Tottenham Hotspur.

Whenever there is a conversation about Cristian Romero which involves anything critical, certain terms are usually given in his defence.

Mentioning that he is a World Cup winner is usually a popular go-to argument when the criticism thrown in his direction is performance related.

As the conversation shifts to Romero’s lack of discipline, some will claim his rashness is a thing of the past, but dialogue has prevailed all because of the media’s warped agenda.

However, it is time to put personal feelings aside and judge the centre back as any other Tottenham Hotspur player would be judged – without special treatment.

Cristian Romero is not performing at his usual level for Tottenham

Tottenham need a captain who is going to be one of the team’s most consistent performers, but Romero has had a number of shaky displays this season.

The Argentina international has made some fairly large errors in recent months and he was twice at fault during the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool last Sunday.

Romero was even named a ‘liability’ by members of the press, which is extremely harsh, but there should be a conversation about just how often he has a bad game.

Romero lacks the discipline a Spurs captain needs

Romero’s recent performances are actually secondary to an even greater problem, which is that he has been completely unhinged on the pitch this season. The 27-year-old appeared to have toned things down after facing criticism for his behaviour early on in his days at Spurs. However, he has no discipline at all this season.

Due to the red card Romero received against Liverpool, he is now serving his second Premier League suspension of the campaign. Worse still, Romero would serve a third ban after his return, if he receives three yellow cards in his next 15 appearances. What good is a captain who is constantly not allowed to play as a result of his poor behaviour?

Each time the defender lands himself in hot water it just seems so unnecessary. He commits too many bookable fouls and often loses his temper. A few of his yellow cards this year have been the result of arguing with the referee and these are such needless bookings.

Once these mistakes occur, Romero does himself no favours by attempting to remain out of the spotlight. Xavi Simons has apologised for his red card against Liverpool, but where is the Tottenham captain? As usual, he has gone into hiding, but do not be surprised when he is behind the microphone after his next strong performance.

Replacing Romero as Tottenham captain would be tricky

Thomas Frank would be wise to consider whether Romero is the type of player he wishes to be a role model to the younger contingency in the Tottenham first-team squad. Unless he stops being such a hot head who cannot control his emotions, appoining a new captain might just be a necessary move to help the team as a whole.

However, the other options in Frank’s leadership group are far from perfect. James Maddison is injured, Guglielmo Vicario has no leadership qualities at all and Ben Davies rarely plays. There is Micky van de Ven as well, but the 24-year-old has had some borderline head loss moments when he has worn the captain’s armband this season.

Romero has to sort himself out and a decision to replace him should be considered at this point, but Frank would have a tough time finding anyone worthy of leading the team going forwards.

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