Sunday's defeat at home to Chelsea saw Tottenham's miserable recent run continue but manager Ange Postecoglou still has the backing of a number of his key players
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has found himself under pressure after a run of one win in seven matches, but centre-back Cristian Romero has suggested the blame might lie elsewhere.
Romero returned to the starting line-up against Chelsea on Sunday, but lasted just 15 minutes before injury struck again. Postecoglou's team led 2-0 at the time, but ended up losing 4-3.
Spurs' manager has retained the backing of his players despite the result. Former Celtic boss Postecoglou secured a fifth place finish last season, but has seen his team fall into the bottom half of the table during an injury-hit second season.
Rather than targeting Postecloglou, though, Romero appeared to point the finger at chairman Daniel Levy and the club's higher-ups. He has compared the North London team with rival clubs, appearing to suggest better decision-making could have left them in better shape.
"The truth is, I would say no comment, but..." Romero began in an interview with Telemundo Deportes. "Manchester City competes every year, you see how Liverpool strengthens its squad, Chelsea strengthens their squad, doesn't do well, strengthens again, and now they're seeing results. Those are the things to imitate.
"You have to realise that something is going wrong, hopefully, they realise it. The last few years, it's always the same: first, the players, then the coaching staff changes, and it's always the same people responsible.
"Hopefully, they realise who the true responsible ones are, and we move forward because it's a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year," the former Atalanta star added. He called Postecoglou a "great coach," saying he and his fellow players were very happy with the Australian.
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