Tottenham defender Cristian Romero says his membership means enterprise within the Premier League subsequent season.
Spurs caught the attention in Ange Postecoglou’s first season in cost, ending fifth and securing a spot within the Europa League for 2024-25.
The North London outfit acquired off to a blistering begin beneath the Australian, sitting prime of the desk after 10 video games having not misplaced a single one.
However a sequence of serious accidents to the likes of James Maddison and Micky van de Ven noticed them slip down the desk and ultimately accept fifth, falling simply shy of a Champions League place and Aston Villa in fourth.
Vice-captain Romero had a combined marketing campaign. He was despatched off in a humiliating defeat to Chelsea however bounced again in 2024 and appeared calmer and extra mature in his performances.
He has earned loads of reward from followers and pundits in the previous couple of months and he has now laid down the glove to subsequent season’s opponents.
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Chatting with the Tottenham membership web site, he stated: “Ange has a successful mentality and has completely modified the route of the membership.
“When he arrived, he introduced everybody collectively and all of us have the identical psychological perspective and strategy, all of us share the identical ambition to achieve success and win issues at this membership and that’s the key.
“We play in an entertaining fashion and we’re all very proud of the way in which the supervisor units us up and performs. In fact, we’ve had ups and downs this season, loads has occurred.
“Let’s not neglect, we’ve got a younger squad with gamers enjoying their first season within the Premier League – it’s not straightforward enjoying on this league.
“You don’t simply settle in over two or three months, it’s powerful.
“However, it’s been an honest first season with this prime supervisor, some inconsistencies, however total good.
Cristian Romero scored extra targets than another defender within the Premier League in 2023/24 (5). ⚽️#WhoScoredAwards https://t.co/3OKwu4jCFt pic.twitter.com/YzOWZkZdo3
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“I do know we couldn’t fairly hold the tempo as much as be battling for the league title, however now we have to attempt to continue to grow and enhance as a way to be travelling within the correct route.
“We should end nicely and are available again stronger subsequent season. The younger gamers will profit from this primary season of expertise, and we’ll carry out higher. Subsequent season goes to be an enormous one for us.”
If Spurs are to problem on all fronts subsequent time period, they might want to have an enormous switch window.
Loads of acquainted faces are set to depart North London, with the likes of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Emerson Royal linked with strikes away.
Incomings might be much more vital as they lack depth in all areas of the pitch.
Future Udogie’s late-season damage meant Van de Ven needed to shift to left-back and Yves Bissouma’s knee drawback left Spurs gentle in midfield.
Knocking Manchester Metropolis off their throne could also be of their plans, however Romero and Co have numerous work to do if they’re to make {that a} actuality.
