When Son Heung-min leaves, "Out of control" is a mess... Romero's "disgraceful" protest → Tottenham manager "I wouldn't do that" explanation "sweat hard."

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Christian Romero (28), who took over the Tottenham captain's armband from Son Heung-min (34, LA FC), is always in trouble. In the wake of the public shooting of the club, manager Thomas Frank (53) began to extinguish the fire.

According to the British 'Guardian' on the 5th (local time), Frank expressed his position on Romero's controversial remarks at a press conference before the away game against Manchester United on the 7th.

Earlier, shortly after drawing 2-2 with Manchester City, Romero posted on his social media (SNS), "I had to play even though I was not 100% physical. "I can't believe there are only 11 players who can play, and it's shameful," he said, directly hitting the team's leadership. This is to express dissatisfaction with the lack of reinforcement other than the recruitment of Conor Gallagher in the winter transfer market and the team's situation, which is an injury ward.

This is not the first time that Romero has publicly shot at the leadership of the group. Immediately after the defeat against Bournemouth in January, he said, "Others have to step up and speak. They only show up when things are good and tell some lies," he said, criticizing the decision. At that time, Romero revised the post after deleting only the "lie" part as the controversy spread.

When asked about Romero, Frank responded briefly and firmly, saying, "The problem has been dealt with internally." He declined to comment on details of the disciplinary action or details of the dialogue.

Asked if Romero will remain captain, coach Frank clearly replied, "Yes." "Romero is a very passionate player, and he is desperate to win. Sometimes such passion leads to an explosion," he said.

However, he expressed regret about the method. Frank said, "I wouldn't have done that. It's a matter of way," he said, but added, "He's still growing as a leader. I make mistakes, but Romero, 27, can also make mistakes," he said, cautioning against the spread of the situation.

After Son Heung-min, who was the captain until last season, left for LA FC, the atmosphere of the Tottenham squad is currently in a total crisis. It is often shown inside and outside the stadium that the rules are broken and out of control. Moreover, Romero, who took over the captain's armband from Son Heung-min, has to set the tone at the front of the team, but is suffering from leadership problems.

Romero, meanwhile, is getting a love call from Atletico Madrid. Atletico reportedly have been watching the situation steadily after Diego Simeone picked Romero as the right person to reinforce the defense. Local media recently predicted that the recruitment competition of big clubs such as Atletico could begin in earnest in the upcoming summer transfer market as Romero publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the club's lukewarm investment and thin player base.

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