Harry Redknapp knows Tottenham Hotspur as well as anybody.
The legendary English manager spent nearly four years as the Spurs boss back in the day. He had them competing for the top four at the time before he was shown the door in 2012.
Some would argue that Tottenham have a better team now than they did back then, but Redknapp was never 14th in the Premier League nor did he ever lose 15 top-flight games in a season at Spurs.
The 78-year-old has now shared his opinion on some of Tottenham’s current players compared to those he had at his disposal over a decade ago.
Something thing he said about one of Spurs’ key stars caught our eye.
Harry Redknapp says Cristian Romero is ‘crazy’ and ‘unreliable’
Cristian Romero has been at Tottenham since the summer of 2021.
The Argentina international initially joined the club on loan and became a big hit among the fans. His move was made permanent in the following year, and he has been a key player since.
Romero, on his day, is a very good defender, but he has a lot of flaws.
The 26-year-old can be reckless at times and often concedes needless fouls. He has been sent off on four occasions as well at Spurs and has been lucky to stay on the pitch in a few games.
Redknapp was asked to pick between Romero and Michael Dawson in a video released by We Are Tottenham TV, and the 78-year-old initially went with the Argentine.
“Michael Dawson was a fantastic professional, great guy, great goal. Romero is a World Cup winner. He’s a bit crazy, isn’t he? Unreliable, gets sent off, kicks people.
“Difficult one, I can’t keep picking all my players, I love Michael Dawson, I’d have him in any team, but I’ll go Romero.”
But, after picking the rest of the team including Rafael van der Vaart over James Maddison, Redknapp went back to Dawson and said: “Sorry Michael Dawson, I’m putting Michael Dawson back in.
“Sorry Michael, Michael’s back in, I can’t leave him out. I love Michael Dawson. I’m having all my eleven, I don’t want that other team.”
Tottenham could make a brutal Cristian Romero decision soon
Romero has had a season to forget at Tottenham.
The 26-year-old has missed over 100 days of football due to injuries this term, and even when he has played, he hasn’t looked at his best.
The defender will enter the final two years of his contract this summer, and Spurs have been interested in extending his deal.
But, with no agreement close, reports have claimed that Tottenham and Daniel Levy are ready to sell Romero at the end of this season if he doesn’t pen a new deal.
It remains to be seen what Romero will do in the next few months.
