The Argentine started for Spurs against Manchester United on Saturday, but couldn\u2019t stop Ruben Amorim\u2019s men from grabbing a dramatic late equaliser. The World Cup winner hobbled off with a knock when the score was 1-1, but by then Pearce had already formed his verdict of a below-par performance.<\/p>\n
What did Pearce say about Romero?<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was a chief scout watching Romero, I\u2019d mark him down as a weakness,\u201d the ex-England captain told talkSPORT.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can get in behind him, no doubt. And if I was doing recruitment, I\u2019d say, \u2018Leave him where he is!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Pearce continued, \u201cRomero\u2019s current form is horrific. He\u2019s giving the ball away in midfield and isn\u2019t even trying to recover. That\u2019s a basic trait for a defender.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe steps into midfield, gets played around, then jogs back with zero effort to cover.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I keep pointing it out, but it\u2019s astonishing from the captain of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Romero was named Tottenham captain in August after Heung-min Son\u2019s departure. And despite his honours \u2013 including the Europa League and the World Cup \u2013 it is centre-back partner Micky van de Ven who has drawn most of the praise this season.<\/p>\n
The Dutch defender, who was on the scoresheet against Copenhagen in midweek, was superb again versus United, further underlining his value to Spurs.<\/p>\n
Despite conceding at the death, Spurs boss Thomas Frank was satisfied with the response after the break.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was a strong display at home against Man United, especially after half-time,\u201d Frank told talkSPORT.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we came back out 1-0 down, the players stuck to what we worked on and kept applying our principles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe turned it around and levelled up. We hoped that would be the winner. Of course it hurts conceding so late, but it\u2019s not the first time that has happened in football.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut to come back the way we did, I\u2019m pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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