Postecoglou acknowledges Spurs submitted the incorrect form for the Romero substitute.

 

As Brentford and Tottenham played out a 2-

2 tie this afternoon, Ange Postecoglou

earned his first victory as Tottenham’s

manager.

Spurs the advantage early in the game, but

Cristian Romero avoided the offside trap

and scored with a thunderous header.

Unfortunately, the defender from Argentina

was subsequently asked to leave the field of

play after taking a blow to the head just

prior to his goal.

 

 Mbeumo of Brentford and Cristian Romero

of Tottenham Hotspur down after a clash of

heads during the Premier League match

between Brentford FC and Tottenham

Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium on

Brentford then hit Tottenham with a

quickfire double, first from the spot

after Heung-min Son was adjudged to have

fouled his man, then on the break through

Yoane Wissa.

 

Spurs answered the challenge just before

the half-time whistle, somewhat out of

nowhere as Emerson Royal let leash from

range and found the bottom corner.

The Lilywhites then largely dominated

proceedings in the second 45, although

couldn’t find a way through Brentford’s low

block and the points were fairly shared.

Tottenham filled in the wrong form for Romero sub

On Romero, Postecoglou said (BBC at 16:31):

“I thought it was quite evident, he hurt his

head. We’re in an era where we know about

these things so I’m not a doctor and anytime

that happens I think it’s really important

that we protect the players.

“They don’t know themselves what’s going

on and I had medical advice. The

disappointing thing for me was that we

filled in the wrong form for a concussion

substitute so in this day and age when we

are talking about player care, a piece of

paper is not important.

“No hesitation in taking him off, obviously

the player wants to continue but he’s not the

one who makes that decision.”

 

He added: “Romero had a head knock and

the medical team were watching him the

whole time. Their information was that he

wasn’t that steady and with his head after

scoring, I’m not taking any risks in that

scenario in this day and age and what we

know of head injuries.

“The last person you want to be directed by

is the player himself. He has no idea. The

disappointing thing is that apparently we

filled out the wrong form fore a concussion

sub. That is madness in this day and age. It

is pretty clear why we took the guy off.

“It is black and white for us, we’re not going

to take any risks with our people when we

know what the repercussions are. He seems

fine but the player is not the one who knows

these things.”

Spurs Web Opinion:

A great first outing for Ange and the players.

Adapting to a brand new system, especially

one so contrasting to what the squad has

been used to over the past three years, is not

easy at all. But the lads rose to the challenge

and earned themselves a good platform

from which to build.