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.
James Maddison’s signature free kick gave
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.
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.
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