'Romero's Season Over With Spurs!'

About this episode

The episode discusses Tottenham Hotspur's struggles, including Cristian Romero's season-ending injury and the team's fight for Premier League survival under new manager Roberto De Zerbi.

Host Ricky Sacks is joined by Jason McGovern, Darren Hart and Gary Ward as we reflect on Roberto De Zerbi knowing what the Tottenham Hotspur experience is all about after a crazy first week in charge. The Italian only took the helm last week yet within days Spurs fell into the bottom three without a ball being kicked, that was just after losing Mohammed Kudus for the rest of the campaign due to a set-back in his rehabilitation through injury. De Zerbi then lost his first game at Sunderland with Nordi Mukiele's deflected effort deciding the encounter and Cristian Romero injuring medial collateral ligament meaning he will miss the remainder of the season. We discuss where we are in the battle for survival as Spurs remain two points behind in-form West Ham United. Three behind Nottingham Forest. And desperately in need of a league win — something they have not achieved since December. Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero will miss five to eight weeks with a knee injury, meaning he will miss the remainder of the season for Spurs. However, the 27-year-old’s World Cup dream very much remains alive, and he will have time to get fit to start for Argentina. We debate if he has…

People in this episode

Host: Ricky Sacks

Guests: Jason McGovern, Darren Hart, Gary Ward

Topics covered

• Tottenham Hotspur
• Cristian Romero injury
• Premier League survival
• Roberto De Zerbi
• soccer analysis

Keywords

• Cristian Romero
• Tottenham Hotspur
• Roberto De Zerbi
• Premier League
• injury news
• soccer
• Mohammed Kudus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton, Nottingham Forest, West Ham United

Places: Sunderland

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