{"id":14641,"date":"2022-04-09T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/09\/it-wasnt-easy-cristian-romero-opens-up-on-tottenham-struggles\/"},"modified":"2022-04-09T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T13:00:48","slug":"it-wasnt-easy-cristian-romero-opens-up-on-tottenham-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/09\/it-wasnt-easy-cristian-romero-opens-up-on-tottenham-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It wasn\u2019t easy\u2019: Cristian Romero opens up on Tottenham struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Cristian Romero joined Tottenham from Serie A outfit Atalanta over the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs made a number of signings in that window, but it fair to say that Romero is one of the few that actually worked out.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine is excelling in Antonio Conte\u2019s backline and is proving himself to be one of the best central defenders in the Premier League right now.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t always going so well for the South American, though. In a recent interview with The Athletic, Romero admitted that he loved life at Tottenham:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love life here,\u201d Romero, said reflecting on a momentous eight months since arriving on loan from Atalanta \u2014 in a deal that will be made permanent in the summer for \u00a342.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>However, the stopper then went on to speak about his struggles when he first arrived in England: \u201cRight at the start it wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when change happens in our life you always need a certain amount of time to be able to adapt and settle in. First and foremost, the language is quite a basic thing and you need that to get by. But gradually I feel I\u2019ve settled in.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019ve always had that spirit, desire and aggression. If I ever lost that, I\u2019d have a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cristian Romero has made a huge impact during his debut season with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THFC<\/a> \u2013 he talks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDEccleshare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CDEccleshare<\/a> about life in London, Antonio Conte &amp; not losing his edge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticUK\/status\/1512694551512694784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. 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UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<h2>Aston Villa vs Tottenham<\/h2>\n<p>Romero\u2019s next outing for Spurs is expected to come vs Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham take on Steven Gerrard\u2019s Aston Villa in the day\u2019s late kick-off on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs head into the match having won five of their last six league games, several of which by considerable margins, including their most recent 5-1 hammering of Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>Said win saw the Lilywhites climb up to 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the Premier League, level on points with Arsenal who have a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the clash with Villa, who have lost three of their last five, is a must-win for Antonio Conte and co.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/aston-villa-vs-tottenham-hotspur-betting-tips-premier-league-preview-predictions-odds\/\">Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/arsenal-vs-brighton-hove-albion-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Arsenal vs Brighton &amp; Hove Albion betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristian Romero joined Tottenham from Serie A outfit Atalanta over the summer of 2021. Spurs made a number of signings in that window, but it fair to say that Romero is one of the few that actually worked out. The Argentine is excelling in Antonio Conte\u2019s backline and is proving himself to be one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-14641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}