Has Rose created an irreparable rift with Tottenham after latest remarks?

Like a petulant child who never learns his lesson, Danny Rose is at it again, this time saying his future at Tottenham is uncertain due to the way the club blacklists older players. 

In a recent interview, covered by the Evening Standard, Rose made the following comments:

"“It’s not about regular first-team football. I know my age and I know how the club’s run.”“I’ll be just sitting tight over the next few weeks and just seeing what happens. Either way, I’m prepared for whatever happens.”"

While it’s not a flagrant, overtly outright attack on the club, his comments once again highlight Rose’s oft inharmonious relationship with Spurs. The subtle undertones of his quote have been placed under a microscope and, because of his history of shooting from the hip, are garnering heightened media attention.

Rose, when recovering from a long-term injury about a year ago, remonstrated publicly about being heavily underpaid. He lashed out at the club for their refusal to pay player’s their worth, while also having a go at Daniel Levy’s rigid transfer policy.

Admittedly his public outcry from a year ago rings true. The club is at fault for underpaying its players and rarely dips into the transfer market.

But it’s not so much what Rose says that creates discord, but how, and when, he decides to castigate his club. Rather than discussing his grievances with the appropriate people privately, Rose has a nasty tendency of publicly throwing his club under the bus.

Rose doubled down on his comments, saying he’s unsure of whether he’ll remain at Tottenham for the 2019-20 campaign. Tormented with intermittent bouts of depression and a debilitating long-term injury, the Englishman has endured his fair share of recent tumult.

While harrowing, Rose’s misfortunes don’t excuse his actions. They do, however, offer some context. The 28-year-old played his way back into favour in 2018-19, regaining Mauricio Pochettino’s trust. He devoted himself to Tottenham’s cause and reaped the dividends.

Why he continually shoots himself in the foot only he knows.

But some people are truly their own worst enemies. His latest comments won’t erase all of his admirable on-field work from last season, but they’ll certainly damage further the already rocky relationship he has with Spurs.

One has to wonder whether his latest public outcry will spearhead an irreparable rift on Hotspur Way. Conversely, maybe Rose’s ill-advised comments are simply a byproduct of his enigmatic persona, a character flaw Spurs have come to expect.