Tottenham Hotspur center back Cristian Romero is, once again, at the center of controversy, as he will suddenly be in Argentina to watch a random Primera Division game involving his childhood club rather than watching Spurs take on Everton with their entire Premier League existence on the line in what is the biggest match in the club's history.
Even Roberto De Zerbi, the current Tottenham manager, has joined Spurs legends like Teddy Sherringham and Glenn Hoddle in criticizing the Argentina international, and the common refrain frmo them and fans of the club is that Romero is proving he is not a real leader and has been doing a poor job of representing the club as captain.
Romero was given the captaincy just this season after club legend Son Heung-min rode off into the sunset with the Europa League title in hand, joining LAFC in MLS instead of potentially sullying his legacy at Tottenham past his expiration date. In truth, Spurs, just on the pitch, would be better with Son as the starting left winger above what they have this season, and, most importantly, they would have been better off from a leadership perspective with him as captain than Cristian Romero.
Son Heung-min was the real Tottenham captain
No Spurs fan could have ever imagined this situation with Son Heung-min as captain, and many Tottenham Hotspur fans are wondering if Romero's poor leadership as captain has helped along Spurs in their descent towards relegation. Romero is the captain of Tottenham during their worst season, and there were already criticism from within the fan base that Romero was the worst captain in Spurs history, with them pointing to his poor effort when Spurs were frequently losing games.
Now, Romero has lost his biggest defenders among the Tottenham faithful with his latest stunt to leave the club on Matchday 38 against Everton, and, again, it is impossible to envision Son having done something like this or to leave any questions about his effort - let alone his commitment or pure passion for the club.
Romero's poor season has made Tottenham fans miss Son that much more, and while Tottenham had to say goodbye to Son at some point and 2025 was probably the right year to do it after all his injuries and the high of the Europa League title win, the seemingly bottomless low of the 2025/26 season has not made that farewell feel any better. And Romero's farce of a captaincy has only made that goodbye to Son sadder.
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