As the celebrations continue after Tottenham's historic 1-0 triumph over Manchester United in Wednesday's Europa League Final, more information emanating from the match highlights just how much the players put it all on the line to give Spurs this victory.
According to Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, both star left winger Son Heung-min and center back Cristian Romero played through injuries or were lacking full fitness in the Europa League Final, via The Spurs Express. Therefore, neither player will be available for Sunday's final Premier League match of the season against Brighton.
Obviously, the match against Brighton carries no real stakes at this point, as the season has been done and dusted for Spurs for quite some time. So Son and Romero will get some deserved rest, and opportunities will go to players like Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso who should be stars of the future for Tottenham.
Cristian Romero has earned more respect
But the bigger takeaway here is how much spirit is in this Tottenham squad. Son's dedication to Spurs is known to everyone, and he was finally able to fight his way back from a foot injury to play the minutes he needed to in the Premier League before the Europa League Final and then did his job well in the match against Manchester United itself.
In addition to Son confirming that he is one of the most important characters in the history of Tottenham, Romero did a lot to put himself back in the good graces of fans. The vice captain became a magnet for criticism after an interview in which he stated he dreamed of a LaLiga transfer, which was shortly followed up with rumors that he had already agreed to a deal to join Atletico Madrid.
While that transfer hasn't come to fruition yet, there are many who feel that Romero is as good as gone at the club, and Tottenham have already been looking at potential transfer replacements at center back, such as Inter Milan star Yann Bisseck and Bologna's underrated Jhon Lucumi.
But Romero has been so important in the Europa League and was such a presence against the Manchester United attack on Wednesday that he is more difficult to get rid of than some Spurs fans would have liked to think. And by playing so well in these games while at less than 100 percent, Romero is showing that he bleeds for Tottenham just as much as any other player despite the hoopla that was made after his rather unwise interview declaration.