The Cristian Romero situation Thomas Frank will inherit and that pointed message
Tottenham Hotspur have a new head coach but one of their biggest players appeared to be keen to divert the focus elsewhere
Thomas Frank will have no doubts about what he is walking into at Tottenham Hotspur and the two main player situations that immediately face him.
The Dane is swapping the relative comforts of Brentford where he spent the past six years building his surroundings to exactly what he wanted them to be, to a club in Spurs where drama is always lurking around the corner. Frank has made it clear previously that when he did eventually leave the Bees he would be doing his due diligence into whatever club approached him next.
His research into Tottenham would have been two-fold - what is the running of the north London club like and why have so many managers been sacked there, including the one that just won a trophy, and secondly what is the squad situation like and what is happening with the best players.
With the latter scenario, the two key stars in question are captain Son Heung-min and his World Cup-winning vice-captain Cristian Romero. football.london reported earlier this week that Son is more open to leaving the club this summer than ever before after finally achieving his goal in lifting a trophy with Tottenham with interest from the Saudi Pro League and MLS.
Son, who has one year left on his contract, is unlikely to publicly make his feelings known. The same cannot be said for Romero, who has two years to go on his deal and while he rarely does interviews with English media, will often give incendiary ones to the Argentinean press.
Such moments often feel very specifically timed and that was certainly the case with the post everyone was waiting for from the 27-year-old about his former Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou. The Australian and the Argentinean had huge mutual respect for each other and were constantly backing each other publicly. The duo could be seen sharing a long, warm embrace in the background on the stage during Tottenham's Europa League winning celebrations after their parade through N17.
So everyone knew Romero would eventually join the wave of disappointed Spurs players saying their heartfelt farewells to Postecoglou. It was just a case of when. As the days passed since last Friday's sacking announcement, it seemed more and more likely that the centre-back was waiting until he had finished his international duty with Argentina.
Few expected him to wait until just 56 minutes after the club had announced Frank as Postecoglou's successor before throwing his social media grenade into the room and closing the door.
"Ange, thank you for these two incredible seasons. You’re a fantastic coach, but above all, a great person who deserves the best," he wrote. "From day one you paved the way despite the many obstacles that always existed and always will exist.
"Beyond everything, we won a trophy and went down in the history of this beautiful club, which is the only thing that matters. I wish you the best because you deserve the best, and thank you for everything."
Now it could just be incredible coincidence that Romero or his social media advisors had decided to go with his message then or scheduled the post for 9.12pm in the UK on a Thursday night or 5.12pm in Argentina.
The message itself had plenty to dissect, including the trophy being the only thing that should matter as well as that line "from day one you paved the way despite the many obstacles that always existed and always will exist". That can be taken any number of ways and perhaps that is the smartest thing about the message to ensure it can be defended.
For it could be aimed at the critics of the club, the narrative around Spurs, or the medical side of things - remember Romero pointedly thanked the Argentina staff for helping him with his injury struggles this season. It could also be aimed at the Tottenham hierarchy, for the World Cup and two-time Copa America winner has had his say on the club before, namely back in December when he stood up for Postecoglou in an interview back home.
"You have to realise that something is going wrong, hopefully, they realise it," he said then. "The last few years, it's always the same: first, the players, then the coaching staff changes, and it's always the same people responsible. Hopefully, they realise who the true responsible ones are, and we move forward because it's a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year."
Romero has made no secret of his desire to play in La Liga with Atletico Madrid interested in his services. Whether his social media activity, on top of his struggles with availability last season, help push him towards the exit door or cause Spurs to dig in over a big fee that many clubs will not be able to afford, remains to be seen.
On his day, as was evident during the Europa League's latter stages after which he was named player of the tournament, Romero can be a top drawer defender and one that his team-mates at club and international level look up to. Tottenham have to weigh up his importance to the club against the fear of losing him for nothing in two years' time.
If he is to stay then for Frank, there will be a relationship to build there, trying to earn the respect of a man who was so clearly committed to his predecessor.
From Romero's side, whether intentionally or not, the timing of the post was disrespectful to Frank. It was not a great gesture towards the man who could yet manage the Argentine next season. There had been six days to post about Postecoglou beforehand and instead the message came almost immediately after Frank's appointment.
Perhaps that was the point, to ensure a difficult situation that needs sorting in his favour. The irony is that Frank is a players' coach. Those who work with him adore him. The 51-year-old is a very different character to Postecoglou but one that Romero will quickly warm to if he wants to.
At the least, this will serve as an immediate window into what happens at Tottenham for Frank. He has jumped from the frying pan into the fire and it will not get any easier.
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