Cuti Romero on Tottenham's plight: «It's painful, seven finals left» | OneFootball

Tottenham suffered another heavy blow and fell 3-0 to Nottingham Forest on Matchday 31 of the Premier League, a result that leaves them just one point above the relegation zone. After the home defeat, Cristian “Cuti” Romero spoke, and as captain he addressed the media on behalf of the team, not hiding his pain over the critical situation the London side is going through.

“Well, the season is difficult and it has put us in this position,” began the World Cup winner with the Argentina national team in an interview with Sky Sports, before adding: “Another bad day for us, another home defeat. First of all, we want to thank the fans, for today and for standing by us every day.”

Looking ahead to the final stretch of the tournament, Romero stressed the need to approach each of the remaining matches with the responsibility and intensity they require in order to avoid Spurs’ first relegation in 50 years. “The most important thing for us is those seven finals ahead. Now I’ll go join my national team and then come back. The situation is complex, but we have to play them like finals. That’s how it is: very complicated, the season has been bad. Honestly, the first responsibility is with me. That’s life, football is like that, and the most important thing is to stay united,” he explained.

When asked why his team has been unable to overcome adversity this season, Cuti lamented not being able to rise to the occasion, especially in front of their own fans: “For me, the first thing is about us. When we played here against Atlético de Madrid it was a fantastic game; today the first half was good, but in the second we lost confidence, we lost the ball and conceded another stupid goal. That makes it difficult, but that’s it, it’s over. It hurts, it’s a bad day, but the most important thing is to go with the national team and come back for those seven finals and try again,” the center-back concluded.

With only seven matchdays left in the season, Tottenham have just 30 points, one point clear of West Ham, the last team currently in the relegation spots. The fixture list does not help Romero’s side either, as they still have difficult trips to Aston Villa and a tough derby against Chelsea ahead, which could seal their fate.

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