The Premier League's race for four came to the most critical moment, when Arsenal won the three strongest opponents chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham United in a row, they found themselves unable to shake off North London's sworn enemy Tottenham.
Since the comeback of C Romero, Tottenham's defensive quality has taken a big step. Even if Ben Davis and others are still digging holes, at least now there is one more hero who can save the team, so that son Heung-min and Kane's goals will not be disappointed.
01. The source of the goal: the team has a fierce brother
A. Fierce brother C Romero: Fill the blank in Tottenham's midfield
Romero is characterized by a fierce style of play, but his physique is not particularly good, so Tottenham's current three-centre-back system is the most suitable for him, allowing Romero to fully play his up-and-up features.
In particular, Spurs need 3 attackers in the front, in addition to Sun Kai, there must also be Kulusevsky or Lucas Jr. to assist in the advance, and the midfield must be one less. The appearance of C Romero, his front top sweep can make up for some of the deficiencies.
In particular, Tottenham's own turnover rate is very high, and with this fierce brother, the team's crisis may also turn into an opportunity in an instant. This time, when Emerson fell to the ground under a 2-man attack, the opponent had a suspected foul, but the referee did not say.
In the Premier League, toughness is king, and Romero quickly grabbed the tackle this time, defusing the potential backcourt crisis.
Romero's special thing is that he not only tackles the ball once, after the break he quickly got up and rushed directly to the next target, after shoveling Leicester City defenders together, Spurs got a 6-on-5 chance in front of the field.
Especially when Leicester City's defenders were unable to get up, there was a big hole in their defensive line.
In the end, Kulusevsky assisted Son Heung-min's second goal, laying the foundation for the victory of this game. Half of the credit for this goal needs to be credited to Romero's account.
If it weren't for Romero's might, it would have been a Leicester City counter-attack, but because of his appearance, it turned into a goal for Spurs.
Looking at the defense of this round, it is still Romero's two consecutive steals. The first one left Dhaka without the ball, and then after Emerson returned, C Romero suddenly picked up the second man to let Spurs win the ball up front.
b. Have a certain ability to propulse: can balance Emerson's deficiencies
Romero is not only the core figure of defense, but also has a certain ability to shoot and advance, and also has a lot of value in Tottenham's offensive and defensive conversion.
The biggest problem with Tottenham's defense is the lack of midfielders, and the left half uses Ben Davis, a weak player, so that the team must make up for the left side when defending.
C Romero has a good sense of crisis and is relatively tight with people, and when he moves sideways, it is more appropriate to leave the back point to Emerson, who has the ability to adduct defense.
Of course, Emerson's single-handed attack ability is weak, so Romero, who has a certain ability to carry the ball forward, can bring a new balance.
Unfortunately, this time Romero rushed to the front and went straight to find Lucas Jr., and the opponent Waser Yunju was suspected of fouling, but the referee ignored it.
02. Teammates are undercover: what can you do?
So far this season, C Romero has won an average of 5.9 confrontations per game, with a success rate of more than 60%, which is important.
Many of the ideas of tottenham's backcourt players are completely incomprehensible when we watch the ball. Their mistakes are always so varied that they can't even be scratched. The key moment C Romero Savior is even more likable.
Just like this time, after Ben Davis received the ball at the back, he actually dribbled the ball in the direction of his own goal, and the result was a mistake, giving the opponent a great opportunity to counterattack.
You can't say that Dhaka's start-up speed is not fast enough, but Romero's alertness is too good, after seeing someone behind him take off and plug forward, the Argentine center-back jammed in time to complete the life-saving relief.
Without C Romero's handling of the ball, Spurs would have fallen behind at the beginning and it would have been very difficult to win.
Romero's sense of crisis, decisiveness and flexibility in handling the ball are very important for this Spurs team, and the Argentine national team will also need him to be the savior in the crisis in the World Cup.
Looking at this shot against Newcastle, the opponent's attack starts from the right side of Tottenham Hotspur, Romero's first tackle is released, and the ball goes to the left side of Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle's cross led to Spurs not far from the clearance, and Emerson blocked the opponent's first pass- like shot, but the ball went into the box again, and Ben Davis misjudged it. Fortunately, C Romero was the savior at a critical moment, allowing Willock to attack the fetus in a very threatening attack.
In the past few Tottenham victories, is it a surprise that Romero, as a centre-back, has been voted the best player? He is indeed the basis for the team's victory.
03. Physical fitness is not top-notch: too aggressive and there are loopholes
As can be seen from the statistics, C Romero contributed 3 steals, 3 interceptions and 5 clearances in this game, a total of 11 successful defenses, while 10 one-on-one matches won 7 times, and there were 3 fouls.
Obviously, when the scramble is unsuccessful, Romero's first choice is to foul himself, otherwise he needs to be remedied by his teammates or get a yellow card to make up for the foul.
The highest number of yellow cards in the five major leagues last season was Maguire's 19, followed by Romero's 18.
This is also because the confrontation in Serie A is a little worse than in the Premier League, and Romero can make up for it himself. Coming to the Premier League, his yellow card count has been reduced to 8, but there will also be some loopholes.
Especially if you frequently go to the opponent's circle to grab it, there will still be a certain number of failures. C Romero's strength and speed are not top-notch after all, and if he fails, there will be more serious losses, which need teammates to make up.
This time he was unable to break the ball in Dhaka, and leicester City player Perez took the ball in the middle, which was a great threat to Tottenham, but fortunately Bentancour's return was very timely.
In terms of medium- and long-distance running after turning around, C Romero's speed is not outstanding. This time, if it were not for Bentancour's decisive foul, once the ball was given to Ichinacho in front of the flank by Perez, it would be a disaster for Spurs.
Looking at leicester City's attack again this time, Sumare hit the wall and sent a cross through the flanks, C Romero failed to intercept the cross, giving Dhaka a good chance to shoot, but fortunately smashed on the goalpost and popped up.
C Romero's style of play is very fierce, but the physical fitness at key moments is still slightly insufficient.
This season's Premier League competition for four will be Arsenal's North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur. They will have a head-on match next, which may become the winner and loser of the Champions League quota.
Conclusion:
The current premier league defensive first is also the patron saint of the backcourt when Messi won the Copa America. At the end of the year in the World Cup, will he escort Big Brother successfully again?
In the Argentine national team, his partner is the more fierce and decisive Otamendi, and there are tough guys such as DePaolo and Paredes in midfield. When a team's style is in tune, it can play 1+1 greater than 2 effect, which is the basis for Argentina to get better, and it is also the reason why Messi has become happier and happier in the national team in the past year or so.