Ange Postecoglou has responded to claims Cristian Romeo was tired against Arsenal after returning from international duty on a commercial flight.
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- Postecoglou responds to claim that Romeo was tired
- Argentine defender at fault during Arsenal's goal
- Gunners beat Spurs 1-0 in derby
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Arsenal on Sunday in the season's first North London derby as Gabriel Magalhaes netted the winner for the Gunners. Centre-back Cristian Romeo was at fault as he was easily shrugged off by the Brazilian before he converted a clinical header.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
After the game, The Sun reported that the Argentine defender reposted on social media a claim from Argentine reporter Gaston Edul that the player was tired in the derby clash as he had landed just five days before the all-important match from international duty after Spurs did not provide a private jet. Postecoglou, however, has now claimed that he had no information about Romero's fatigue before the game.
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WHAT ANGE POSTECOGLOU SAID
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the Spurs manager said, "It wasn’t mentioned to me before the game. I knew nothing about it. The players got back on Thursday and we had a Sunday game. No one reported anything other than the usual checks of people coming back from international duty so prior to the game – no one said anything."
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WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM?
The Lilywhites will be back in action on Wednesday night as they take on Coventry City away from home in an EFL Cup third-round clash.
