Ange Postecoglou made it clear that Tottenham didn't want to risk Cristian Romero after he was subbed off against Brentford. Romero clashed heads with Bryan Mbeumo but still managed to score. Despite his goal, he was substituted due to concerns, even though he didn't want to leave the field.
Quoted by the Mirror the Australian said: "Romero had a head knock and the medical team were watching him the whole time. Their information was that he wasn't that steady and with his head after scoring, I'm not taking any risks in that scenario in this day and age and what we know of head injuries."
"The last person you want to be directed by is the player himself. He has no idea. The disappointing thing is that apparently we filled out the wrong form for a concussion sub."
"That is madness in this day and age. It is pretty clear why we took the guy off. It is black and white for us, we're not going to take any risks with our people when we know what the repercussions are. He seems fine but the player is not the one who knows these things."
Brentford used Romero's absence to their advantage. After his goal, Mbeumo scored a penalty to equalize, and then Yoane Wissa put Brentford in the lead. However then, Emerson Royal sealed the scoring with a fantastic long-range shot to equalize the score.
