Giovani Lo Celso amazed with one Tottenham teammate despite Arsenal defeat
Giovani Lo Celso has lauded one of his Tottenham Hotspur teammates despite yesterday’s North London Derby defeat.
Tottenham had a challenging first forty-five minutes of the derby before losing 3-2 to Arsenal yesterday.
Despite controlling much of the first half, Ange Postecoglou’s team was behind 3-0 at the half.
The Gunners took an early lead thanks to a goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but Spurs’ weakness was exposed twice more through two set pieces.
Just two minutes before Bukayo Saka’s goal, Micky van de Ven believed he had tied the score. However, the VAR disqualified the Dutchman’s goal because it was offside.
Following a blunder by David Raya, Cristian Romero gave Spurs a response shortly after the hour mark as they fought back.
Heung-min After a late challenge on Ben Davies by Declan Rice, Son beat Raya from the spot to set up a thrilling final ten minutes of play.
Sadly, Tottenham decided to make the change too late. However, Romero, their vice captain, attracted attention that day.
Lo Celso lauds Cristian Romero after Tottenham vs Arsenal
Romero took to Instagram following yesterday’s derby defeat and sent a message to Tottenham supporters.
“Head up and carry on, this is what it’s all about sometimes. I am more than ever with this team,” he wrote.
“We will work and finish this season in the best way. Thank you for always being fans all together.”
It led to praise from Lo Celso beneath the post, who wrote: “What a player!! Warrior.”
Romero was undoubtedly Tottenham’s standout player yesterday and the Argentine could have had more than one goal on the day.
The 25-year-old went close on three occasions before netting in the 64th minute while also rattling the woodwork in the first half.
As for Lo Celso, the 28-year-old got a couple of minutes under his belt after replacing Davies with Spurs chasing the game
Romero stats vs Arsenal
Romero was Tottenham’s highest-rated player on the day and picked up a 7.6 match rating from Sofascore.
Had Spurs completed a dramatic comeback, you could argue he would have been a contender for Man of the Match.
- 90 minutes played
- 1 goal
- 2 clearances
- 2 blocked shots
- 4 tackles
- 5/ 8 ground duels won
- 5/ 6 aerial duels won
- 64/66 passes completed
- 2 big chances missed
