Ange Postecoglou has revealed Tottenham vice-captain Cristian Romero has apologised after he aimed a dig on the membership’s board over its switch coverage.

Defender Romero was pressured off after solely quarter-hour of Spurs’ 4-3 loss at dwelling to Chelsea on Sunday with a contemporary harm and this newest defeat made it one victory in seven matches.

Romero publicly backed Postecoglou post-match and in addition urged the membership hierarchy – seemingly in reference to chairman Daniel Levy – to observe the lead of Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Chelsea within the switch market by strengthening the squad.

“These are the issues to mimic. You need to realise that one thing goes flawed. Hopefully they (membership board) realise it,” Romero advised Telemundo Deportes.

“Hopefully they realise who the true accountable ones are and we transfer ahead as a result of it’s an attractive membership that, with the construction it has, might simply be competing for the title yearly.”

Inconsistency has blighted Tottenham amid a foul run of accidents and Postecoglou mentioned Romero’s controversial feedback earlier than Thursday’s Europa League tie at Rangers.

“Within the context of the day, Cristian was actually disillusioned clearly, greater than disillusioned in the truth that he works onerous to get again and it was an enormous recreation for us,” Postecoglou stated.

“He knew that, needed to go off after which to observe the group kind of need to really feel the ache of one other defeat within the method it occurred, he was clearly very emotional.

“He’s a pacesetter within the membership, he hasn’t been in a position to assist us and I feel it was his means of attempting to, as a pacesetter, assist us and the group in saying that we’re going by a troublesome time however he believes in what we’re doing.

“After which the opposite a part of it most likely, he went about it kind of the flawed means when it comes to, I feel he’s enthusiastic about having success on the membership.

“I feel the way in which he most likely expressed it was not the correct means, significantly in a public sense as a result of I don’t really feel and definitely it’s not my perception that our form of challenges in the intervening time are due to one factor or one particular person. I don’t imagine that. I by no means have believed that.

“I feel no matter we have to do, we have now the ability to do this, however it’ll solely occur if we form of keep united as a bunch, significantly by tough instances, and get by on the opposite aspect. I actually imagine if you are able to do that, you come out stronger.

“Cristian, he realises what he stated. Loads of what he stated was good. A few of what he stated wasn’t proper and shouldn’t be carried out within the public.”

Requested if Romero will likely be punished, Postecoglou insisted: “I feel I’m fairly constant in saying I simply don’t suppose that that’s essential.

“I feel what’s extra essential is an understanding of how we must always take care of this stuff and take care of them higher.

“I’ve already spoken to Cristian about it. He’s apologised for the way in which he stated it, significantly within the public sense, wasn’t the correct strategy to go about issues.

“He’s a human being, he obtained emotional and I feel he simply expressed what he wished to precise publicly within the flawed means. He does care.

“I feel it will have been simpler for him to not say something. He does care, however like I stated, there’s a strategy to do this stuff.”

Romero’s feedback overshadowed Postecoglou’s return to Glasgow the place he will likely be with out a minimum of seven gamers, together with Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven and Richarlison.

The ex-Celtic boss acknowledged it was the worst harm disaster of his managerial profession however is happy about being again in Scotland.

“I feel what sort of reception I’ll get,” Postecoglou smiled.

“European nights right here, it’s one thing you wish to be part of and hopefully overcome.”