{"id":5399,"date":"2026-01-08T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:38:34","slug":"thomas-frank-future-live-arsenal-cup-romero-statement-and-manager-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=5399","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank future LIVE: Arsenal cup, Romero statement and manager future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:88f01a3b-af10-451f-9c29-ee5dcb7166fb\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1p40248-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-sgxsay-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>&#8216;At times like this it should be other people coming out to speak&#8217; &#8211; Romero<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-umer6k-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 14:06 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">14:06 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-16yshci-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Tottenham v Aston Villa (Sat, 17:45 GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-kkut0v-Contributor etflsgg2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-118oapy-ImageWrapper etflsgg1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-jjv0lx-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/128\/cpsprodpb\/\/vivo\/live\/images\/2015\/8\/26\/090b5b10-437a-467b-9fa1-16808ae8d27c.jpg.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><\/span><span><strong>Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tottenham captain Cristian Romero appeared to take aim at the club&#8217;s hierarchy after Wednesday&#8217;s defeat at Bournemouth, accusing them of telling &#8220;lies&#8221; in a since edited Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spurs have won just one of their past six Premier League games and sit 14th in the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Romero stated on Instagram &#8220;other people&#8221; should be coming out to speak and adding that they &#8220;only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Romero, 27, has since deleted that post and uploaded a new &#8211; almost identical statement &#8211; omitting the part about telling lies but still appearing to criticise senior figures at the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always there and will continue to be,&#8221; Romero posted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are responsible, there&#8217;s no doubt about that. 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