- Jun 29, 2003
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted Cristian Romero’s withdrawal against Brentford wasn’t a concussion substitution due to an error. That is because Spurs incorrectly filled out the wrong form, which led to the north London outfit using one of their five allowed changes.
Speaking in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said of Romero: “He got a head knock and it was pretty clear.
“The medical team were monitoring him as he progressed from there and then he scored with his head.
“They were pretty sure we needed for his own benefit to get him off and obviously what we know about head injuries, for me it is not even an issue.
“We will always err on the side of caution. Cristian, the player is not the one you listen to in those situation because he doesn’t know what is going either, so I thought it was pretty clear what we had to do.
“[I’m] disappointed that we apparently filled out the wrong slip and it was not a concussion sub.
“In this day and age where what we know about head injuries, if we are going to worry about what form we fill out, I thought it was pretty clear what happened, but hopefully he’ll be okay.”
Source: TalkSPORT
Speaking in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said of Romero: “He got a head knock and it was pretty clear.
“The medical team were monitoring him as he progressed from there and then he scored with his head.
“They were pretty sure we needed for his own benefit to get him off and obviously what we know about head injuries, for me it is not even an issue.
“We will always err on the side of caution. Cristian, the player is not the one you listen to in those situation because he doesn’t know what is going either, so I thought it was pretty clear what we had to do.
“[I’m] disappointed that we apparently filled out the wrong slip and it was not a concussion sub.
“In this day and age where what we know about head injuries, if we are going to worry about what form we fill out, I thought it was pretty clear what happened, but hopefully he’ll be okay.”
Source: TalkSPORT