According to WhoScored, Cristian Romero has the best tackle success rate in the Premier League over the last two seasons.
If anyone doubted whether Romero belonged in the conversation among the best centre-backs in the world, the Argentine delivered a fitting response at the Copa America, once again playing a key role in the South American nation’s march to the title.
Back in his home country, the 26-year-old is undoubtedly a superstar but he perhaps still has not won over parts of the English press, who consider him to be a bit too reckless.
That is a notion that Spurs legend Ossie Ardiles shot back against, telling Football.London recently that the Tottenham defender’s disciplinary record has improved considerably and that he does not get the credit he deserves.
The stats certainly bear out Ardlies’ point, with WhoScored revealing that Romero has statistically been the best tackler in the Premier League over the last two years.
The Argentine boasts a tackle success rate of 82.2 per cent in that time.
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While Romero has the qualities one looks for in a modern-day defender, including ability on the ball, in many ways, the Argentine is almost a throwback to the past as he loves to defend and knows how to tackle, which is a dying art in the modern game.
I think this season is going to be huge in Romero’s club career.
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