Antonio Conte suggests Tottenham ‘superstar’ may not play v Bournemouth

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has hinted that Cristian Romero may not feature for Spurs today.

Spurs head to Bournemouth hoping to get back to winning ways after three games without a win.

Tottenham have lost their last two Premier League games and drew against Sporting CP in the Champions League.

Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg both sat out last weekend’s defeat to Newcastle due to fatigue.

Both then started in the controversial 1-1 draw against the Portuguese giants in midweek.

Conte, speaking at his pre-Cherries press conference, admitted he took a risk starting the powerhouse duo.

And while Hojbjerg is “100 percent” okay, Romero may have to make do with a place on the bench.

Conte hinted at dropping him with an eye on next week’s crunch Champions League clash against Marseille.

“We have taken a big, big risk for this decision,” football.london quoted Conte as saying.

“Especially for Cuti, for Romero. Because he was really tired and we risked him a lot.

“But you know for this time of game you have to take risks and he can gave us the availability to play.

“Now we have to manage him very well because he played and finished the game with great will and desire.

“I had to thank him and Pierre.

“I think Cuti needed to recover better but Pierre is okay 100 percent.

“Cuti is okay, but we have another important game on Tuesday.

“And for this reason, we try to make the best decision for him.”

Romero, a player deemed Tottenham’s third “superstar” alongside Harry Kane and Son-Heung min, is an incredible player.

He won’t want to miss any games for Spurs, but with the schedule as heavy as it is, Conte has some tough decisions to make.

A lot is at stake against Marseille next week and Conte can’t risk Romero picking up an injury and being unavailable for that match.