Online Reporter
CRISTIAN ROMERO left the pitch in tears as Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham reign got off to a painful start.
And his Italian boss and team-mates will all be left crying next month unless they can pull off a miracle in the final six games of this tortuous campaign.
Nordi Mukiele’s deflected winner for Sunderland left Spurs without a league win in 2026, stretching their winless run to 14 matches and leaving them two points off safety.
Tottenham’s fight for survival was already hard enough. But now they could potentially be without their leader Romero for the run-in.
The walls were already closing in by the time he limped off, almost inconsolable, despite the visitors matching Sunderland’s fight for the first hour.
But it all started going downhill when Mukiele cut in from the right, drove forward into a gaping hole in the heart of Spurs’ midfield and pulled the trigger from 20 yards.
His strike was going wide, but it took a huge deflection off Micky van de Ven’s left heel, wrong-footing Antonin Kinsky completely, to send the Stadium of Light wild.
Within moments things went from bad to worse as Brian Brobbey, chasing a lost long ball forward, nudged skipper Romero into the onrushing Kinsky.
The goalie was able to carry on after treatment to his head, but his fiery Argentinean defender was not so lucky as he trudged off heartbroken after the heavy blow to his knee. It was a minor victory for Dutchman Brobbey, who had enjoyed a real battle with 27-year-old World Cup winner throughout, and a much-needed one for Regis Le Bris. — Sun
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