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New Delhi: Tottenham captain Cristian Romero could face an extended period away from action after being charged of misconduct in response to being sent off during Saturday's 2-1 Premier League defeat against Liverpool in the English Premier League.
The Argentine received a second yellow card for kicking out at Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate in the 93rd minute before being shown the red card by referee John Brooks.
It reduced Tottenham to nine men as Xavi Simons had been ordered been off the field earlier. Romero will miss Sunday's away trip to Crystal Palace as he has to serve a one-match ban.
"It's alleged that he (Romero) acted in an improper manner by failing to promptly leave the field of play and/or behaving in a confrontational and/or aggressive manner towards the match referee after being sent off in the 93rd minute," England's Football Association said in a statement.
Romero has until January 2 to respond to the charge brought against him and went into the game on seven bookings in the league this season.
With 22 points, Tottenham are 14th in the league table and are 17 points behind leaders and city rivals Arsenal.
Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank said Brooks failed in his duties by sending Romero off the field.
“There is a massive mistake by John on the pitch. Two hands on the back by Ekitike. I don’t understand how he didn’t see it,” Frank said.
"OK, luckily, we have VAR, so they will bail you out when you need it, which they didn’t. That was the second mistake.”
“I think if you go back to that (second Liverpool goal) and the referee did his job, then it would not have been a first yellow (for Romero). Is that fair to say?
“I have a player that is extremely passionate, and if you have a passionate player, then you need to go to the line sometimes,” the Danish manager added.
Defeat left Spurs a lowly 14th in the table and added to the growing pressure on Frank, who took charge after Ange Postecoglou was sacked in June.
