Bodo/Glimt defender Jostein Gundersen has revealed what Cristian Romero told him during a ‘heated’ spat on Thursday.
Tottenham dumped the Norwegian side out of the Europa League in the semi-finals after winning 5-1 on aggregate. Ange Postecoglou’s men travelled to the Arctic Circle with a 3-1 lead after a dominant first-leg showing in north London.
And, despite their horrific form in the Premier League this season, Spurs were once again able to get it done on a Thursday night.
Dominic Solanke handed his side a 1-0 lead in the 63rd minute, before Pedro Porro quickly added a second six minutes later.
After the right back’s spectacular strike put the tie out of reach for Bodo/Glimt, he went to celebrate in front of their home fans, much to the frustration of the players.
It led to Gundersen and Romero being embroiled in some verbal back and forth on the pitch.
Cristian Romero told a Bodo/Glimt player he ‘shouldn’t talk so much’ during Spurs’ 2-0 win
Defender Jostein Gundersen said that Romero started the verbal spat before he responded
The incident occurred after Pedro Porro put Tottenham up 2-0 in the second leg in Norway
Gundersen revealed that Romero said him and his Bodo/Glimt team-mates ‘shouldn’t talk so much’.
He then went on to explain that the words they exchanged were in the heat of the moment and that the incident should be put behind them.
‘I feel like they are trying to annoy us. I didn’t like that. That’s how football is. After the game there was a handshake and a good atmosphere,’ Gundersen told told TV 2.
‘[Romero] first started with some comments to me, and then I responded.
‘He said something like: “You guys shouldn’t talk so much.” It was in the heat of the match. Then we put it behind us.’
When asked what the official told the bickering pair, Gundersen added: ‘The referee said we shouldn’t argue and that we had to calm down.
‘He didn’t want anything like that. If we went to each other, we would get a card.’
