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Last week Spurs vice-captain Cristian Romero shared a social media post suggesting he was tired after travelling back from international duty on a commercial flight, unlike some of his team-mates who had private jets arranged.<\/p>\n
Although it is down to international football federations – Argentina in Romero’s case – to arrange travel, some clubs step in.<\/p>\n
Romero was beaten to the ball by Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes as he headed in the winner on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Postecoglou confirmed Romero was not rushed back as the match took place on Sunday, and that his defender reported no complaints before kick-off. <\/p>\n
“No, it was mentioned to me [after] but it wasn\u2019t mentioned to me before the game,” said Postecoglou. <\/p>\n
“No-one reported anything other than the usual checks of people coming back from international duty, so prior to the game no-one said anything.”<\/p>\n
But he added that he had sympathy over general workload concerns by players, amid comments made by Manchester City duo Rodri<\/a> and Manuel Akanji, and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker<\/a>. <\/p>\n “The international calendar is really putting some strenuous demands on footballers performing at the highest level,” said Postecoglou.<\/p>\n “It is something we need to have a look at from a holistic view, but it is not really relevant to the current situation.<\/p>\n “We are definitely pushing the boundaries of what we are asking of players today, if we want elite performances across the board and players constantly being available.<\/p>\n “I think we are bursting at the seams in terms of how much we require from players, absolutely.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n