Tottenham pair Emerson Royal and Richarlison have spoken about the ferocity of Cristian Romero.

The centre half has been in disciplinary trouble this season due to yellow and red cards.

Now it is revealed that the Argentine stopper is equally as intense when he is training.

"I played against Romero, Tottenham vs Everton, the rivalry was already there between Brazil and Argentina, and I think I had already played against him in the U20s, in the South American Championship. I promised myself that I would hate Argentineans, Uruguayans for the rest of my life, for goodness' sake, those guys are too cocky," said Richarlison, per football.london.

"He knows how to hit. He hits without getting booked. It's ball and shin," added Richarlison.

Emerson added: "I've seen few people hit like him in my life. He almost breaks your leg, but he gets the ball and comes out clean. He does it on purpose, but he knows how to hit. Like, there are people who hit but they commit a lot of fouls. You can see that he hit, that he hurt the guy, but you only see it later that he turned the guy's ankle."

"In training it's the same thing, okay? In training you have to get the ball and move right away!" admitted Richarlison.