London, Jan. 8 -- Tottenham captain Cristian Romero appeared to take aim at the club's hierarchy, accusing them of telling "lies" in a since edited Instagram post.

According to BBC Sport, Spurs have won just one of their past six Premier League games and sit 14th after losing 3-2 at Bournemouth on Thursday.

Following the defeat, Romero stated on Instagram "other people" should be coming out to speak and adding that they "only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies".

Romero, 27, has since deleted that post and uploaded a new - almost identical statement - omitting the part about telling lies but still appearing to criticise senior figures at the club.

"Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always ...