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Richarlison lashes out Antonio Conte over ‘s**t’ Tottenham role.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison has called out manager Antonio Conte for handing him a ‘s**t’ role at the club this season.
The £60 million summer transfer from Everton to Spurs saw the Brazilian international start less than half of his club’s games so far this season.
Despite Spurs needing a goal to keep their Champions League hopes alive against AC Milan on Wednesday, he was only given 20 minutes of action off the bench.
After the game, Richarlison decided to let the world know about his frustrations.
“It was going well, in a good sequence, two wins against West Ham and Chelsea,” Richarlison told TNT Sports. “Suddenly, he put me on the bench, against Wolverhampton he put me on for five minutes. I asked why, but they didn’t tell me anything.
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“And [on Tuesday], they asked me to take a test at the gym, that if I was good I would go to the game and, at the time of the game, they left me on the bench. These are things that it is not possible to understand.
“Let’s see what [Conte] will say [on Thursday], but there are no fools here either, I’m a professional, I work every day and I want to play.”
Asked for a review of his personal role at the club, Richarlison added: “This season, excuse the word, it’s been s**t because I don’t have minutes, I suffered a little with the injury.
“But, when I enter the field, I give my life. I came from two games well, I think that’s it, I think I should have played and I don’t have to cry about it.”
During the course of his 25 games for Tottenham, Richarlison has only scored two goals and three assists, firmly placing him beneath Harry Kane in the team’s hierarchy.
Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min, who have both experienced form and injury issues this season, have both maintained their spots in front of the Brazilian in recent weeks.