Tottenham players publicly condemn coach Conte

"Let's see what he has to say tomorrow," Richarlison said of coach Conte after the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the evening of March 8. "Nobody is stupid here. I'm a professional player. I train every day and want to play. Sorry, this season has been a damned season."

Richarlison only played the last 20 minutes yesterday. In the 0-1 loss to Wolves in the English Premier League on March 4, the coaching staff also only let the Brazilian striker on from the 85th minute. And in the previous two wins against Chelsea 2-0 and West Ham 2-0, Richarlison main stone. "I couldn't understand why I was put on the bench," added Richarlison. "Things are going well. We won Chelsea and West Ham, then suddenly I was on the bench against Wolves. I asked why, but they said nothing."

Richarlison also revealed that the coaching staff asked him to go to the gym to take a test. The coaching staff promised to let Richarlison start if he passed the test. However, in the following match, the 25-year-old striker remained on the bench.

Richarlison joined Tottenham from Everton in the summer of 2022, for a transfer fee of $ 60 million with a fee of $ 12 million. In 25 matches with the London club from the beginning of the season, Richarlison only started 12 matches and scored two goals. The 25-year-old striker has not even scored for Tottenham in 17 Premier League matches, far behind 43 goals in 135 games for Everton.

In Tottenham's last two wins, against Chelsea and West Ham, assistant coach Cristian Stellini gave Richarlison the main kick. Coach Conte did not direct these matches because he had to recover from gallbladder surgery. Richarlison continued to start in the defeat to Sheffield United in the FA Cup on March 2, but was pushed to the bench by Stellini in the defeat to Wolves two days later. When he returned to directing in the Milan draw, Conte continued to sit Richarlison out.

Tottenham lost to Milan in the end 0-1 in the 1/8 Champions League round. In the first leg, Richarlison also only entered the field from the 70th minute. At the 2022 World Cup, Richarlison was the player who scored the most for Brazil with three goals. His volley against Serbia in the group stage was chosen as the best goal of the tournament.