Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Antonio Conte has no plans to change his approach at Tottenham Hotspur. After the victory over Nottingham Forest, the Italian returned to the words of Richarlison, who had expressed his dissatisfaction earlier this week.
Richarlison said in an interview with Brazilian TNT Sports that he sometimes does not understand Conte’s choices. He found the manager fickle and found it difficult to accept that he often suddenly ended up on the bench. The 25-year-old attacker, who came over from Everton for 58 million euros, had counted on more credit in his first season at Tottenham. Conte already reacted fiercely to the grumbling on Friday.
Conte says, “I don’t understand the people who don’t understand the importance of rotation”
Richarlison was allowed to start against Nottingham. Conte was asked by Sky Sports if that had anything to do with the Brazilian’s lamentation. “I try to make the best decision every time. This time I let Richarlison start and gave Kulusevski some rest,” Conte started his story, after which he became a bit more fierce. “The problem is that sometimes I don’t understand the people who don’t understand the importance of rotation. Who doesn’t understand how important it is to have options. You can decide the game with substitutions,” the former Premier League winning manager added.
According to Conte, Richarlison just has to understand that he is part of a rotation system. Or he has to perform better, then he can transcend rotation. “If you want to win prizes, you have to be able to count on sixteen, seventeen or eighteen good players. That’s the secret of success. I often hear from players that they want to play all the time, but when they play, they also have to perform. If you didn’t perform, you may have enjoyed playing, but then we lost,” said the Italian, who insisted on the arrival of an extra attacker in January. Arnaut Danjuma was then taken over from Villarreal on a rental basis. The Orange-international only came into action four times for Spurs and is still waiting for his first place in the base.
In the next game, Tottenham Hotspur will play against Southampton on Saturday, March 18 in an away game. Nottingham Forest will take on Newcastle United at home on Friday, March 17.
