Richarlison was given a start by Antonio Conte as Tottenham recorded a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
The Tottenham No.9 hit out at the Italian for dropping him after Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against AC Milan, and while he failed to get on the scoresheet once again, he still found himself heavily involved.
Richarlison scored a goal which was disallowed by VAR, while he was also spotted doing something which angered Steve Cooper back in August.
What’s the story?
Well, the South American came in for plenty of criticism during Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest back on Sunday 28th August after juggling the ball while the game was going on.
Richarlison was smashed to the ground by Brennan Johnson afterwards as some Nottingham Forest players felt he was being disrespectful.
Cooper also wasn’t happy – the Daily Mail quoted him as saying at the time: “I would not want my players to do that, to do what Richarlison did, but if that is acceptable at Spurs, it is nothing to do with me. It would not be accepted here, that is for sure.”
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Now – during Tottenham’s win over Nottingham Forest earlier today – the £60m man was once again seen juggling with the ball, as you can see below.
Fortunately for Richarlison, he did not receive a kicking this time, although he was certainly playing with fire after Cooper openly criticised him for juggling with the ball back in August.
Tottenham looked a lot better with Richarlison against Nottingham Forest
While the Brazil international is surely annoyed to go another game without scoring, he can be pleased with his performance – Spurs looked a lot more fluid in attack with him, and also Pedro Porro, in the starting XI.
As WhoScored shows, Richarlison registered two key passes, with one turning into an assist for Heung-min Son, while winning three freekicks and two successful tackles.
It was an industrial display from Richarlison, and hopefully, he keeps his place in the starting XI as a result.
In other news, Richarlison told VAR denying goal for Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest ‘really sad’
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