Antonio Conte has agreed with Richarlison's honest assessment of his own Tottenham form and confirmed that the attacker has apologised for his comments after the club's European elimination. Following Tottenham's Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan, the Brazilian pulled no punches in his post-match interview as he opened up on his Spurs career to date and not starting in the Round of 16 second leg tie.
The ex-Everton man claimed that he was told he would start against the Rossoneri if he passed a fitness test the day before, only to then find himself on the bench despite proving his fitness. Speaking to the media for the first time since the incident, Conte was quizzed about the 25-year-old and gave his own verdict on the forward's form since his move to north London.
"First of all I watched the interview of Richarlison and he didn’t criticise me," said the head coach. "He said my season is (expletive) and he is right because his season is no good. Because he had a lot of injuries. He started well with us, he then had injury in the Champions League and then he went to World Cup and he had another serious injury. He came back and stayed one month out. Then another injury.
