Tottenham forward Richarlison has shown his frustration over his lack of playing minutes ahead of Nottingham Forest's visit this Saturday (3pm).
Spurs were dumped out of the Champions League last-16 round to AC Milan on Wednesday night, with Conte opting to drop Richarlison to the bench. The Brazilian, who had started two of Spurs' previous three league games, replaced Emerson Royal with 20 minutes to go.
With the home side needing to reverse the 1-0 defeat from the first leg tie in Italy, Richarlison questioned the manager's decision. "This season, excuse the word, it's been s***, because I don't have minutes, I suffered a little with the injury." Richarlison told TNT Sports (via ESPN Brasil). "I can't understand it.
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"I have been playing well in the wins against West Ham and Chelsea, and then I was dropped to the bench. Then against Wolves I only played five minutes, I asked why and I wasn't given an answer.
"But I'm a professional, I work every day and I want to play, this season hasn't been great because I'm lacking minutes, I've had an injury but when I come on the pitch, I give it my all. I played the last two games really well, especially against Chelsea where I played the 90 minutes.
"Now we have to focus on those games left, to for me, I have to try and score as many goals as possible because the club paid a hefty fee for me and up until now I haven't justified the price tag on the pitch. The injuries got in the way but I also haven't been given minutes, so let's see if he [Antonio Conte] hands me a start in the next game."
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