Richarlison said that the ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte, scolded him for nearly two hours because of comments he made in front of the press. This happened because the Brazilian delivered an explosive post-match interview about his lack of playing time.
"I made a mistake for doing an interview saying I needed [game] time," Richarlison said on Que Papinho. "Later on, I apologised and said that he could punish me. He told me off to show he was the commandant. It's his way to deal with it. Almost two hours scolding me in front of everybody there."
Here's what Richarlison said in that post-match interview after Spurs' defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League: "Let's see what [Conte] will say tomorrow, but there are no fools here either, I'm a professional, I work every day and I want to play. There are minutes left, time left."
"This season, excuse the word, it's been s***, because I don't have minutes, I suffered a little with the injury. But, when I enter the field, I give my life. I came from two games well, I think that's it, I think I should have played and I don't have to cry about it."
Conte answered a day later, claiming that the forward was selfish with his comments: "He said his season was s*** and he's right. His season has been not good," Conte said. "He had injuries, played and scored in the Champions League and then went to the World Cup and then had a serious injury."
"He's scored no goals for us. I think he was really honest to say his season was not good. His season has not finished yet. If he deserves to play I'll give him the opportunity. For the rest of the interview, I think he understood he made a mistake. When you speak of 'I' and not 'us' you are being selfish."
