When Antonio Conte came to Tottenham as their new manager, it was hard to find a fan who thought that something can go wrong. The hype was unbelievable, as finally, an elite coach came to the club since Jose Mourinho is obviously not the ‘Special One’ anymore. But here we are in March 2023, and the Spurs are out of the Champions League once again. Not only that, but they are eliminated from the club, which is weaker than Tottenham, and doesn’t play well in Serie A. The fans are furious, and some players, too, as Richarlison made an explosive statement after the game.Woeful Spurs send shy Milan into the UCL 1/4 finalsThe Brazilian was not the starter (again) and was introduced 20 minutes from time, but didn’t hide his dissatisfaction with Conte after the game.“It was going well, in a good sequence, two wins against West Ham and Chelsea. Suddenly, Cristian Stellini put me on the bench; against Wolverhampton, he put me on for five minutes. I asked why? They didn’t tell me anything. 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” he said per ESPN Brazil.😳🇧🇷 Richarlison: “I’m honest, this season has been sh*t! I was coming off two good wins against West Ham & Chelsea, suddenly Conte puts me on the bench. I don’t understand his choices.” pic.twitter.com/poziSbRj7M— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 9, 2023 The Italian, on the other hand, was also asked about his future since everybody expected that this tie will go the Spurs’ way, not the other way around. Antonio Conte has now failed to win a UCL knockout game for over a decade. His last win was against Celtic on 6th March 2013. During this decade, he has managed Juventus, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Spurs.“My contract expires in June, we will see — they might sack me even before the end of the season, who knows, maybe they are disappointed. That is the third game in a row that we were not able to score. The game was in the balance. I think we can do much better offensively. I speak about the whole team, not only those who play in the front half. We can do much better. We played in the Europa Conference League last year and weren’t able to get out of the group stages. Now we took a step forward but it is not enough and if we want to be competitive, we have to fight” Conte told Italian TV last night.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUERound of 16 – 1st legThursday20:45: (1.70) Union Berlin (3.60) St.Gilloise (5.40)20:45: (1.33) Leverkusen (5.70) Ferencvaros (10.0)20:45: (3.40) Sporting (3.45) Arsenal (2.25)20:45: (2.25) Roma (3.15) Sociedad (3.45)23:00: (1.80) Sevilla (3.70) Fenerbahce (5.00)23:00: (1.70) Juventus (3.70) Freiburg (5.90)23:00: (1.45) Man.Utd. (4.40) Betis (7.25)23:00: (3.10) Shakhtar (3.45) Feyenoord (2.40)***odds are subject to change***
