Jamie Carragher has criticised Tottenham for their “poor football decisions” including the summer purchase of Richarlison.
The Brazil international has struggled to make an impact at Spurs since he made a £60m summer transfer to the club from Premier League rivals Everton.
Richarlison is yet to score a goal in the Premier League for Tottenham this season with just two goals in 25 matches in all competitions.
Tottenham were knocked out of the Champions League and the FA Cup in the last nine days and their position in the Premier League top four is also now delicately poised.
“We’re out of the biggest club competition, but we can’t play like this needing a goal, we have to put people forward especially in the second half,” Richarlison told TNT Sports after they were knocked out of the Champions League by AC Milan.
When asked about Antonio Conte’s decision to start him on the bench for the second leg against AC Milan, Richarlison replied: “I also didn’t get that. I was playing well, I was in good form, I had two wins against West Ham and Chelsea and all of a sudden he put me on the bench.
“Against Wolves he played me for five minutes, I asked why and they didn’t tell me anything. Yesterday he asked me to do a test at the training ground, he said if I did well he’d play me, and when the match came he benched me. These things are not understandable.
“He didn’t explain anything. Let’s see what he says tomorrow. You don’t have an idiot here, I’m a professional, I work every day and I want to play. I need more minutes.
“If the season is, sorry for the word, is s*** why do I not get minutes? I got a small injury but when I’m on the pitch I give my life. I came from two good games, especially against Chelsea where I played the 90 minutes and won a match.
“There’s not much to discuss, I should have played and now I wouldn’t have to sit here crying.”
And Carragher thinks Arsenal made a “smarter purchase” than Tottenham in the summer by bringing Gabriel Jesus to north London over Richarlison with the former Liverpool defender hitting out at Spurs’ “poor football decisions”.
“Spurs went into pre-season having just finished above Arsenal,” Carragher wrote in the Daily Telegraph.
“Then they paid £60 million for Richarlison, the man who plays No 9 for Brazil, to be a back-up striker. Arsenal bought his international understudy Gabriel Jesus for £45 million.
“Who made the smarter purchase? Spurs have…
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