Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte responds to Richarlison interview: ‘He didn’t criticise me!’

Antonio Conte has responded to Richarlison’s interview following Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League exit to AC Milan on Wednesday. The Brazilian was introduced off the bench in the 70th minute as Spurs played out a goalless draw with the Italian giants, rarely threatening to overturn the 1-0 first-leg deficit until Harry Kane forced a fine late stop from Mike Maignan. Ad And Richarlison, who has only scored in one game for Spurs since his £60 million move from Everton last summer, was upset after being left out of the side for the second leg, with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski preferred in attack.

Champions League'It is a s***' — Richarlison hits out as Tottenham suffer Champions League exitYESTERDAY AT 09:17 Cristian Stellini has taken charge of recent matches but Antonio Conte returned to lead the team against AC Milan. He told TNT Sports: “It’s what I didn’t understand [being a substitute]. I arrived well, in good form, two victories against West Ham and Chelsea.

“All of a sudden, I’m on the bench, against Wolverhampton [a 1-0 defeat] I was put on for five minutes. I asked why, they didn’t tell me anything. “And, yesterday, they asked me to do a test in the academy, so that if I was well I would play the game, and when the game arrived, they left me on the bench.

“These are things you can’t understand. Let’s see what he says tomorrow, but I’m also no fool, I’m a professional, I work all day and I want to play. Missing minutes, missing time.

“This season, sorry for the word, it is a 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 off the back of two good games, I think it’s that, I think that I should have played and I don’t