Antonio Conte Defends Richarlison for Showboating During Tottenham Hotspur’s Win Against Nottingham Forest

• New Tottenham Hotspur signing Richarlison has been defended by his head coach Antonio Conte for showboating
• Richarlison juggled the ball during Spurs' game against Nottingham Forest, which angered the fans at the City Ground
• The Brazilian was, however, impactful as he provided an outfoot assist to guarantee maximum points for his side

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has leapt to Richarlison's defence after the striker irked fans on Sunday.

Richarlison was introduced from the bench for the third consecutive time. The Brazilian provided an assist late on to Harry Kane to put the game beyond Nottingham Forest's reach.

Spurs had to grind out the result, with Forest dominating for long periods. The newly-promoted side gave a good account of themselves but could not breach Hugo Lloris's goal.

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The game was full of highlights, with Conte forced to comment on Richarlison's piece of showboating towards the tail-end of the game.

The former Everton man received the ball close to the touchline. He then proceeded to do some keepy-uppies before eventually releasing the ball. He ended up misplacing the pass and in his attempt to win it back, was fouled by Forest's players.

Speaking after the game and as quoted by the Guardian, Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper was livid.

I wouldn't want my players to do what Richarlison did. It wouldn't be accepted here.

Conte, on his end, said,

I think he juggled with the ball. It is a game and you are under pressure. I repeat it is OK. I don't think Richy wanted to show disrespect to Nottingham Forest as quoted by Football London.

Richarlison is not new to controversy. Apart from his impeccable football ability, he is known for winding up the opposition. He will be pushing to start more games after impressing off the bench in recent games.

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Antonio Conte defends Son after the Korean struggled to make an impact again

His like-for-like replacement Heung-min Son is yet to get his season going. Sports Brief has also reported that Antonio Conte came to a passionate backing of forward Heung Min Son as last season’s top scorer continues to struggle in front of goal in the new campaign.

Son once again fired blanks on Sunday, August 28 as Harry Kane’s brace helped Spurs maintain their unbeaten start to the new season.

And Conte, speaking after the match, admitted his forward was ‘suffering’ after blanking once again.