Harry Redknapp has claimed that Richarlison could have ‘the hump with the whole world’ if the Tottenham Hotspur forward doesn’t start the north London derby against Arsenal on Saturday at the Emirates.
The Brazil forward, who has been outstanding since joining Tottenham in the summer, is in a fine vain of form, including scoring three goals whilst on international duty this past week.
He is yet to score in the Premier League since moving to the capital, but what a time and day to end all of that than against the biggest enemy?
Richarlison is made for these types of games, it’s his antics, his ability to wind-up the crowd and get under the skin of the opposition that makes him a player much loved by his own supporters, but hated by the rest.
Well, with Harry Kane the main man at Tottenham, Son Heung-min scoring a hat-trick before the international break and Dejan Kulusevski being as efficient as ever, then Antonio Conte has a big call to make at the weekend.
Former Spurs boss Redknapp thinks it’s a ‘good problem’ to have for the Italian, as he shared how Richarlison wouldn’t be too fond of being a substitute, as he told talkSPORT on Thursday morning.
“I think Richarlison isn’t the best sub either,” said Redknapp. “It looks like he could have the hump with the world if he isn’t playing. But it’s a good problem to have.”
RICHARLISON IS MADE FOR THESE GAMES
This is a big reason why Conte brought Richarlison to Spurs because his character alone will bring out another 20% from his teammates.
It’s obvious that Kane and Son will start, but Richarlison has to be in the XI also because he is just made for these games.
It has been a long while since Tottenham won at the Emirates in the Premier League, both teams have a poor record away from home in the north London derby of late.
If that is to change, then it’s not just going to be pure tactics that will win this game, but that ability to make something out of nothing, add some more needle and aggression to proceedings and that’s where Richarlison comes into play.
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