Arsenal cult hero Eduardo urges Richarlison to keep his cool at Tottenham Hotspur
Former Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva has urged Richarlison to be patient at Tottenham Hotspur. The Brazilian international recently targeted Antonio Conte in an interview over a lack of playing time.
The Italian manager responded (Subscription Required) by saying that the former Everton forward was right to say that he was having a poor season at the club. This was certainly a bolt from the blue from Richarlison considering how blunt he was with his comments.
Richy’s comments came after Tottenham’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League against AC Milan, where the 26-year-old did not start. Perhaps it was in the heat of the moment that the ex-Watford man lost his cool.
Eduardo was at Arsenal from 2007 to 2010 before joining Shakhtar Donetsk. Many Gunners fans would recall him as a player who was destined to become a world-class player for them if it wasn’t for his career-threatening injury against Birmingham City in February 2008.
Word from the wise
Putting his club allegiances aside, the Rio de Janeiro-born former Croatia international offered advice to his compatriot. He told Betway (h/t Evening Standard):
“Maybe the World Cup affected him as well as his injury and he hasn’t been able to mentally prepared himself to deal with it. As a Brazilian, I understand that the Brazilian mentality means it is hard to adapt.
“Players tend to get frustrated when they don’t get enough minutes on the pitch, and a lot of Brazilian players behave that way. “But If I was him, I would wait until next season because I believe he will get his chance. He should be patient and be private with his own frustrations.”
It’s not rare to see some South American players bring that extra feistiness to their game, as Eduardo pointed out above. Richarlison being frustrated with a lack of playing time is completely normal.
It shows that he cares. He should just learn to control his frustrations and channel his views in a more cooperative way without pointing direct fingers at anyone, because that may not sit well with the hierarchy.
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Conte handled it very well but the next manager may not. All Richarlison needs to do is perform when he is called upon, which he did when we recently beat Nottingham Forest 3-1, with Richarlison grabbing a brace of assists and having a goal ruled out for offside.
