Roberto De Zerbi has distanced himself from the Richarlison soap opera at Tottenham. The 29-year-old Brazilian striker has not played with the first team since the defeat against Brentford (0-3) in August. After failing to leave the club this summer, despite links to his former club Everton and Vasco da Gama, he was left off the Premier League’s 25-man list and demoted to the under-21s. He recently played in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy, scoring against Cheltenham Town (2-2) before missing qualification in a penalty shootout lost 7-6. Despite this sidelining, the Brazilian was praised for his professionalism by the supporters.
Asked about this situation on Sunday, De Zerbi clearly placed the responsibility on the Spurs management. “It’s not my problem anymore. You need to ask Vinai or Johan. It’s not my problem. I know that as a coach I have to be supportive and take responsibility, even when it’s not my responsibility. I didn’t make any decisions in this situation.”blurted out the Italian technician. He nevertheless left the door open for a discussion with his player. “If he wants to talk to me, he can find me in my office from 8:30 a.m. until evening. But I don’t want to talk about it anymore because I’m focusing on the Coventry game. »
