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title: "Tottenham: Richarlison is excelling under Antonio Conte, says Noel Whelan"
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published: "2022-09-12T20:35:45Z"
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# Tottenham: Richarlison is excelling under Antonio Conte, says Noel Whelan

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) summer signing Richarlison is excelling under Antonio Conte’s guidance, according to former BBC pundit Noel Whelan.**

### **The Lowdown: Richarlison’s game-time**

Having made [brief cameos off the bench](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richarlison/leistungsdaten/spieler/378710) in his first four [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) games for the Lilywhites, the Brazil international was later included in the Italian’s starting XI against Fulham, in which he impressively produced an assist as he played the [full 90 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richarlison/leistungsdaten/spieler/378710).

Just four days later, the 25-year-old was subsequently involved in Spurs’ Champions League clash against Marseille, in which he emphatically [netted two goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richarlison/leistungsdaten/spieler/378710) and once again saw out the full 90 minutes, capping off a fine week in Conte’s starting XI.

### **The Latest: Whelan’s claim**

Whelan, who used to work as a pundit for [BBC Radio Leeds](https://icdb.tv/stats/4247/Noel-Whelan), has lavished praise on Richarlison for his fantastic start to life at Hotspur Way.

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/pundit-issues-richarlison-accusation-after-tottenham-twist/) about the Brazil forward, the 47-year-old claimed: “When you’ve got that amount of talent who can play either side on the wing or through the middle as a number nine, you’ve given yourself more options.

“We know they’ve got a fantastic front three already but signing him, knowing you’re in the Champions League, knowing you want to fight domestically in the Premier League and in the cups, this looks like a really good signing.

“At £60million, it looks like a real good signing by Tottenham. He’s a really good player.

“The only criticism was the way that he played the game at times. He’s a big strong boy and looked a bit petulant at times.

“But it looks like Conte’s getting the best out of him. He looks like he needed a strong manager to get the best out of him.”

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### **The Verdict: Huge talent**

Despite playing in an underperforming Everton side, Richarlison still managed to accumulate brilliant underlying statistics in addition to being the [Toffees’ top scorer last season](https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/368/league/ENG.1/season/2021).

As per [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/fa031b34/Richarlison), compared with positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, the Brazilian ranked in the top 2% for blocks, the top 5% for tackles and interceptions and the top 7% for pressures, showing that he is not averse to putting in the hard graft out of possession.

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Having amassed [48 goals in 178 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richarlison/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/378710) playing predominantly as a winger, Richarlison clearly has the ability to fulfil an illustrious career with Conte at Spurs.

Therefore, the 25-year-old can expect to receive more game-time based on his recent performances in particular.