"Are you insane?" - Richarlison didn't joke with 'confrontational' Conte after Spurs smash

Richarlison says he didn't joke with Antonio Conte after Tottenham manager's squabble with Thomas Tuchel because he's not 'crazy', but insists 'these things are good for football ".

After the tense 2-2 draw with Chelsea last month, which saw both managers wildly celebrate their side's goal, Conte and Tuchel shared a few choice words and an all-too-intimate handshake after the kick. final whistle.

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Tuchel was banned from the touchline as a result, while Conte escaped with just a fine, and Richarlison, predictably, thoroughly enjoyed the altercation.

"That was fun, wasn't it?" laughed the Brazilian in an interview with FourFourTwo. "At the time, we were still involved in the game, so we watched what happened between them on video in the locker room.

"It's pretty normal in football: things happen all the time between the players, so it can also happen to the coaches. Everyone calms down and moves on. But it was fun to see this confrontation between the two bosses. Ours is not afraid of confrontations, is it?"

Despite how funny Richarlison found the moment, he says he should have been "crazy" to have joked about it with Conte.

“Are you crazy? No chance, come on!” he said when asked if he would laugh it off with Conte.

"But these things are good for football. The fans love it. It's a privilege to experience such important games, like Tottenham against Chelsea, Brazil against Argentina and Everton against Liverpool."

In the same interview, Richarlison - who left Spurs for Everton in the summer - claimed his former side hadn't shown 'that desire to win games and win trophies':

"It's always a tough decision when you have such strong ties to your club, and it was definitely the case for me," Richarlison said.

"I was happy at Everton and I'm grateful for everything I learned there. It's a great club with a lot of history.

"However, maybe they suffer from a lack of ambition these days. You know, that eagerness to win games and win trophies.

"I spent four years there and I could see that there was still a very long way to go to achieve great things.

"I felt it was a good time to move on, and the club needed to make some money too. It was a great deal for everyone involved. I'm delighted with this new challenge at Spurs."