‘Interesting’: Sky Sports pundit really doesn’t think 25-year-old Tottenham player is going to play well this season

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Sky pundit Alan Smith doesn’t think Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison is going to play well under Antonio Conte this season.

Speaking to 90 Min on YouTube, the former Arsenal striker was asked who the ‘flop of the season’ will be and he answered with the 25-year-old Spurs man.

Richarlison completed a move to North London from Everton last month and was a standout performer in Merseyside last season.

The Brazilian was one of the main reasons the Toffees avoided relegation as he stepped up and put in some brilliant displays under Frank Lampard.

He’s already impressed his new teammates at Spurs but Smith is unsure about how the player will get along with boss Antonio Conte.

“I’m going to say Richarlison at Spurs [flop of the season],” Smith told 90 Min.

“Arsenal fans will love that. I mean, he’s clearly a talented lad and he was kind of leading the line on his own for Everton and dragging them forward at times single handedly.

“It’s going to be interesting the dynamic between him and his manager Conte.”

Smith doesn’t think Richarlison will play well

The Brazil international was Everton’s top scorer last season as he bagged 10 goals in the Premier League to help Lampard’s men stay in the division.

But Smith clearly thinks that Richarlison could encounter some problems with his new boss at Spurs.

It will be interesting to see how the former Toffees man gets on in North London, especially as he is expected to play a lesser role due to competing with Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and Dejan Kulusevski for a place in Conte’s starting eleven.

But Richarlison works himself into the ground when he plays and he seems like the type of player that Conte will love.

Spurs will play plenty of games this season as they aim to compete in four competitions, so the Brazilian will get plenty of chances to impress his new boss.