As if Tottenham are not already in trouble, coach Roberto De Zerbi and Richarlison have opened a ‘war zone’ which is not good for either side, not to mention the Spurs. It all started with the Brazilian’s desire to leave (according to De Zerbi), then the failed Everton move happened, which was partly the reason why Tottenham missed out on Iliman Ndiaye and ended with Richarlison’s omission from the Premier League squad. But now, the needles battle between the manager and the player is back on, ahead of the EFL Cup game between the Spurs and Liverpool.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🚨 « POURQUOI ? 😓 »<br><br>Richarlison 🇧🇷 répond publiquement à De Zerbi qui a confirmé que le Brésilien NE JOUERA PAS face à Liverpool ce soir en EFL Cup. 😬<br><br>📲 Instagram <a href="https://t.co/YksNNN3yJZ">pic.twitter.com/YksNNN3yJZ</a></p>— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) <a href="https://x.com/ActuFoot_/status/2099787012232368616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##In the league, Tottenham played four games and failed to score a single goal, despite the massive amount spent on new players. On the other side, their leading scorer in the Premier League last season with 11 goals (which helped club to avoid relegation) is not registered to play. In fact, according to Richarlison, he was even denied going back to Brazil, where he was suppose to join his boyhood club.“Other offers were made to me but I made it very clear I wanted to join Vasco until December. Unfortunately, Tottenham set a limit on the loan, which is why it didn’t work out” he explained in his Instagram post.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🎙️| Roberto De Zerbi: "Anyway, we lost to Brentford 3-0 with Richarlison. Maybe you forgot. Just to remind you." <a href="https://t.co/8gRDMT20ke">pic.twitter.com/8gRDMT20ke</a></p>— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) <a href="https://x.com/TheSpursExpress/status/2099637270231793665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##And now, ahead of the cup game with Liverpool, De Zerbi rejected the idea to play the Brazilian, even thou he is registered to play and Spurs still haven’t scored.“We lost at Brentford 3-0 on the opening day with Richarlison. Maybe you forgot. Just to remind you. Nothing changes in my project, in my idea. I am sorry for the goals we didn't score, but we have the qualities to score goals. We are building a new project, a new team. I can't change my opinion about the players if they don't win or don't score. They are very good players. If we want to change from the last two seasons, we have to be stronger and believe in the quality of the players and the decisions we made one month ago. You can change players or change coaches, change, change, change, and nothing changes. Or you stay humble, with the right spirit to work” said the Italian before the Liverpool game.##LINKED_NEWS_68687##Richarlison’s response? Taking to Instagram, he replied to an X post around De Zerbi's comments with a crying emoji, and then shared a screenshot of the post to Instagram with the caption: 'Why' with another crying emoji.EFL CUPRound 3Tuesday21.45: (2.20) Peterborough (3.35) Barnsley (3.05)21.45: (3.00) West Ham (3.40) Fulham (2.20)22.00: (8.50) Ipswich (4.50) Arsenal (1.35)22.00: (1.80) Liverpool (3.60) Tottenham (4.00)22.00: (8.00) Reading (5.30) Brentford (1.30)Wednesday21.45: (1.58) Everton (3.70) Wolverhampton (5.60)21.45: (5.40) Fleetwood (3.70) Sheffield Utd (1.60)22.00: (2.90) Coventry (3.40) Aston Villa (2.25)22.00: (1.83) Man.Utd. (3.60) Brighton (3.90)Thursday21.30: (1.12) Man.City (8.00) Norwich (16.0)***odds are subject to change***
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