A Tottenham Hotspur star has admitted the squad is too scared to joke about the fight their boss Antonio Conte had with ex-Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel.
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Earlier this season, the Lilywhites travelled to Stamford Bridge to take on the Blues in what is always a heated affair between the two city rivals. An enthralling match ensued in west London as both teams shared the spoils in a feisty 2-2 draw.
Following the game's conclusion, the two managers, Conte and now-former Chelsea head coach Tuchel, engaged in the post-match formality of shaking hands, only for a scuffle between the tacticians to break out, with the Italian and the German having to be separated by staff and players.
Reflecting on the incident recently, Spurs' big-money off-season acquisition Richarlison admitted he thought it was a humorous altercation, and that it is part of football.
"That was fun, wasn't it?" the Brazilian told FourFourTwo.
"At the time we were still involved with the game, so we watched what happened between them on video in the dressing room.
"It's pretty normal in football – things happen between players all the time, so it can happen to the coaches as well. Everyone calms down and moves on.
"But it was amusing to see that confrontation between the two bosses. Ours isn't afraid of confrontations, is he?"
Despite finding the incident funny, the 25-year-old added that no one in the Tottenham dressing room would dare joke about it with former Juventus captain and manager Conte.
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"Are you insane? No chance, come on!" Richarlison continued.
"Would you try any jokes? I did not.
"But these things are positive for football. The supporters love it.
"It's a privilege to experience such big games, like Tottenham vs Chelsea, Brazil vs Argentina and Everton vs Liverpool."
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