Silva justifies Richarlison’s omission from the starting eleven
Richarlison was a surprise omission from the starting eleven as Everton ran riot at Turf Moor to claim all three points against Burnley with a 5-1 victory. However, the Brazilian did come on as a substitute at the 67th-minute mark and joined the party on the Boxing Day.
When asked about his reasons to leave Richarlison on the bench, Silva said, “As you know, it is a busy December,”
“They are humans, they are not machines. It is hard for them to play all the matches and a game every three days.
“We have to manage their physical condition and Richarlison has been playing almost every minute of every game and we have different solutions so we can manage this situation.
“I know how important he is for us but the others are working hard as well.
“He had a difficult week last week, he was sick and then played a difficult game against Tottenham and it wasn’t his best performance and we had some problems.
“I am here to manage his physical condition.”
Fellow Everton winger Ademola Lookman missed another match, and Marco Silva was unable to give an exact timetable on his return.
“He wasn’t able to play,” the Everton manager said.
“Let’s see in the next few days. He hasn’t started training with the team yet. It is possible for the next match but it won’t be easy but let’s see about the other one.”
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