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Richarlison says he’ll’seek psychological assistance’ after prolonging Brazil’s and Tottenham’s goal drought.
As the forward attempts to move past a “turbulent” time, Richarlison has disclosed he will seek “psychological help” upon returning to Tottenham.
Recently, Richarlison has struggled for both Tottenham and Brazil and as a result, the 26-year-old was inconsolable after being substituted in his team’s 5-1 victory over Bolivia on Saturday.
The Spurs player was substituted in the second half of Tuesday’s 1-0 triumph for Brazil over Peru after he had missed a crucial opportunity before being removed. He concluded the international break without scoring.
The former Everton player claimed during the game that those with an interest in his money have “walked away” from him because of his struggles with off-field issues.
He told the Brazilian newspaper Globo: “I went through a turbulent time in the last five months off the field. Now things are right at home. People who only had an eye on my money walked away from me. Now things will start to flow, I’m sure I’ll get a good run at Tottenham and make things happen again. That sad moment wasn’t even because I played poorly [against Bolivia], in my opinion, I didn’t play a bad game in Belem, it was more of an outburst about the things that were happening off the field, which got out of control not on my part, but on the part of people who were close to me.
“I’m going to go back to England, to seek psychological help, from a psychologist, to work on my mind. That’s it, come back stronger. I believe I will be in the next squad, I will work for that. It’s about getting a good streak at Tottenham, this week I’m going to sit down and talk to them, I need a good streak, get the rhythm of the game.”
Since joining Spurs for £50 million ($60 million) from Everton in July 2022, Richarlison has scored just four goals in 40 games and hasn’t scored for Brazil since the 2022 World Cup.
The Brazilian is one of many players who must provide goals for Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham team since record-setter Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich this summer. His time at the north London business may be numbered if he doesn’t succeed in doing so.
Richarlison, who has scored this year in the Carabao Cup but hasn’t in the Premier League, will likely return to action on Saturday when Spurs play newly promoted Sheffield United.