Richarlison: Off-field issues to blame for poor Spurs form

Richarlison stated he’s assured he’ll ship a much-improved second season for Tottenham, saying his poor form was due to a “turbulent time off the field” however that “the storm has passed.”

The Brazil ahead, who began in his nation’s 1-0 win in Peru on Tuesday, stated he’ll work with a psychologist when he returns to England so as to “come back stronger.”

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“I went through a turbulent time in the last five months off the field,” Richarlison stated to Globo.

“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 … I will continue to focus on the club, the storm has passed.”

The 26-year-old has not but scored in 4 Premier League appearances for Spurs this season.

He was seen crying on the bench after being changed in Brazil’s 5-1 win over Bolívia on Sept. 8.

“That sad moment wasn’t even because I played poorly,” he stated of the episode. “In my opinion, I didn’t play a bad game in Belém. 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 return to England, search assist from a psychologist, to work on my thoughts. That’s it, come again stronger. I consider I shall be within the subsequent [Brazil squad], I’ll work for that. It’s about getting an excellent streak at Tottenham, this week I’m going to sit down and discuss to them, I want an excellent streak, get the rhythm of the sport and get right here properly.”

Tottenham host Sheffield United on Saturday earlier than taking over Arsenal on the Emirates on Sept. 24.