Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison says he will seek the help of a psychologist to improve his game and break his goal drought after returning from international duty with Brazil.
The Brazilian has not scored a goal for Tottenham this Premier League season and scored just once in 27 league matches last season.
Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich in the recently closed transfer window paved the way for Richarlison to take over the number 9 position at Tottenham and he is expected to produce more goals than he did last season.
He knows the task ahead and is determined to play as expected by the fans and club, now that the off-field storm that affected his output has passed, as he explained in an interview with Ge.Globo Brazil.
“I’m a happy team player on the pitch, I try to help as much as possible. Sometimes, things don’t go the way we want. I think this part is a bit of the off-field side that ended up getting in my way. Even though you want to do things right, it ends up going wrong. I will continue to focus on the club. The storm has passed,” Richarlison told Ge.Globo Brazil.
He added: “I went through a turbulent time in the last five months off the pitch. Now things are fine at home. People who only had an eye on my money are no longer close to me. Now things will start to flow. I’m sure I’ll get on a good run at Tottenham and make things happen again.
“That sad moment (in which he cried at being substituted for Brazil against Bolivia) wasn’t even because I played poorly, in my opinion.
“I didn’t put in a bad display in Belém. It was more of an outburst about the things that were happening off the pitch, which got out of control not as far as I’m concerned, but involving people who were close to me.”
Now that the international break is over, Richarlison says he will speak to a psychologist in England.
“I’m going to go back to England, seek psychological help from a psychologist to work on my mind. That’s what it’s about, coming back stronger. I believe I will be in the next (Brazil squad), I will work for that.
“It’s about getting into good form at Tottenham. I’m going to sit down and talk to them this week. I need to have a good run [of games], get my match rhythm, and get here in good shape,” he said in the interview.
Richarlison joined Tottenham from Everton last summer for £60 million.
