Richarlison Seeks Psychological Assistance After Field Difficulties

Richarlison, a Brazilian defender who feels he has a psychological problem while on the field. (photo: Instagram @richarlison)

Tottenham Hospur Brazilian striker Richarlison has expressed his intention to seek "psychological assistance" when he returns to England. The 26-year-old was seen crying on the bench during Brazil's World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia. At that time he failed to score from a very mature opportunity.

This difficulty also occurred in Tottenham, where he has not scored in the Premier League this season and managed to score just one goal last season. Richarlison opened up a bit of light about how he has struggled with problems off the pitch in recent months, so he will seek the help of a psychologist.

"I'm going back to England and looking for psychological help to work on my mind. On the pitch, I'm a happy team player, I try to help as much as possible. Sometimes things don't go the way we want," Richarlison said in an interview with Brazilian newspaper Globo.

The player who was born in Nova Venencia also referred to his emotional moments on the bench. "The sad moment was not even because I played badly, in my opinion I didn't play badly on the Belem. It was more about encouragement about things that were happening off the pitch, which protracted not from my side, but from the side of the people around me," he explained.

Richarlison himself hopes to forget these difficult times and score against Sheffield United on Saturday, September 16.

In the Tottenham vs Sheffield United match which will start at 15:00 BST/21.00 WIB on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Spurs again hope to gain points at home.

However, Spurs encountered problems with injuries that befell Cristian Romero during the international break. But this centre-back is still expected to fit back in London.

Meanwhile, Giovani Lo Celso will be out for about a week due to a thigh injury. Rodrigo Bentancur, Ryan Sessegnon, and Bryan Gil are supposed to return after the next international break. Richarlison hopes that this condition can return to his studies and forget about his psychological problems for a moment.

Sheffield United hopes to field Rhian Brewster, although it is unlikely he will enter the visitors' starting lineup.