Richarlison Opens Up About Off-Field Struggles in Emotional Interview

The footballer was seen crying on the substitute bench after being substituted at minute 70 in the Qualifying match that the “Verdeamarela” won 5-1 against Bolivia in Belém, at home.

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Richarlison debuted in 2015 with América Mineiro, at that time the team played in the second division of Brazilian football. He went through Fluminense from Brazil, Wattford and Everton from England, until in 2022 he arrived at the English club Tottenham Hostpur.

He has been champion with his team of the 2019 Copa América (played in the country of Samba) and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, the footballer is not having a good time in sports. He has scored just one goal in five games this season and since he arrived at the London team he has only been able to score four goals in 40 games, one every 10 games.

After the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match against Peru (the five-time world champion won 1-0) in Lima, the “Spurs” player spoke with the Brazilian media outlet O’Globo about his problems off the court.

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What about Richarlison?

“That sad moment wasn’t even because I played badly. In my opinion I didn’t play badly in Belém. It was more of an outburst because of the things that were happening off the field, which were not in my control, not on my part, but on the part of people close to me.” This was what Richarlison said to O’Globo at the end of the game at the National Stadium in Lima.

He was replaced by Gabriel Jesús at minute 64 on the second day of the 2026 Qualifiers. Although he is a starter for the Brazil team, he is not a decisive player and has not scored a goal since the match for the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar. 2022. In that match, the Brazilians beat South Korea 4-1.

According to the same Brazilian media, his working relationship with his representative, Renato Velasco, ended. “I have had a turbulent time off the field over the last five months. Now things have stabilized at home and people who are only interested in my money are not around,” said James Rodríguez’s former teammate at Everton in England.

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“I’m going to go back and seek psychological help to work on my mind. That’s it, I’ll come back stronger. I think I will be in the next call. I will work for that. It’s about looking for a good run at Tottenham and this week I’m going to sit down and talk to them, get into the rhythm of the game and get here well.”

Tottenham paid Everton 70 million euros for his services and hopes that the footballer will recover his level and be available for their next match on the fifth round of the Premier League. The London team will face Sheffield United on Saturday, September 16.

“Even if you want to do things right, they end up going wrong,” said Richarlison, who also hopes to be in the Scratch squad for the matches on the third and fourth rounds of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Brazil will host Venezuela at the Arena Pantanal of Cuiabá on Thursday, October 12 and will visit Uruguay at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo on Tuesday, the 17th of the same month.

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2023-09-14 04:44:50
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