Ange Postecoglou saluted Richarlison after the troubled Tottenham striker impressed his facet’s dramatic 2-1 win in opposition to Sheffield United on Saturday.
Tottenham have been in peril of a shock Premier League loss when Gustavo Hamer fired promoted United forward after 73 minutes in north London.
But a minimal of 12 minutes stoppage-time have been added within the second half, permitting Richarlison to trip to Tottenham’s rescue.
The Brazilian headed Tottenham’s equaliser from Ivan Perisic’s nook within the eighth minute of further time after which arrange Dejan Kulusevski to web the winner two minutes later.
Trailing till the 98th minute, Tottenham’s comeback was the newest profitable fightback in Premier League historical past.
There was nonetheless time for United’s Oli McBurnie to be despatched off for a second yellow card, nevertheless it was Richarlison’s contribution that stole the highlight.
Richarlison had been pictured in tears after being substituted in Brazil’s 5-1 win over Bolivia and revealed in midweek that he would search “psychological assist” following a turbulent time in his private life.
After scoring solely as soon as within the Premier League final season following his swap from Everton in 2022, Richarlison is aiming to fill the void left by Harry Kane’s transfer to Bayern Munich.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min urged the Brazilian to take in the applause at full-time and Postecoglou hopes his aim is the beginning of a constructive interval for the participant.
Richarlison celebrates.Source: Getty Images
“Richy was nice,” Postecoglou stated. “I assumed all of the subs who got here on actually helped, however that’s been a constant theme.
“Yeah for Richy, I believe it’s the purpose I used to be attempting to make yesterday. For him to grasp that you just try to preserve a steadiness in life and his soccer hasn’t been that unhealthy. He’s nonetheless been contributing for us.
“Sometimes while you battle with sure elements of your life, you let it go into different areas, however the soccer is one space the place he can management and he works onerous daily in coaching and actually bought his rewards as we speak.
“And hopefully that provides him a bit extra of a settled really feel to cope with the opposite areas in his life. For everybody, it’s about not letting it overwhelm you and hopefully a day like as we speak helps him.”
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Tottenham Hotspur’s gamers have fun their win.Source: AFPPostecoglou celebrating after the full-time whistle.Source: Getty Images
