Richarlison has revealed that he will speak to a psychologist when he returns to Tottenham and says his tears on Brazil’s bench last week were due to personal issues away from football.
after he was substituted in the 5-1 win against Bolivia on Friday evening.
The assumption was that Richarlison, who has not scored in his last five appearances for Brazil, was unhappy after missing from close range against Bolivia.
But the Tottenham forward, who kept his starting role for Brazil’s 1-0 victory over Peru on Tuesday evening and had a goal ruled out for offside by VAR, has revealed that off-field issues have been a factor behind his struggles on the pitch.
‘That sad moment [on Brazil’s bench] wasn’t even because I played poorly, in my opinion I didn’t play a bad game in Belem, 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,’ Richarlison said.
‘I’m going to go back to , I’ll seek psychological help, from a psychologist, to work on my mind. That’s it, come back stronger.
‘I believe I will be in the next squad, I will work for that. It’s about getting a good streak at , this week I’m going to sit down and talk to them, I need a good streak, get the rhythm of the game and get here well.
‘On the field I’m a happy team player, 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 has passed.
‘I went through a turbulent time in the last five months off the field. Now things are right at home.
‘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.’
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