Richarlison: Tottenham forward to seek 'psychological help' and aims to 'come back stronger'

Richarlison will seek "psychological help" after the international break, with "turbulent times" off the field affecting his performances.

The Tottenham striker said that he is keen to turn around his game when he returns to England and to "come back stronger."

He was seen upset after being substituted in Brazil's match against Bolivia last week after another match without a goal, despite Brazil being 4-0 up at the time. He also had a goal overturned for offside in his nation's win against Peru, although he did eventually get on the scoresheet in the 4-0 win in injury time.

"I'm going back to England, seeking psychological help from a psychologist to work on my mind," the forward told Brazilian publication Globo after the victory against Peru.

"That's it, come back stronger. I believe I will be in the next [Brazil squad], I will work for that. It's about getting a good run of form at Tottenham, this week, I'm going to sit down and talk to them, I need a good streak, get the rhythm of the game and arrive here well."

Richarlison has been forced to take on a bigger role in his second season at Spurs with the departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, meaning that his performances have been more scrutinised. He has yet to score in the Premier League this season after only bagging once last season, despite playing 27 matches in England's top flight.

"I've been through a turbulent time these last five months off the field," he said.

"Now things are right 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 a good run at Tottenham and make things happen again.

"On the field, I'm a happy team player, I try to help as much as possible. Sometimes, things don't happen the way we want them to. 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."

When asked about the moment he was seen in tears after being substituted in Bolivia, despite Brazil eventually winning the match 5-1, he said: "That sad moment [crying on the bench] wasn't even because I played poorly.

"In my opinion, I didn't play badly, 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.

"I'm happy to wear the national team shirt again. It's important to give Tottenham a good run, this bad phase will pass. It's part of football, it's about continuing to work hard; things will happen again for me. I know my potential, I know what I'm capable of, it's to keep working hard.”

Tottenham, who have three wins and a draw in the Premier League so far this season, will face Sheffield United next before facing Arsenal in the first north London Derby of the season at the Emirates.

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