Richarlison

[Lemonade Money]

You mean he doesn't put in the effort? I think he does, it's the quality that's lacking.

Not sure about the quality either, when he had a run of games, he scored 9 in 10? Just think its because he's always rusty, always coming back from an injury. When was the last time he had 10 games in a row? Or 5 even?

 

[Mcfee]

In terms of hard work, but not much in terms of actual quality.

If we don’t have that we have nothing.

 

[Jurgen the German]

I don't recall much of either from Harry in our finals.

Fair observation but that doesn’t mean Richarlison is the answer. Kane never has turned up in finals for spurs or England but he contributed plenty of goals throughout the season.

 

[Jurgen the German]

If we don’t have that we have nothing.

Agreed but you need quality as well.

 

[glasgowspur]

Fair observation but that doesn’t mean Richarlison is the answer. Kane never has turned up in finals for spurs or England but he contributed plenty of goals throughout the season.

I agree, I don't think Richie is the answer either.
I do however think he gets some unfair criticism.

 

[Robbo]

Do you think he’s the required quality we need as a starter? Or do you mean purely as a backup option?

That depends on how we utilise him. He's not a prolific goalscorer, and in that respect we need someone better, but his work rate is fantastic and he can hold the ball up well. If that's the kind of striker Frank wants, he's a good fit. Which of course means more goals will have to come from elsewhere, but that's another discussion.

That doesn't mean Richarlison can't be improved upon. But in the right system - and while fit - he does a very good job.

 

[Bishop]

He has a real inconsistency about him, his touch, his presence, his hold up and link up play, his finishing and shooting.

How much of that is down to injuries and fitness? I'm guessing a solid chunk of it at least. But if he can't stay fit it in a way doesn't matter.

See I don't think it's to do with injuries, he was the same at Watford and Everton. At those clubs he didn't really have any significant injury issues and his game to game play was just as inconsistent. Him falling over being unable to trap a ball at times is not a new development at Spurs.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Excellent performance last night and also in the Europa Final by Richy , if we got rid of players based on injuries then Anderton and Lamela wouldn't have played many games for us .
We know Richy can score in the PL as he had that purple patch when he scored 9 goals in 8 games in 23/24, now under a new coach and different tactics who knows what he can achieve this season.
Are there any rumours of us looking for another striker , if not looks like he is staying as back up to Dom.

The other reality to consider is we'll only get another striker if we have a buyer for Dom or Richie

 

[Bedfordspurs]

The other reality to consider is we'll only get another striker if we have a buyer for Dom or Richie

We won’t sell dom
Richy is pure profit now I reckon
But last night he showed his worth
I wouldn’t like him a against low blocks though

 

[Muttley]

The interesting thing about Richi is that he can play with Solanke or instead of Solanke. Whilst we see his lack of availability for match day as a problem over the last 2-3 years, when you look within that he has quite a healthy goal/assist rate.

Quite honestly, if we dipped into the market for another number 9, how many of them would have this versatility?

I'm sure he'll get injured again, but don't think the end of this window is the right time for him to depart. We've just got to hope he can stay fit. I also have a feeling that Frank's regime will be way more focused on individual fitness plans for players. We'll see a much higher level of sophistication in these areas.