Only two behind Saka and one ahead of Jesus now. Funny ol' game etc...
Saka has 3 non penalty goals in the league this season. Same as Romero.And how many penalties has Saka scored?
Especially with Sonny go to the Asia Cup, apparently from 2 Jan .I really do hope it was his niggling injury that was holding him back this season, if we can see more of yesterday's Richarlison then that'll help us out so much.
I agree his touch wasn't "perfect," but I can't agree it required a better touch, ultimateloner.
His less-than-perfect (it wasn't terrible by any metric) touch is what made the goal possible. I reckon if he'd brought it down perfectly into his path, he would've been closed down quicker and unable to get the shot away unless, as you stated, he'd hit it first time.
I certainly can't criticise a player for scoring a goal based on a what-if.
He looked more like the Brazil number 9He looked like a different player yesterday.
He looked like the guy we purchased from Everton.
Thats's a very good post. Thanks mate.I've been extremely critical of him and remain doubtful that he will be a long-term success with us, though I certainly hope he proves me wrong.
There's never been any doubting his work rate, desire, or general ability to make a nuisance of himself to opposing defenders. His work off the ball is excellent, which is so important for Ange's high pressing style. What has let him down repeatedly has been his finishing, which on the whole has been genuinely awful during his time at Spurs. But there's no doubting he's a likeable player who, if he were finishing chances at even an average rate, would be a welcome member of the squad.
I had previously been under the impression that his finishing rate was average or below-average for most of his career but I see now upon closer inspection that I was mistaken. Looking at his FBRef profiles for all of his seasons in the Premier League, the big thing that jumps out is that he's massively inconsistent, not that he's consistently poor. His finishing rate has fluctuated between being significantly above the median and significantly below the median, with three seasons above the 75th percentile and 4 seasons (including the current season) below the 35th percentile, and none in between. Taken over the course of his career it probably washes out to him being roughly average, but he clearly goes through long spells where he's clinical and long spells where he can't seem to find the back of the net.
Finishing can be a fickle thing for a striker and is heavily influenced by confidence -- clearly that's the case for Richarlison. His physical and mental health problems have been well-documented, hopefully they're behind him now and he'll recapture his best. There's no doubt that he's a confidence player so hopefully bagging a brace will do him a world of good. We desperately need a consistent scorer other than Son, and a period of good form from Richarlison could be massive for us with the matches coming fast and thick and the Asian Cup on the horizon. Now would be a perfect time for him to go on one of those runs of clinical finishing.
Great post. I've always looked at him as an oddball that has extraordinarily high potential because his ability to get into scoring position is far better than most players. In one way that hurts his reputation because he gets to some of these places slightly out of control. His upside still is massive if he can flip that last switch. But there's certainly no guarantee of it. But if he does I hope he's here when he does it.I've been extremely critical of him and remain doubtful that he will be a long-term success with us, though I certainly hope he proves me wrong.
There's never been any doubting his work rate, desire, or general ability to make a nuisance of himself to opposing defenders. His work off the ball is excellent, which is so important for Ange's high pressing style. What has let him down repeatedly has been his finishing, which on the whole has been genuinely awful during his time at Spurs. But there's no doubting he's a likeable player who, if he were finishing chances at even an average rate, would be a welcome member of the squad.
I had previously been under the impression that his finishing rate was average or below-average for most of his career but I see now upon closer inspection that I was mistaken. Looking at his FBRef profiles for all of his seasons in the Premier League, the big thing that jumps out is that he's massively inconsistent, not that he's consistently poor. His finishing rate has fluctuated between being significantly above the median and significantly below the median, with three seasons above the 75th percentile and 4 seasons (including the current season) below the 35th percentile, and none in between. Taken over the course of his career it probably washes out to him being roughly average, but he clearly goes through long spells where he's clinical and long spells where he can't seem to find the back of the net.
Finishing can be a fickle thing for a striker and is heavily influenced by confidence -- clearly that's the case for Richarlison. His physical and mental health problems have been well-documented, hopefully they're behind him now and he'll recapture his best. There's no doubt that he's a confidence player so hopefully bagging a brace will do him a world of good. We desperately need a consistent scorer other than Son, and a period of good form from Richarlison could be massive for us with the matches coming fast and thick and the Asian Cup on the horizon. Now would be a perfect time for him to go on one of those runs of clinical finishing.