I think he's better out wide, he's only played CF for Brazil and that's a whole different kettle of fish.Gonna need so much more from our wide players. I'm not sure how long I'd keep Son out on the left because it doesn't seem to benefit anyone.
A bit unfair really that if Son is playing badly and not offering anything for Richarlison, the chances are Son will be shifted centre and Richi wlll lose his place.
I know it was a long time ago but I remember being really excited by Richarlison at Watford. He seemed to be full of pace, dribbling and really direct running. Kind of turned into entirely a box poacher now.
I'm not gonna really judge him for a good for games in this position and ideally after at least one of Son or Kulu hit some kind of form.
This feels incredibly harsh: you’re not going to find many forwards with better than a 1 in 2 record at international level. Benzema, Aguero, Lautaro Martinez all have worse records than Richy.
- Richarlison's goalscoring record for Brazil is only "ok" anyway, less than a goal every other game playing for a side that's hot favourite in the vast majority of games
Brentford played with a Back 10 and his teammates were always at least 5 miles away at all times!
I wasn’t mad keen on the way his head dropped when he didn’t score but I think he’s coming in to be the main man after a fairly shitty season.
Patience and perseverance needed I think.
Maybe I’m naive, maybe I’m dumb, I think everyone here is looking at him in comparison to Harry Kane, arguably one of the greatest strikers ever. While he struggled to get open, the man got no service from Kulu or Son all while being double and triple teamed. He is the type of player that is extremely streaky, to the point where his game gets better as his confidence goes up. I think there is a lot of noise for people asking for us to go out and get a striker and I think that’s a short sighted component.
If he looks like this by December, I’ll happily eat my words, but I feel everyone is being far to harsh. If Ange truly felt we needed another ST, we would’ve gotten one a heck of a lot faster. A prime example is that VDV started with 3 days of practice. I think Richy will excel to a point that will make this thread wonder why they hated on him.