Richarlison discusses his Tottenham injury problem, including how long it lasted and why he put off surgery.

Richarlison discusses his Tottenham injury problem, including how long it lasted and why he put off surgery.
Richarlison, who moved from Everton to Tottenham, has talked about his injury problem and the necessity of having surgery after finding it difficult to regain his best form there.

After having groin surgery in November, Richarlison stated he feels “confident” and “100%” now. The Brazilian, who left Goodison Park in the summer of 2022 to sign a £60 million contract with North London, has had difficulty establishing himself in the capital city.

The 26-year-old began this season in Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs XI before sitting on the bench for a stretch of three games. He only managed three goals in his debut season for the club as he found himself in and out of the team due to injuries. After he failed to regain the form he had for Everton despite contributing with two goals and three assists, it was decided that the player would eventually have surgery on Thursday, November 9 to address a persistent problem.

Richarlison, who started the games against Man City and West Ham as a substitute, was picked in the starting lineup on Sunday at home against Newcastle United, and he suitably rewarded his head coach with two goals. As he is now “training without pain” and “much better than before,” the attacker has admitted that the operation was successful. He appears to be more like his former self and is undoubtedly lot more mobile.

In an interview with ESPN Brasil, he declared, “I’m much better than before.” “I feel 100% now, and I feel confident.” I believe that this procedure greatly aided in my recovery from training. I’m training pain-free right now, which is really beneficial to me. It’s now changing daily and planning for the upcoming game.”

Although Richarlison had been treating the injury since the previous season, it never completely fixed the issue as he attempted to return to his peak performance. He postponed the surgery until he thought he had no alternative but to have surgery because he wanted to succeed with Brazil on the world front as well.

Since the previous season, I have been in pain. He said, “I had been trying to treat it, but it wasn’t working. I had multiple injections in the area and had other surgeries, but none of them helped.

Surgery was obviously the last option. I made the decision to have surgery since it didn’t work, and I was also considering the national team and the club.

“I didn’t want to give up on my teammates or the national team. I was also a little self-centered; I saw that there was a point at which I was impeding others and had to stop.

“I had surgery, which was the right decision, and I recovered well today. It’s time to move forward and finish now.

Postecoglou gave Richarlison a lot of credit at the Spurs head coach’s post-game press conference after the player scored two goals in the team’s 4-1 victory over Newcastle. Postecoglou also said that he had to play Richarlison wide in order to get him through games, implying that you could tell he wasn’t completely healthy and had movement restrictions before surgery.

Yes, Richy was excellent. Very significant,” the Australian remarked. “I felt that when Pape and him in, we really got going. We needed it for today’s midweek match, and I believed they took care of it.

“Their general play was excellent but just their general energy was very good and obviously for Richy getting a couple of goals as a striker that was positive for him.”

“Richy was important to us at the beginning of the year as well, but he wasn’t fully fit,” he continued. It seemed like you could tell he was moving somewhat constrained. We occasionally had to play him wide in order to get him through games.

It’s safe to state that since his return, his physical condition has much improved, and I believe this has also improved his mental health. It’s great that he scored two goals today, but more importantly, his overall work rate, enthusiasm, and physicality were impressive.”