Graham Roberts thinks Richarlison can out-do the goal target Son Heung-min had set for him this season, backing the Brazilian to finish the campaign with 20 goals.
Until a couple of months ago, Richarlison had been broadly written off as a flop by various pundits and there was perhaps even an acceptance among a section of Spurs fans that the forward may not be able to turn his career around at the North London club.
However, since returning from his groin surgery, the 26-year-old has demonstrated just why Tottenham paid such a huge fee to sign him Everton 18 months ago and why he is the Selecao’s number nine.
Richarlison is now well and truly repaying the faith that Ange Postecoglou has shown him, having found the back of the net nine times in his last eight Premier League outings (90 min), taking his tally to 10 league goals so far this season (Transfermarkt).
Can Richarlison score 20 goals for Spurs this season?
Speaking to The Mirror in December, Son had set his teammate a target of 15 league goals this season, but Roberts believes that the former Toffees star is capable of comfortably outdoing that target.
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Richarlison’s turnaround in form, just like Emerson Royal’s last season, shows yet again why fans should not jump to conclusions about players and write them off completely.
Confidence is a huge factor in top-level sport, which is why someone like Brennan Johnson could look like a completely different player once things start clicking for him on the pitch.