Tottenham striker Richarlison celebrated his first start to the domestic season by directing the first match against Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
The Brazilian international Richarlison capitalized on a generous defense to meet the cross of Pedro Porro with a courageous head to break the dead end after 33 minutes and put the Spurs on the right track to end his losing league race for three matches.
This ambition was bumpy 58 seconds after restarting when Jamie Vardy drew up close to the second attempt to bring the level of Leicester, with Bilal El Khannouss aggravating the misery of their opponents by hitting at a distance four minutes later.
“They get an overload on the right side and it’s a wonderful cross,” said former goalkeeper of England Rob Green BBC Radio 5 Live Richarlison’s goal.
“The pressure has mounted. There is nothing that Leicester can do. Richarlison cannot miss – it’s a good head. »»
Richy 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ze9rqdknf9
– Tottenham Hotspur (@Spursificial) January 26, 2025
Richarison Statistics
Richarlison presented only 10 of his team’s 34 games in all competitions as part of another injury season in 2024/25.
The absence of the 27 -year -old was strongly felt by the Manager Ange Postcoglou, who was assailed by a series of injuries Among his team.
The former Hotshot Everton returned for his first appearance in the championship in almost three months on January 15, by presenting 12 minutes in the 2-1 Defeat at Arsenal.
He scored in the 92nd minute on his return to Goodison Park on January 19, but the goal was little consolation when visitors lost 3-2 against their opponents threatened by relegation.
They behaved better against the foxes, going to get closer to Richarlison a minute when the crossing of his son Heung-Min was overthrown against the transverse bar by goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk.
Bilal in the battle ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/jnrvgulkmd
– Leicester City (@LCFC) January 26, 2025
Tottenham vs Leicester
Tottenham won 3-2 in Hoffenheim in the Europa League Thursday – When Richarlison also started – but had six games without a championship victory, including five defeats.
Leicester is even worse, losing its seven previous championship games and for the last time in the elite at Rock-Bottom Southampton on October 19.
The new manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy already seems to be under pressure, although his players started in Tottenham before the familiar defensive failures had seen them late.
The words of Van Nistelrooy at the interval had an immediate impact when Vardy converted to the delivery of Bobby de Cordova-Reid.
El Khannouss then put the team that started the day on the second foot in advance, was tired in a formidable effort on a right foot.
