Ange Postecoglou is hyping up Richarlison' redemption arc | OneFootball

Tottenham need some heroes to emerge in the twilight of what has been a comprehensively atrocious 2024/25 Premier League season. With just weeks remaining in the campaign, Spurs are nowhere near qualification for European places, and while they could actually make the Champions League next season by winning the Europa League, even that may not be enough to save Ange Postecoglou's job - and it's certainly not enough to wash away the stench of a historically poor domestic campaign.

Now is the time for players on the bubble to show that they are deserving of a future at Tottenham. After rebuffing serious offers from the Saudi Pro League this past summer, Richarlison made it clear that his loyalties lie with Tottenham and not a paychec - a move that endeared him to the Spurs faithful despite a wretched start to life in North London.

Well, through injury and continued poor individual displays, things have not turned around for the former Everton star in the 2024/25 campaign, but Postecoglou remains optimistic that Richarlison can be a factor in the final games of the season.

Richarlison is impressing Ange Postecoglou

Postecoglou said of the Brazilian forward, via Football.London's Alasdair Gold, “Richy is another one who is going to get some game time in the next couple of games because he's looking really good in training.”

Looking good in training is never a bad sign, but Tottenham fans will believe it with Richarlison when they see it in actual games, plural. And goodness, do they want to believe it. Richarlison at Everton was absolute money and a saving grace, somehow turning this awful Everton side into something competent. Well, Tottenham are even worse than Everton these days, and heroic displays from a healthy Richarlison would go a long way to helping the team, especially with superstar Son-Heung min disappointing.

It's easy to forget, but Richarlison is only 27 and in the athletic prime of his career. He's just been unlucky. And even though he's scored a meager three goals in the 2024/25 Premier League season, all three of those goals have been in the last four games, an indication that the old Richarlison - the one that got links to Real Madrid and PSG in 2021 - may be lurking around the corner.

It would benefit Tottenham for Postecoglou to give Richarlison some starts in the Premier League as the season winds down and make it a priority to help him rebound. Richarlison honestly has more talent to offer the club than Dominic Solanke at striker and can play on the wings, too. Even if Tottenham sign a striker this summer, they should continue to have a vested interest in Richarlison's success.