‘Helped him mentally’ – Postecoglou explains one big change with Richarlison

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Richarlison is now a lot freer in his mind now that he has fixed his niggling pelvic issue, which was bothering him at the start of the season.

Richarlison made his first start for Tottenham since having surgery on his pelvis at the start of last month and the 26-year-old looked visibly more mobile and confident.

A few eyebrows were raised at Postecoglou’s decision to start the Brazilian through the middle and move Son Heung-min back to his natural left-wing birth...