Alan Shearer has praised Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison for his performance against Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The Newcastle United legend and BBC Sport pundit has said that Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison will become a different player now and will play with more confidence.
The Brazil international forward played a key role in the win for Tottenham against Sheffield United.
Richarlison scored the first Tottenham goal and provided the assist for the second.
The Brazil international forward did not start the match.
Praise for Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison vs Sheffield United
The former Watford and Everton star came on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Richarlison has been struggling for Spurs for a while now, and he is also failing to do much of note for Brazil at the moment.
Former Newcastle striker Shearer was pleased to see the Tottenham forward do well on Saturday.
The BBC Sport pundit thinks that the forward will now become a changed player.
Shearer said on Match of the Day on BBC One: “You might see a different person and may see a different player, one who is playing with more confidence and more belief.”
The pundit added: “There’s no doubt that you will see a different player from now. I am really confident in that.”
Richarlison could explode at Tottenham Hotspur now
In our view, Richarlison could now start to score more goals for Tottenham Hotspur now.
We know that the forward is a very good player.
And now that he has had a good few minutes in a Spurs shirt and has made a huge difference in a game, his confidence will be high.
What Richarlison needs/needed to score goals and to get a run in the team.
It will be interesting to see if the Brazilian starts the next match for Tottenham.
The Brazilian has made 205 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career.
Richarlison has scored 50 goals and given 20 assists in those games.
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