Former Tottenham man Gus Poyet believes that Richarlison's progress under Antonio Conte prior to the World Cup "was nearly perfection". Signed from Everton in a £60million deal in the summer, the Brazilian has endured a frustrating start to life in N17 with injury restricting his playing time.
Goals have also been hard to come by for the 25-year-old, with the club's No.9 last scoring for the Lilywhites in their Champions League win over Marseille at the beginning of September. Having to make do with minutes here and there after recovering from the hamstring injury that he picked up at the World Cup before he was finally handed a start against West Ham last Sunday, Poyet is hoping that Richarlison can get back to his previous form as the team are going to need him at such a crucial time in the calendar.
“I think the progress he made under Conte, right up until the World Cup, was nearly perfection," explained Poyet when speaking to BettingSites.co.uk. “The way that Conte took him to be as a possible replacement for Harry Kane when he was not fit, or getting in every now and then in the wide positions, it was perfect.
