Tottenham Hotspur striker, Richarlison, has revealed that his tears on Brazil’s bench last week were due to personal issues away from football.
Richarlison also disclosed that he will speak to a psychologist when he returns to Tottenham.
The former Everton star was spotted crying on Brazil’s bench after he was substituted in their 5-1 win against Bolivia on Friday.
The assumption was that the 26-year-old, who has not scored a goal in his last five appearances for Brazil, was not happy after missing from close range against Bolivia.
But Richarlison has now insisted that off-field issues have been a factor behind his struggles on the pitch.
“That sad moment [on Brazil’s bench] was not even because I played poorly, in my opinion I didn’t play a bad game in Belem, it was more of an outburst about the things that were happening off the field, which got out of control not on my part, but on the part of people who were close to me,” Richarlison said as quoted by Metro UK.
“I am going to go back to England, I will seek psychological help, from a psychologist, to work on my mind. That is it, come back stronger.”
He added, “I went through a turbulent time in the last five months off the field. Now things are right at home.
“People who only had eye on my money had walked away from me. Now things will start to flow, I’m sure I will get a good run at Tottenham and make things happen again.”