Richarlison: “I suffered, psychotherapy saved my life”!

Football players enjoy the publicity, but many of them struggle to manage the situation.

Tottenham’s Brazilian striker, Richarlison is in this category and in September 2023 he shocked the sports world when he said that he needed psychological support and help.

This season is highly productive and as he himself revealed the treatment that followed was of catalytic importance in his course. Speaking to Brazilian journalists he referred to the situation, highlighting it mandatory presence of a psychologist and in the national team.

“It is very important for our national team to have a psychologist to help the players. Only we know the pressure we are under, not only on the field but also off it. We know the prejudice that exists when someone asks for help, I had it myself, but I don’t have it anymore. As an international footballer with an active voice I tell people to get help because it saved my life“, emphasized the 26-year-old striker.

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Richarlison enjoys working with him Angelo Postecoglou and has developed into an important cog of this year’s Tottenham. He counts 11 goals and three assists in 26 matches and helps his team in the attempt to return to the Champions League. His performance has not gone unnoticed by the footballing world, with several Arabian teams showing interest.

At the same time, he has recorded 48 appearances with the Brazilian national team and as he himself stated, the next goal is to reach three-digit number of appearances with the shirt of “Selesao».

Edited by: Loizos Lainidis