Richarlison sends a heartfelt message to team-mate Son after Brazil ship South Korea out

Richarlison confirmed his class with a heartfelt message to Tottenham team-mate Heung-min Son after the Brazilian striker helped dump South Korea out of the World Cup.

The Spurs ahead put his friendship apart for 90 minutes, with the South American nation popping out on prime in Monday night time’s final 16, with a 4-1 victory.

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Richarlison was as soon as once more one of many stars of the present as he fired in one other aim for the event contender.

The 25-year-old added to his good brace from Brazil’s opening win over Serbia by ending off an outstanding, free-flowing transfer within the twenty ninth minute.

Richarlison began it by juggling the ball on his head exterior the field, earlier than discovering Marquinhos, who was standing in for Thiago Silva, and the Chelsea defender then picked out the run of the ex-Everton marksman.

The previous Watford ahead then took a contact earlier than discovering the again of the web with a left-footed effort.

And Son knew his aspect have been second greatest at Stadium 974 when he congratulated his team-mate after the ultimate whistle, with the pair sharing a heat embrace.

Richarlison later took to social media to ship a message to his club-mate, saying: “I understand how arduous you fought to be right here and that is why you are a hero to your individuals.”

Richarlison was blistering for Brazil and his dazzling show prompted talkSPORT’s Dean Ashton to rave in regards to the participant.

Commenting on talkSPORT, Ashton stated: “I feel he is turning into a supervisor’s dream, is not he? As a result of he is bought that outrageous high quality, however he is additionally bought that tremendous work-rate.

“And one thing that these days as a lone striker, in case you do not convey it, not many managers need you, there is not.

“In world soccer, not many coaches need a participant now who does not work intelligently off the ball.

“And he does it intelligently, however he additionally does it with the type of youthfulness of a younger child being thrown in and saying ‘simply run round for me, that is your likelihood, go forward’.

“That is the best way he appears, he simply appears like each time he is on the market I am going to simply run round, nearly in a random approach, simply chase the ball and make myself a nuisance.

“He is bought the health ranges to do this, he is match sufficient to do the job after which be helpful sufficient when he will get the ball in harmful areas to nonetheless be capable to produce.”

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Unsurprisingly, Ashton named Richarlison as his Man of the Match, including: “It is Richarlison. It symbolizes Brazil in the intervening time for me.

“It is that class, that little bit of magic that Brazilians can convey, that little bit of talent, that will get you out of your chair.

“The factor that makes you set your hand to your head like you’ll be able to’t imagine what’s occurred – and he can.

“However after I checked out him, I assumed, ‘You are simply grafting, you are grafting consistently for the entire 90 minutes.’

“You do not give the centre-halves a minute’s relaxation, you are consistently on the transfer, you are consistently closing, you are consistently working on your crew, you are doing a little bit of Neymar’s run as nicely as a result of you must.

“I simply thought it was a extremely good striker’s efficiency.”

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Adrian Durham then insisted that Richarlison, who’s but to attain within the Premier League this season, might show key for Spurs within the second half of the marketing campaign.

He stated: “If he stays match, if he performs like he performs for Brazil, if [Antonio] Conte is correct, he’s such an excellent asset for Tottenham.

“As for whether or not they’re truly going to problem deep into the Champions League or whether or not they’re truly going to problem on the prime of the Premier League or be assured of a top-four end, they will want Richarlison to take the ‘Brazilian Richarlison’ on a constant foundation within the Premier League.”