TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM — Tottenham’s Thomas Frank era has lift-off thanks to an airborne Brazilian. New chapter. New manager. New Richarlison?
Had Solanke not endured such a stop-start pre-season, Richarlison would likely have begun Spurs’ first game against Burnley on the bench.
He has produced two excellent performances under Frank in very different ways. In midweek, he battled and scrapped against PSG’s Champions League-winning centre-backs, offering a vital outlet for a side camped in their own third. On Saturday, followed evidence that the boy from Brazil can still play a bit.
The pair were deployed in tandem in Udine as a front two in a 5-3-2 formation, combining well on the counter and causing PSG trouble despite being heavily outnumbered.
Substituted after Brennan Johnson made it 3-0, Kudus and Richarlison sauntered back onto the pitch at full-time, arms wrapped around one another’s shoulders, pleased with a successful day’s work. New bromance unlocked.
Richarlison silences those who wanted him gone (Photo: Getty)
Lucas Bergvall registered Spurs’ first attempt on target after only 26 seconds and it wasn’t long until debutant Martin Dubravka was fetching the ball out of the back of his net.
The Spurs faithful have willed him to do well, aware of the mental toil that countless injuries have taken. They roared in appreciation as Richarlison celebrated by the corner flag.
Kudus’ feet were too quick for Quilindschy Hartman and his cross was floated up so tantalisingly for the acrobatic volley that Richarlison couldn’t resist unleashing his inner Joga Bonito.
It was a fine team goal, too, with Frank stating that all 11 players touched the ball during the move.
The beauty of scoring a goal is that it makes you believe anything is possible. Had Richarlison not converted the first, he might not have fancied taking on the second. Thankfully, he did, and he and everyone inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are the better for it.
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Before the game, there was an ill-timed protest – if you can call two men and a banner a protest – over Spurs’ apparent “summer of failure” on the transfer front.
For Burnley, it was an emphatic reminder of the chasm between the division they have just entered and the one they left in April. Scott Parker’s side conceded just 16 goals in 46 games in the Championship and never let in more than one in a game. Welcome back to the big time, lads.
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