Only 31 touches and 44% accuracy on passes: Against Wolves, the 26-year-old Tottenham player had the worst possible game

Only 31 touches and 44% accuracy on passes: Against Wolves, the 26-year-old Tottenham player had the worst possible game.

 

 

After a strong few weeks, Tottenham suffered a setback this past weekend against Wolves.

 

The majority of Ange Postecoglou’s tenure as manager has been successful thus far. Playing thrilling football and finishing in the top four has helped the team perform well most of the time.

 

But the lack of depth in the squad still plagues them, as evidenced by the absence of players like Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie against the Wolves.

 

They may not have many choices for true strikers at the top of the pitch, and even though Richarlison has been playing well lately, the Tottenham forward had a terrible game this past weekend.

 

Richarlison did, in fact, demonstrate why Tottenham may decide to hunt for a new number nine come summertime.

 

Spurs’ Richarlison had a terrible game as Wolves win all three points.

Given his previous success, it might seem a little unfair to single out Richarlison for this weekend. There are arguments to be made against a few more Tottenham players besides him, who wasn’t the only one to have a quiet day.

 

Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion

But Richarlison was especially subpar in this match, as the simple stat lines demonstrate.

 

The Brazilian was substituted out during roughly the 70th minute of the match, according to WhoScored, after being almost unnoticeable throughout.

 

With just 31 touches, the striker’s passing accuracy was a pitiful 44%. Those touches were a team low compared to his teammates’, with goalkeeper Vicario even having more on the day.

 

The striker’s pass completion percentage was dreadful as well; Heung-Min Son had the second-lowest of the day with nearly 81%.

 

Actually, the difficulty here is that Richarlison’s game seems to be lacking a lot when he isn’t scoring goals.

 

It will be interesting to watch whether Postecoglou addresses this and goes all out for someone who is a little more well-rounded in every aspect of his game in the summer.