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Troy Deeney says £60m player has got so much worse since joining Tottenham

Charles Jones

Tue 4 February 2025 16:45, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have had an exciting few days as a club.

Indeed, Kevin Danso arrived at Tottenham over the weekend, while Mathys Tel made a dramatic U-turn on deadline day and joined Spurs on loan.

However, an exciting few൲ days in the transfer window doesn’t change the fact that this has been a terrible season for Tottenham so far.

Indeed, Spurs are still sitting 14^th in the league table, and it’s fair to say that Ange Postecoglou’s side haven’t been good enough as of late.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
14	TottenhamTottenham	24	8	3	13	48	37	11	27

A number of fingers have been pointed at individuals this season, and speaking on the Premier League All Access Podcast, Troy Deeney has singled out Richarlison for criticism.

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Troy Deeney says Richarlison has got worse

Deeney shared his verdict on Richarlison.

Richarlison and Deeney actually playe♛d together at Watford, and Deeney says that the Brazilian doesn’t look like the same player he did during his time with The Hornets.

Indeed, Deeney says that the man has lost a bit of fire and a bit of an edge, claiming that the striker isn’t as nasty ꦚas he used to be.

“I look at Richarlison. That’s not the Richarlison I used to ꦺplay with. He’s lost a fire, he’s lost an edge, he’s lost a desire to go run through somebody. I think, I don’t know what that environment is, and we hear the word culture all the time being branded around, it’s a bit of a buzzword, but something at Spurs is too nice,” Deeney said.

“Whether it’s the facilities, whether it’s the actual fact t♔hat they’re not used to winning or🐽 expected to win anything, but people go there and they just lose a level of that spite and nastiness that probably what Spurs brought them in for.”

Richarlison record for Watford compared to Tottenham

Deeney says that Richarliꩵson has been worse for Tottenham than he was for Watford, but the stats do tell a differenℱt story.

ꦏIndeed, R🍸icharlison actually has a better record for Spurs than he does for Watford.

🌟That said, Richarlison’s record for Tottenham is way worse than his record was for Evertoꦛn, and that’s where Deeney may be getting his wires crossed slightly.

Rega💜rdless of where Richarlison has and hasn’t been scoring goals, the reality is that he hasn’t been great for Spurs.

Richarlison has been heavily criticised since joining Tottenham, and he’s recently been linked with a move away as Newcastle are apparently keen on Richarlison.

Richarlison needs to step up and so do a number of Spurs’ 𝓀players as they continue to struggle to make headway in the Premier League.