Is Richarlison the 'Flop of the Season'?

Tottenham have been flying to start the Premier League season under Ange Postecoglou, sitting in second place behind Manchester City on 17 points.

Many critics were worried about Tottenham's season after selling Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, but so far, the England captain hasn't been missed.

Ange Postecoglou's style is a free-flowing style of football, with players committed to breaking forward to give as many options to the attacking players as possible.

Heung Min Son has been in the goals again, with James Maddison supplying the creative genius to put balls on the plate for his strikers.

One player who has struggled to benefit from Tottenham's new brand of attacking football is Brazilian striker Richarlison, who has only scored one goal in the league this season.

Richarlison joined Spurs for £60 million, and his first full season for the club couldn't have gone much worse, scoring one goal in the league.

According to talksport.com, speaking in May this year, former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara said, "You look at Richarlison, how many chances is he going to have? For me, he's the flop of the season."

"He's going to cost Spurs £60million, three goals in 33 games in all competitions. A goal every ten games, one goal in 25 Premier League games, one goal since September."

With Harry Kane leaving the club, the onus has been on Richarlison to pick up where Kane left off, with the England player scoring 30 Premier League goals last season.

Under Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, Tottenham developed a more defensive style of play, using five defenders at the back and nullifying their attacking options.

Under Postecoglou last season, Celtic had a record year in front of goal, scoring 114 goals and averaging three goals every game they played.

With Heung Min Son starting as the number nine in Ange's system, the South Korean has scored six goals in seven matches in the league this season.

The Australian coach has started playing Richarlison off the left side of the pitch, sparing him of goal-scoring responsibilities, with Son playing so well as the number nine.

Whichever way you look at it, since Richarlison joined Spurs in 2022, two Premier League goals in 34 league games for £60 million is of sour reading.

Spurs have a much friendlier run in the Premier League for the next five games. The North London club will hope the Brazilian can get his Tottenham career underway before the new year.

Their next game is away to newly promoted Luton Town on Saturday before they face Fulham and Crystal Palace.