Richarlison considered quitting after the World Cup | ESPN FC

The ESPN FC crew reacts to Richarlison's emotional interview where he discusses considering quitting football after the World Cup.
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[@anatoliybakaev600]

If Adriano had turned to a psychologist at one time, maybe he could have saved his career.

[@PharmacyAve]

Adriano was untouchable I remember

[@felroberto]

And his life.

[@eL--RaL]

The Emperor himself

[@juanestadian8471]

I agree

[@Dan_GetInTheVan_Schneider12]

​@@eL--RaLhe didn't score any world cup knockout goals though sadly

[@Photosoflife]

Richarlison has the eyes and look of someone who has seen a lot and been through a lot in life.

[@Stubbz83]

Obviously he was crying 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Photosoflife]

@Stubbz83 I’m talking about in general. Not just this interview.

[@mnemonija]

Yeah, this huge thing called goal keeps jumping in front of him and he kicks the ball and it always manages to go sideways or above even when completely cornered by the goal. It's a lot, man...

[@meenism]

Facts. Brasil ain't no joke.

[@ohs7002]

😂😂😂😂 yall love to coddle these rich athletes man

[@Lioness_UTV]

You can't listen to Richarlison and not feel deep sympathy for him. He has always appeared to me to be someone who feels things deeply, but who buries his empathy under scowls amd seriousness. I have a lot of admiration for the way he has gotten help especially when faced with barriers in his family life and society as a while.

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Yes😢

[@llfsmith1]

Important issue, Richarlison did well to speak out, got help and deservedly so. The panel handled this topic well also.

[@Stubbz83]

Mental health is no joke I hope he’s gunna be ok

[@skyman2968]

Pele won 2 world cups and felt enormous pressure to win a third. He felt like a free man after they did win it

[@Roman-yv3ye]

🐐

[@geovaniadacosta522]

True

[@hao2000ki]

remember that video of richarlison tearfully apologizing to brazilian fans in a training ground after the world cup? people meme on him all the time but it always felt like he was one of the more genuine guys in that squad

[@davidelias13]

Awesome pic, dude. Also good comment.

[@awesonimals1216]

yea man its something else to brazilian people fr

[@Joswag]

He was actually pretty good in that World Cup

[@Noirlore]

One game…

[@alessandrobusca1062]

Scored 1 banger. That's all.

[@uniquejavii]

​@alessandrobusca1062 barely have any ball knowledge

[@guilhermecervigarcia1600]

True, but in his case it wasn't just the wc loss. On top of that there were people in his house that had broken his trust and an injury that made him play poorly. So all that stacked was too much.

[@alessandrobusca1062]

@@uniquejavii im just saying exactly what happened.

[@ricardobjj24]

That world cup loss to Croatia still bothers me to this day. As soon as we took out Vini, Raphinha & Richarlison so early in that game I had a feeling it was over. Dumb.

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Jurgën Klinsmann is right... BRAZIL had the best squad at the World Cup but failed. That defeat hit me hard...Had they had an average team similar to that of 2014 for example, that would've been another matter that would've just needed a simple brushing off

[@felroberto]

And Croatia was awful in that semifinal against Argentina. They did nothing in that match, was very disappointing.

[@goober776]

it wasnt so much that as i dont understand why fred and antony pushed up so much, there was no reason to keep neymar on they should have subbed him out for a more defensive player

[@Dan_GetInTheVan_Schneider12]

When Neymar scored the greatest goal of the world cup

[@ziz728]

Croatia parked the bus in defense against Brazil. Many teams play with fear against Brazil, they are always more careful. There was a lack of tactical variation for Tite.

[@atifsaeed7917]

Credit goes to Postecoglou for bringing the best out of Richarlison.

[@eL--RaL]

Yeah for making him dance more like a pigeon

[@Stubbz83]

He clearly just gave the credit to his therapist

[@Rayado_26]

Not sure it's his best , but that's a different topic I'm sure he helped him a lot. He seems like that type of manager

[@ricardobjj24]

I dont blame Richarlison for feeling the way he did especially after the world cup where Brazilians literally hate you if you lose they can say mean things

[@clinchknot8224]

But it’s also crazy to say because there was a video of him apologizing to the fans who showed up, and they showed him much much support. I think it’s when he went back home and over dms that he started receiving dumb threats

[@hezorex9822]

Sad to see him cry. I think players struggling with mental health problems should avoid social media. Social media will increase your health issues. There are lots of people on the Internet who just criticise and hate players for no reason. Sometimes, because of jealousy. They are humans and young men. We have to at least criticise with consideration that they are just young people. As an Arsenal fan, i was so upset with the way some of our fans were criticising Kai Havertz. Sometimes, this criticism makes the players get worse.

[@bossdeman]

Mental health should be talked about in football...i thought he was super irriritating ..he was probably having issues..

[@pia2221]

It's transcends football. It's about a person who is suffering emotionally and spiritually. It can happy to any of us. Especially people who have suffered hardship or trauma. And especially if you feel things deeply.

[@laudemar-A.B.6386]

As a Brazilian, I can say that he wasn't mentally well for a long time, I'm glad he had help from professional psychologists 🙏

[@chinafriends]

Having a teammate like Son Heung-min helps

[@alphabrainwave]

Respect to Richarlison. Sounds like he had a really tough time after that World Cup. It's too bad because he gave us one of the most memorable World Cup moments in years with that bicycle kick. For me, that goal is iconic, right up there with Robin van Persie's header in 2014. I hope he's finding his joy again. As an American, I'm looking forward to inviting Richarlison and the rest of South America to Copa America in the USA this summer.

[@Taecoconut]

- in previous interviews a while back before he had his operation he also talked about betrayal from some family and some friends who had taken advantage of him- so he obviously had massive personal problems too and was dealing with that. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was somehow betrayed by people close to him financially

[@revendranaidoo4305]

Mental health is a serious issue we with you and wish you everything of the best in your recovery 🙏

[@HvrlemJvmvicvn]

*Hope he gets over what he's going through* . Jah bless

[@esulfab99]

Mad respect to Richarlison and Klinsman. We are humans and life can be hard sometimes. Most of the time, is how to deal with pressure and failure. Inner peace is not given it’s earned. I respect anyone who goes through it and seeks help and embarks upon getting better. God bless you all!

[@bleb87]

Such a great player. Even better person

[@onelove-1994]

Social media abuse great factor for Athletes depressive disorder.

[@Jackson54321]

Athletes. Are. Humans. Too.

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Yes😢

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Wow .. This interview and discussions are REALLY DEEP. Thanks to all the participants...

[@TottenhamHutchSpur]

God bless you sir!,we love you Ritchie your in our hearts! much love

[@yashtiwari117]

We need to understand how people in the public sphere are human beings too and their emotional health - MATTERS!

[@bearpathgatehouse2943]

Brazil should give him chance to play in team, He has enough skills. He is good Striker. Please dont destroy him more.

[@Nat.ali.a]

Endrick needed 8 min to score two gols against England and Spain, showing a game vision and positional awareness we didn’t have since Ronaldo. Now Richarlison will only get chance to play if he reinvent himself in Brazil NT, because Endrick already took the place in 8 min.

[@ShanKo28]

Great discussion. Thanks

[@gemini_energy4208]

I've never wanted to hug someone more in my life 🥺💔

[@jarrodnheadley77]

We are human. Everyone needs support at some point

[@Indeed3_]

Excellent discussion

[@GodIsLove447]

Great points by everyone

[@mr.sushi2221]

Football players are human beings it’s far past time we treat the all as such. Vini, Messi, Ronaldo, rashford, maguire, richarlison, pedri, Jude. All of them. If they haven’t done anything wrong such as a person like Dani Alves they deserve respect.

[@keviny714]

Richarilson you will always get support from La/Oc 💯

[@yubrajdarey5014]

Don't give Richarlison you are one of my favourite player i like you i am from nepal

[@AndriaRiza]

The era of sòcial media is big impact for a mental health in every profesional occupation even an athelete😢

[@tvgcmma9215]

It was more outside of football issues that caused his problems as he mentions friend of 7 years who ripped him off and did things behind back - plus happening same time as disappointment of World Cup and not getting game time or along with conte

[@Amber90125]

Much respect to Richarlison

[@redpandagency]

He got tricky by some members of his family. They robbed him. People too stupid to understand. They think he was like that just because the World Cup. His agent stole money from him as well.

[@sweeziee4139]

Listening to this, it just shows how much mental strength Messi and CR7 has being the best players in the world who are expected to carry their teams to the top and anything else would be failure. Seeing Messi being so close to the World Cup and losing by mere margins, constantly being compared to Maradona by his own people despite being better than Maradona in all aspects of the sport except World Cup victory, it just goes to show that some of these athletes not only have gift for the sport, but also a gift in dealing with these pressures that would break normal people in seconds. Seeing Messi's family and how they support him, it's not surprising that he dealt with it as well as he did with such a family dynamic.

[@paulee7779]

Fantastic msg boys 👏👏👏and this applies to all men & boys - it is not weak to seek help for your mental health.

[@Rain188]

Why they don’t put tissues handy before these interviews? It happens all the time!

[@paulozuera4207]

Siga em frente Richarlyson, nos Brasileiros precisamos de você🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@footballitslife5580]

The thing his, Brazil its a COUNTRY dat its acostumate to win, so they dont win since 2002, and they dont have a number 9 .. so they we're so mad at him after the world cup. Can u imagine 220 million ppl talk u down, saying u aren't worth of a world cup, that u can not score a "tap in". That's davastating 4 a player that came from nothing, and then he is in the PL but at the same time everyone in Brazil hates you. That's sad.. 🇵🇹🇧🇷 Richardson vamos..

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

If that's the case (and I believe so) Then Endrick, Vitor Roque or Marcos Leonardo better watch out and learn from this..??

[@goldoftheknight]

Richarlison can’t stop

[@travelvideoz]

Richarlison inspires me with "I cannot count the number of teams that rejected me. I was ready to give up on football but I went to Belo Horizonte for the last trial I had. If I didn't make it, I had no money to return home".

[@glennpells9712]

The pressure men are under in this world now is intense. It's no wonder young men from all walks of life are suffering. Nobody should be abused for the job they do. This is a good topic of discussion and important too.

[@stevendipietro2928]

Needed to be said

[@carldegamo3877]

As always Ale on point

[@Itsgold123]

I love how shaka thinks

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Richalisom ♥️♥️♥️

[@muzifele6902]

Then he realised how wack a 9-5 can be

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Richalison 🥺🥺🥺

[@roseaneneves6669]

Que Deus te proteja sempre 🙏 Te admiro muito meu ídolo.❤💚💛👋👋👋👋

[@elhadjndiaye8031]

No one offered this man a tissue, shame on them 😢

[@RexBarca]

Glad he had the courage to get help.

[@chocobocooki3]

You guys forgot to add 'Extradited from S. Korea - 23-24' to Klinnsman's resume

[@Deco_2k]

That the beautiful uniquest think about human, we are all not entirely the same..

[@brunobrym2424]

Our manager klingsman finally here 🔥🔥🔥😀

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

😄😄😄 You're so Funny

[@alesandrocontini3938]

I like Alle Comments, it's More Close to The Realiy. Nothing Like Personal Experience.

[@robbieryan224]

Sounds like this is an entire clip off Ted Lasso

[@VANNM3717]

Respect Stevie always give advice 🪄 shaka ❤

[@chinmaypurohit3431]

If you now look at what Conte must have been inside the room. I as a Chelsea fan can say that everyone is happy that monster is not coaching in the premier league. There are fans there are owners, there are the media and within that if you give up on your team or your player, thats the last stop gap.

[@angelrodha]

Briliant comments about mental health

[@anaki0604]

the brazil FA needs to look into why their players are under so much stress and mental health issues..they are all crying...neymar, vini, etc

[@hhhhh-iz9nn]

All I heard was only his story with Germany 😅

[@xiaotianding2825]

It happens everywhere in our work life, at least he earns a lot of money

[@Someone25948]

What happened at his home?

[@iangordon4393]

When u lost brazil people dump u but its a good player him will be back even better

[@60spf]

I wonder if Bissouma is having a mental breakdown or just focusing on music and fashion.

[@kokilamodisangryshit1546]

How about criticizing Rashford?

[@joaovitorcamargo7165]

It's better for him to be like that, if he was brazilian i doubt he would be still playing. We're critic to an unhealthy ammount in football.

[@thiagoluiz3859]

Now does everyone understand the weight that neymar carry alone since 2014?

[@-.TS.-]

Is he going to play against Luton?

[@caesermsimuko983]

mmmmmm touching story

[@mildred1217]

Change of scnenery for Rich. Go to La liga or Serie-A . He could be happier. Premier league andTottenham did not quite work for Rich.

[@geovaniadacosta522]

No😡

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

I've always believed La Liga was suited for Richarlison. He had request from Real Madrid and even Barcelona at some point

[@Itsgold123]

Especially with men, they keep everything to themselves..unfortunately fans would ssy " but hes getting paid".. hence why they find it unbothering to send personal abuse and things like death threat...we live in an unempathetic world

[@NguyenNguyen-ve4gg]

Brazilian seem to cry a lot nowaday. Maybe that will be they playstyle in the next 20 years. Cry to get the pity out of their opponent. Well played

[@thomasturner8798]

Brazilian players bringing up big topics these days: racism, mental health.💪🏼🎇🙏🏼

[@geovaniadacosta522]

🇧🇷👏

[@realmadrid-cx8yd]

I am wondering what he means at problems at home and people that live with you for years. Probably someone tooking advantage of him…

[@chrisallen6428]

Dude, come join the CHAMPIONSHIP league. There.'s still hope. Not everyone is fit for Premier League.

[@user-cw3jg3un2f]

Why does it have to be expectations if Bosnia was always in the world cup of just be happy and privileged to support my own country in the world cup Brazil come on fans y'all always in the world cup like idk why y'all trip it wasn't y'all's year the best teams don't always win finals

[@maisagrouptvSport-Today]

Old Brazil Team vs. New Generation team

[@Rafflewafflez]

Sancho should have done a video like this and ten hag would have had to resign lol

[@whatudoin1]

and next segment they will trash another player that has been struggling and forget every single word that was said in this video

[@ThePoushal]

Sancho is the reason why i dont believe in sports psychology.

[@madmaxxxx876]

People don't understand the pressure Brazilian players face

[@joaovitorcamargo7165]

If you play well and lose you're the worst ever. If you play well and draw you're mediocre, part of the worst national team. If you play well and win 2-0 you're bad. Only if you if win 4-0+ and play really well you'll get good words.

[@Joeeye123]

Welcome to the life of club manager Barcelona or Real Madrid

[@ohs7002]

The Brazilian players don’t understand the pressure that the average joe faces lol

[@Nat.ali.a]

Exactly, brazilians only respect players AFTER they win the World Cup.

[@neyazahmed309]

So sad, anyway.....

[@Everythingharamishalal]

Richarlison > Antony

[@CoysMasterson]

Dele Ali needs help. He’s still got time.

[@ridahariri8729]

from the small water to the big water , levant will be free!

[@TonyHavenMusic]

There is quite a serious mental health crisis in Brazil at the moment it seems, they seem to be completely unable to cope with any reality that isn’t a high, I hope it gets addressed somehow and they get help to build a stronger character, something is failing them

[@NubeZy]

Go to Al nassr Ronaldo will be great motivation

[@Hitanother5multi]

60 million…

[@mikeb2309]

They dont make them like they use to

[@bernardovivas8436]

To be clear: a therapist isnt the same as a sports psychology

[@ursulaalvarado8222]

JESUS SAVED ME FROM DEPRESSION YEARS AGO. HE FREED ME AS I CRIED OUT FOR HIM TO DELIVER ME. MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW THEY ABSOLUTELY NEEEEEED JESUS, MOST DONT KNOW HE IS WORTHY OF IT ALL. MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED. HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I HOPE YOU SEEK HIM TODAY AND THAT YOUR HEART BURNS FOR HIM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES! JESUS IS ALIVE AND HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH. GET TO KNOW HIM INSTEAD IF ASSUMING THINGS ABOUT HIM. GOD BLESS YOU ALL 💖

[@eL--RaL]

He was probably looking to live off his Qatar goal for the rest of his decent talented life

[@Noirlore]

Pruupruu blud

[@Tow131]

A lot of these guys took their family out of the slums and that was the most important thing for them. Now that’s done it’s all good