Tottenham suffer fresh blow as key attacker to miss Nottingham Forest clash
Since hitting a rich vein of form with nine goals in eight top-flight games from December 10 to February 3, the Brazilian's game time has been limited for club and country due to an issue with his knee.
After sitting out back-to-back Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, Richarlison was only a late substitute in a 3-0 loss to Fulham and did not earn any minutes for his country over the international break either.
The former Everton man is yet to regain his place in the Tottenham XI either, coming off the bench in the dying embers of last weekend's win over Luton Town and Wednesday's 1-1 draw with West Ham United.
Richarlison appeared to come through his latest cameo unscathed, but speaking to Tottenham's media channels on Friday, Postecoglou revealed that the South American would be given the weekend off to recover.
Richarlison expected to be fit for Newcastle United clashHowever, Richarlison's absence from the Forest clash is not indicative of a long-term issue, and Postecoglou believes that the 26-year-old will be back to full fitness in time for next Saturday's showdown with Newcastle United.
«Not too bad, the only one from the other night is Richy. He's had a bit of a niggle in his knee so we'll probably give him this weekend off just to get totally over it. Hopefully he'll be ready for Newcastle next week, everybody else got through the game well,» Postecoglou said.
With Richarlison back on the absentee list, Tottenham will be without the services of four players this weekend, as Manor Solomon (knee), Fraser Forster (foot) and Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) are
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