[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-richarlison-winner-spurs-chelsea-sydney-de-zerbi-future":82,"category-counts-nav":98,"related-richarlison-winner-spurs-chelsea-sydney-de-zerbi-future":108},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Richarlison's Late Winner Against Chelsea Puts De Zerbi in Keep-Him Stance","richarlison-winner-spurs-chelsea-sydney-de-zerbi-future","football","Football: Match Report","Marcus Wright","Ten-man Spurs beat Chelsea 2-1 in Sydney, and De Zerbi made clear he wants Richarlison to stay amid uncertainty.","2026-08-01 16:03:30","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fricharlison-winner-spurs-chelsea-sydney-de-zerbi-future.webp",[37,93,94,95],"Tottenham","Chelsea","Pre-season","**Richarlison** scored a stoppage-time winner as **10-man Tottenham** defeated **Chelsea 2-1** in a pre-season friendly at Stadium Australia in Sydney.\n\nThe Brazilian produced the decisive goal from close range. **Kevin Danso** was sent off minutes after coming on at half-time, leaving Spurs to play the entire second half a man down.\n\n## De Zerbi Backs Richarlison but Admits Player May Want Out\n\nRoberto De Zerbi made his stance clear after the final whistle: the Tottenham manager wants Richarlison to stay.\n\n*\"He's important, it's not easy to find another striker.\"*\n\n*\"He's a lovely guy.\"*\n\nDe Zerbi then acknowledged a complication. Tottenham \"don't know\" whether Richarlison will remain because the striker \"sometimes\" wants to leave. The manager endorsed him publicly while conceding the final decision hinges on the player, not the dressing room.\n\nRicharlison's past season at Tottenham featured alternating periods of poor end product and high pressing intensity that made him indispensable. The inconsistency made a sale plausible; De Zerbi's public defence makes it less certain. 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