Daniel Storey with a great piece on Richarlision at Optus Sport:
Ancelotti has asked him to do less and concentrate on making a difference in the final third. “Richarlison can also play on the left but we don’t have to give him a lot of defensive work,” he said after Richarlison’s stoppage-time surge gave Everton three points at Watford despite playing with 10 men. “He has to be fresh when we have the ball, he can play right and left, but without thinking too much about defensive work.” Richarlison has made 11 tackles in Ancelotti’s six matches, so he’s hardly shirking his work, but a change has come.
Managers are quick to demand more energy and hard work from players in struggling teams, but it’s more unusual for them to ask for less. Fewer tackles and high-intensity sprints leave Richarlison more able to impact upon the match in its latter stages. See the assists in the last five minutes against Watford and Crystal Palace for evidence. Two of Richarlison’s three goals under Ancelotti have been after half-time. He’s also only missed four minutes under the Italian.
Storey makes plenty of good points in the article, including judging Richarlison by his transfer fee and the striker being a victim of versatility. Regardless of his flaws, I can’t remember many young South Americans coming to England and scoring the number of goals Richarlison has. Everton have wasted a lot of money, but Richarlision is proving to be full value.