Marco Silva will keep playing Richarlison as striker
Everton 経営者／支配人 Marco Silva will continue to play Richarlison as a striker even if the winger is not in the best goalscoring form.
The Brazil international is the Toffees’ 最高の，を越す scorer with nine this season, but after a run of three goals in five matches in December he has not 設立する the 逮捕する in the last five.
He last 設立する the 逮捕する with the final goal in the 90th minute of the 5-1 ボクシング Day thrashing of Burnley and in last 週末’s victory over Bournemouth he looked uncomfortable against the Cherries’ two centre-支援するs, frequently not even 試みる／企てるing to challenge for 空中の balls.
But Silva 主張するs the 21-year-old, who last season for Watford did not 得点する／非難する／２０ in the 28 matches he played after November 19, is happy in his 前線-man 役割.
“My 目的（とする） as a coach and a 経営者／支配人 is to put the starting XI on the pitch and the XI I think is the best 解答 for each match,” said Silva ahead of the trip to Southampton.
“Richarlison can play out wide or as a striker; now he is playing more as a striker.
Richarlison will continue to play up 前線 にもかかわらず his 欠如（する） of 最近の goals (Peter Byrne/PA).
“I know every three or four matches he doesn’t 得点する／非難する／２０ the same conversation will come again.
“I know he hasn’t 得点する／非難する／２０d since ボクシング Day but he is a 可能性 to play as a striker, like with Cenk (Tosun) or Dominic (Calvert-Lewin).
“We have the three 加える Oumar (Niasse), if he doesn’t leave (on 貸付金 to Cardiff), and I will decide the best 解答 as to who will play in that position.
“Wha t I can say is he feels as comfortable in that position as he does playing out wide, it is the same for him, and it is up to us to decide.”
Victory over Bournemouth last 週末 made it two 首相 League 勝利，勝つs in the last nine but Everton have to 持続する that 勢い if they are not to continue drifting in 中央の-（米）棚上げする／（英）提議する, with the 最高の，を越す six already out of reach 11 points away.
“It will be 堅い. They are fighting really hard to 達成する that and it is up to us be strong also and 達成する a good result again,” Silva 追加するd.
“Southampton are 改善するing and playing with more 信用／信任.”
