Thirty years after being scouted by Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool, the former player and now sports psychologist was recruited by the club last summer to work with Jürgen Klopp’s squad.
The ex-Chesterfield manager – described as “a really, really interesting person” by Klopp – is an additional resource in the first-team set-up, providing psychological guidance and advice to those who request it.
It’s an element of elite sport Richardson believes to be crucial, not least because hindsight makes him certain it would have benefited his own career on the pitch.