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Almeida: “I felt this dark pain inside me when I stopped playing”

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OR Sevilla of Matthias Almeida A few days ago she prevailed with her emphatic 4-1 Barcelona And he showed a pulse. The Argentine technician spoke to reporters after the game and referred to the decision to make coach as well as for the difficult times he spent until he did.

In addition, he spoke openly about a problem that all players face at some point in their careers.

In detail everything he said:

“I spent five years suffering a lot and my family and professionals supported me. I was playing for Inter and went to Morati to tell him that I didn’t want to play anymore. I still had two years of my contract then, but that was my life. I think this was a time when all players will experience sooner or later, so I became a coach. Because of this dark side, this sad part experienced by a player when he stops playing, so I prioritize players who love football and play it as much as they can.

Because 95% of players do not receive a call the next day they stop playing. They call you where and where for the interview and the friends you had once disappeared. While playing football, you are like a bank, you keep lending. Everyone is waiting, they are ” champion friends ” and I have experienced it firsthand. I was a friend of Maradona and so did the best. If it happened to him, it will happen to everyone.

I worked hard with former players when I was in Argentina, trying to help them somehow. I worked hard on this aspect, even when I am with the teams. So when they talk about pressure, I say, “kids, the pressure is something else.” Pressure is to have it all and have nothing. Pressure is to see you thrown on the ground like a dog and no one understands. They say, “What happens to you? You have it all.

So often in the world we do these analyzes to people without knowing them, without knowing what they think and what they feel. And since I became a coach, I have been transformed into a kind of quasi -psychologist. I notice who is depressed, who has slept badly for a variety of reasons, who has a strange expression because I do not let him play, so I sincerely approach them from the depths of my heart to try to get out of everything they have inside. Sometimes I do it, sometimes not. “

Source: Sport Fm

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