During an interview with the Spanish site Relevo, Valencia striker Edinson Cavani admitted to following therapy since 2017 and the Remontada suffered by Paris Saint-Germain against FC Barcelona in the Champions League. A particularly touching confession.
Cavani spoke about the importance of psychology in football.
A model of humility but also of courage on the pitch in the eyes of many observers, striker Edinson Cavani nonetheless remains a sensitive character, who has known moments of glory but also empty passages.
Throughout his career and in particular during his time at Paris Saint-Germain between 2013 and 2020, the Uruguayan has logically experienced strokes of the pump. Sportingly and extra-sportingly.
Cavani consults a therapist
During an interview with the Spanish site Relevo, the member of FC Valence thus evoked the importance of psychological monitoring for football players. And the Matador is no exception to the rule since he himself has been following therapy for a long time now. I have been in therapy for many yearsacknowledged Cavani.
You’re not a superhero, the one who can manage everything, help the family, score every Sunday… But sometimes we don’t listen to each other. Why is this happening to me? For this there are professionals. (…) Given the importance of the mental and emotional aspect in football, it is striking that there is still a prejudice against going to the psychologistexplained the 35-year-old center forward, visibly attached to the cause.
La Remontada as a sad click
And Cavani does not hide it, the double confrontation unfortunately lost against FC Barcelona (4-0, 1-6) in the round of 16 of the 2017 Champions League – in incredible conditions which led to the famous Remontada – served him click. The first time I went there was after Bara’s second leg against PSGexplains the native of Salto.
I had dizziness when I fell asleep and I was already afraid to fall asleep… I asked myself: “do I have a problem in my head?”. I went to see the PSG doctor, whom I adore, and he said to me: “what happens to you, happens to a lot of people in different fields”. I realized that I was not a superhero, says the center forward of La Cleste. One more proof, if needed, that footballers, even the most valiant, have to deal with a certain emotional overload during their career.
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