Alvaro Morata considered to falsify an injury to prevent them from playing at Euro 2024.
The Spain -striker – Who has his country to glory by beating England – Brave opened “depressief” and “mentally broken” during his career.
The revelations are made in a new Tell-all documentary called Morata: they do not know who I am, in which the psychological difficulties are described with which he is dealing with.
He mentioned Atletico Madrid’s Defeat against Borussia Dortmund in their quarterfinals of the Champions League in April 2024 as a certain low point.
Morata, 32, said: “You start to feel a lot of things in your body and you don’t know why or how.
‘Your legs hurt. Your chest is closed. You can’t breathe. I was afraid of going to sleep and not wake up. I was afraid of everything. “
After he had peered a one-on-one with Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel in the second stage in Germany, Morata claims that he could not concentrate at stake because he experienced the chance mentally.
He said, “I couldn’t follow the ball.
“We didn’t lose the game, but in your head you had blown up the chance to reach a Champions League final with Atletico.
“When the game was over, I stayed alone in the dressing room for a long time. I just wanted to cry. From there it all started.“
In the documentary, Morata claims that he “had a very bad time” during his challenging time as Chelsea Player from 2017 to 2019.
And he claims that the problems escalated after the first Real Madrid Graduate Academy became a member of City Rivals Atletico.
Morata said: “I had a lot of terrible, self -destructive thoughts.
“It was about to falsify an injury, so I shouldn’t go [to the Euros]. “
Morata informed the Spanish doctor, Oscar Celada, on the phone that he could not attend the tournament.
Celada arranged that Morata talked to former international teammate Andres IniestaThey fought against depression during his gaming career when his good friend and teammate Dani Jarque died in 2009.
Morata was assisted by Iniesta by seeing that he could overcome his problems by contributing well to Spain at the euros in Germany.
In the documentary, Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente also claims that he gave Morata something to strive to tell him that ‘the team needed him’.
The program shows some of Morata sessions with his psychiatrist, Pilar de Castro-Manglano, between the Euro competitions.
The Castro-Manglano said: “Alvaro is currently undergoing repair.
“It is as if a ligament is broken, and you have to learn to walk again, to tackle the difficulties of life in a healthy way. Learning to manage life is difficult, even more with elite people who live in the public.”
During his long international career, the enigmatic striker, who currently applies his trade in Galatasaray, is often applied for his performances by media and fans.
Morata said: “Is it worth playing for Spain as everywhere I go with my family, there are unpleasant incidents, with people who insult you and mock you?
“If you go to stadiums, wear the Spain sweater, and whistle fans and abuse you. It’s not worth it.
“There are many Spain fans who support me, but also many others who don’t want me here. But if I retire from international football, they will win.”
Since he made his international debut in 2014, Morata has scored 37 goals in 86 games for Spain.
He recently missed the decisive penalty when Spain lost to Portugal in a shootout in the Nation competition final.
He made a suggestion about leaving the international competition after the last whistle.
He said: “I feel sorry for my teammates, but that is part of life.
“I thank the coach for his words. The penalty? I took it badly, I could have done better, but there is nothing that I can do about it.
Speaking of his possible pension, Morata added: “I only think of what happened today, but it is possible that I will not be back in September.”
You are not the only one
Every 90 minutes in the UK, a life is lost on suicide
It does not discriminate and touches the lives of people in every corner of society – from homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and football players.
It is the biggest murderer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car accident.
And men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women.
Yet there is rarely talk about it, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly disaster, unless we all stop now and notice.
That is why The Sun launched the You Not Alone campaign.
The aim is that by sharing practical advice, increasing the consciousness and breaking through the barriers with which people are confronted when we talk about their mental health, we can all do to save lives.
Let’s all promise to ask for help when we need it, and listen to others … You are not the only one.
If you, or someone you know, need help with dealing with psychological problems, the following organizations offer support:
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