Michail Antonio
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He's like, you didn't look tired or exhausted from football.
You just look exhausted from life.
And I just got back to the hotel, went back to my room.
There is someone there.
Most clubs now have therapists and people around the club to speak to people.
but I just felt more comfortable doing it more external rather in the club because end of the day if anything you say there's a possibility it could go back to somebody then go back to the club and no one wants to mess with their opportunity of playing games so I prefer doing things external even though I did let someone know in the club that I was struggling but then
On the other side, on the flip side of things, it doesn't really make a difference because as long as you are performing on the pitch, most people do not care what's going on in your life.
Like you could be going through the most difficult times.
Like I said, I, my dad passed in 2020 and it was coming up to my dad's funeral.
And I told David Moyes that my dad's funeral was happening.
They had training on the day.
I asked for the day off.
He asked me if I could come in and train in the morning and just go to the burial.
Like, these are the things.
Obviously, we were fighting for relegation at the time.
But these are the things that you deal with naturally.
And it's not just me.
A few other boys have been through that type of stuff as well.
Like, no one cares about what's going on in your personal life as long as you are performing on that pitch.
When they don't want you, they don't want you.