Real Madrid's player Danilo confessed to suffering from depression during his first season at the club, feeling lost and useless both on and off the pitch. He considered quitting football but sought help from a psychologist, which saved his career. Another player, Rodrygo, expressed his excitement about playing with Mbappé and the responsibility of wearing the number 10 shirt at Real Madrid.
🗣️ Rodrygo: “For me it's a pleasure to play with Kylian Mbappé, I've always made that clear. He will help us to be stronger and stronger.” https://t.co/Kv1R7hQp2p
🗣️ Rodrygo: “Team chemistry? Vini and I have been playing together for a long time, we get along well with players like Lucas Paquetá and Bruno Guimarães. For our team, that chemistry is very important.” https://t.co/pUdobGjaTn
🗣️ Rodrygo: “Kylian Mbappé? It's a dream to play with one of the best in the world.” https://t.co/DrSD8XJTWq
Rodrygo: "I am a calm boy. Sometimes there are moments of anxiety but my way of being is to remain calm." https://t.co/KI9VEEcn5B
Rodrygo: "I can adapt to where the coach wants me to play. I can play as a number 9." https://t.co/snqJSD7BhD
🗣️ Rodrygo: “Pressure is good. I have learned to play with pressure. I have learned to deal with the aspect of feeling pressure.” https://t.co/HcqJnTqBt1
Rodrygo: "Pressure makes us better, pressure is good. I always try to be better at everything. My psychiatrist has helped me a lot in trying to improve. I have had difficulties sometimes, but now I deal with them better. I have a better perspective to fighting problems." https://t.co/ML7xkux953
🗣️ Cucurella: “Real Madrid (from Getafe)? Rumours, I don't know much about this. I try not to let people tell me things if they are not going to be done.” https://t.co/AIUuBYfKf0
Cucurella: "A player I want to play with? Mbappé." https://t.co/vd7EbsLz1W
🗣️ Marc Cucurella: “A footballer I’d like to play with one day? Mbappé.” @tjcope https://t.co/AM4LEtpVBG
Cucurella: "Joining Real Madrid in the past? There were rumours but I try not to allow people say things to me if it won’t be done." https://t.co/TrKTG6wcqK
Rodrygo: "It will be a pleasure to play with Mbappé, I have always made it clear. He will help us become stronger. It has always been a dream to play with one of the best in the world." https://t.co/NIzAa08AUa
Rodrygo: "Neymar is my idol, he is the man I love to watch play football." https://t.co/rg7e9ruIJb
Rodrygo: "It is a pleasure to wear this shirt. I know my responsibility, and I know that I have to be better every day. I know that the eyes of the whole world will be on me with this shirt, so I am ready to continue doing things well." https://t.co/JIz3iACQT6
Rodrygo: "It is a great honor to wear the number 10, I think it is the heaviest shirt in the history of football. I know it is a big responsibility for me and I bear this responsibility, but what we always talk about in the locker room is that here we will share the… https://t.co/nAkTaKlFMU
Real Madrid Star Confesses To Suffering Depression And Wanting To Quit Football https://t.co/tZcxS8WsYx
Danilo: "I didn't tell anyone what I was feeling (the depression). Casemiro tried to help me, but I "swept the frog," as they say. And it got bigger and bigger. But after a few months of suffering, I began to see a psychologist and he really saved my career. The most important… https://t.co/GWjKapfL5J
Danilo: "During that first season I suffered from depression. I was lost, I felt useless, on the field I couldn't make a pass of more than 5 meters, it was as if I couldn't move... My passion for football disappeared and I saw no way out. I wanted to go back to my house in Brazil… https://t.co/N1qCwA9fGh
🗣️ Danilo: “Theo stole the ball from me and then Deyverson scored. We won 4-1, but it was a mistake that can't be made at Real Madrid. I will never forget when I got home that night. I was not able to sleep. I wrote in my diary: I think it's time to leave football. I was 24… https://t.co/qxwtuQXapX
🗣️ Danilo: “Theo stole the ball from me and then Deyverson scored. We won 4-1, but it was a mistake that can't be made at Real Madrid. I will never forget to get home that night and not be able to sleep. I wrote in my diary: I think it's time to quit football. I was 24 years… https://t.co/G53UvkvV3M
🗣️ Danilo: “To be even more honest, during my first season at Real Madrid I was feeling depressed. I was lost, I felt useless. On the pitch I couldn't even make a simple pass. Outside the pitch it was as if I couldn't even move. I didn't look like Baianinho, Baiano's son,… https://t.co/TWI8oZV2aC
🗣️ Danilo: “To be even more honest, during my first season at Real Madrid I was depressed. I was lost, feeling useless. On the pitch I couldn't make a small pass. Outside the pitch it was as if I couldn't even move. I didn't look like Baianinho, Baiano's son (that's what they… https://t.co/ABKDADsV9Q