Richarlison has talked about the depression he experienced after the World Cup. Qatar After the World Cup, he thought about quitting football due to depression.
The Tottenham He was in the Brazil squad. Brazil squad at the 2022 World Cup, where their team lost in the quarter-finals. The 26-year-old, who has 48 caps for Brazil, found it extremely tough to deal with the aftermath and thought about ending his career at a very young age. Croatia ‘I’d just played in a
, at my peak,’ he told
. ‘I was reaching my limit, you know? I don’t know, I’m not going to talk about killing myself, but I was in a World Cupthere, and I wanted to give up. ESPN Brasil‘Even I, who seemed to be mentally strong. After the World Cup, it seemed like it all fell apart.’ depression Before I went to training, I wanted to go home, I wanted to go back to my room because I don’t know what was going through my head.
‘I even went and told my dad I was going to give up. It’s kind of sad to talk like that. What I went through after the World Cup … To go to my father, who was the guy who chased my dream with me, and say, “Dad, I want to give up”, is crazy.’
Brazil was defeated by Croatia on penalties in Qatar.
He has bounced back on the field, scoring 10 goals in 23 Premier League games this season. Mentally, he has recovered with the help of a therapist, whom he credits for saving his life.
Richarlison was in the Brazil squad for the friendlies with England and Spain during the international break, but did not play in either match due to a knee problem.
‘I didn’t go with Richarlison, who made a huge effort to get on the pitch, but he has a natural recovery process,’ said the Brazil boss after defeating England at Wembley.
‘We are taking all possible care with him so as not to worsen the situation. He is working little by little to get back into better condition, it’s still a bit of a slow process.
‘Richarlison was initially ruled out for this game, for the next game we’re going to rethink all of this, it will depend on his evolution.’
‘I was in a depression there, and I wanted to give up.’
‘Richarlison was initially ruled out for this game, for the next game we’re going to rethink all of this, it will depend on his evolution.’
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