“For a footballer, their very identity is being threatened,” said Sylvester, who helps elite players and has worked with Sheffield United and AFC ­Wimbledon. “There are different ­approaches but players want to keep fit, they want to finish the season and that’s how they are. (Image: REUTERS)“People in sport work hard physically, but how much do they talk every day? What’s going on in their lives? “People don’t know what’s going on, you worry about your family, if you’ve got parents, ­elderly parents and, while it puts football into ­perspective, footballers are being stopped from what they love doing.

Source: Daily Mirror April 02, 2020 04:31 UTC