Trying to live a second life at Manchester United after a loan he excelled at at West Ham, Jesse Lingard is the latest protagonist in the chronicles of The Players’ Tribune. In the text, in which he begins by stating that his brother Lou is the centerpiece of the entire story he tells, Lingard recalls the difficult moments he went through lately, especially after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, when injuries interrupted the whole its evolution. it meant. The midfielder spoke about Jose Mourinho, talked about interesting episodes with the coach, and also left words of gratitude for the way Bruno Fernandez always treated him.
It all starts at the beginning of the 2018/19 season, right after the FIFA World Cup. “Shortly after returning to the 2018/19 season, I had a groin injury. I’ve always run a lot in matches, about 12 or 13 kilometers. It takes a long time, but I could always give my 100%. This time was different. No. No. I could. After a few games, I had to stop. I couldn’t play, I couldn’t train. My body had enough. “Jose Mourinho was the manager of Manchester United at the time and, well, he didn’t like it when his players got injured. He didn’t even want to know. All in all, I have to admit it. Before all my injuries, he trusted me, he helped me to participate in important games. We won trophies and he made me a winner. He could take over this side. He would also like to have a personal connection with. It. Just out of nowhere, just to see how it was. At first I thought it was strange. He called me and just said, “Hey Jesse, how are you?” in this “Well, just relaxing, watching TV (a weird silence) … what are you doing? (laughs) I thought it was funny, but honestly, it shows how much he cares about us. But in terms of injuries, it was difficult because he didn’t want to hear about it. “
“Since then, I have not been able to return to who I was. I had both mental and physical problems. I also had problems with my mother and her depression. I have already spoken about it, and this is not what I am. ”I am speaking here, but it also affected me. That was my mother, do you understand? Not playing it made things more difficult. But when I started playing again, even when I was in good physical condition, it was not me. My family kept going to the games, but they couldn’t even see me. They always said: “This is not you, this is not your aura.” The games passed, but I was not there. It was a ghost … and saying, “Today I want to see Jesse Lingard I know.” All I thought about was “Mine, I can’t, because it’s not me!” I love football, I love it to death, but there were times when I thought, ‘I can’t keep doing this.’
That all changed later with the loan to West Ham, where he definitely went back to being a real Lingard. To such an extent that even Bruno Fernandez gave up his exhibitions. “I spoke of myself as ‘the best player in the Premier League.’ I AM !!! Can you believe it? This is from Bruno! I love him. He always sent me support messages while I was on loan. And getting this recognition from someone of your level was just incredible. ”
