Edinson Cavani has found a new home this summer. The legendary Uruguayan striker signed for Valencia and so far made two appearances, but is yet to score his first goal in La Liga. He did however managed to give an interview with the Spanish site Relevo in which he talked about the importance of mental health in football.🎙️| Edinson Cavani: “The first time I went to a psychologist was after the 6-1 to Barcelona.” #fcblive pic.twitter.com/CD8igymfxo— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) October 7, 2022 The experienced 35-years old striker played for Napoli, PSG and Manchester United but admitted that he first sought therapy after a stunning humiliation from Barcelona in the Champions League 6-1 in 2017.“The first time I went was after Barca’s comeback against PSG. It affected me a lot and there are things that overwhelm you. In five minutes everything that we had been doing changed. It’s such a big blow that you can’t control and that, although it’s football, you touch other parts of your person, with symptoms of anxiety, cold sweats, I felt dizzy when I fell asleep and I was already afraid to fall asleep. I was wondering: ‘Do I have a problem with my head?’ I went to the PSG doctor, whom I love, and he told me: ‘What happens to you, happens to a lot of people in different fields’. I realized I was not a superhero” said the Uruguayan.Former Man Utd striker gets his own Ikea-like celebration manualValencia striker also talked about modern football and mental health issues, stating that in the football world, seeing a psychiatrist is still a bit of an issue.“Considering the importance of the mental and emotional aspect in football, it is striking that there is still a prejudice against going to the psychologist. On social networks, it’s as if your value is estimated according to what you seem to be or according to what you have. And there is no fight to improve and grow. We have wasted a lot of time on things that don’t matter. Football is becoming more and more media and influential in the world. But mental health is fundamental and in football it is lacking” pointed out ‘El Matador’.Henry: ‘Crying was impossible, I cried alone, and struggled not to break down’A number of current and former players have come out in the last year or so with talks about mental health, and Thierry Henry was one of them.“When I was a player, Arsene Wenger brought a shrink to Arsenal but I had trouble going to see him. I said to myself: I play football, why go there? When I became a coach, I wanted to integrate a shrink into the staff but I didn’t stay long enough in Monaco and in Montreal we didn’t have the budget” revealed the Frenchman recently.##NAJAVA_MECA_6706240##
