'I think Lyle did something very powerful by actually speaking up about it himself, and allowing us to speak about it,' Kompany told Premier League Inside Matters.
Burnley head coach Vincent Kompany has backed Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster for having the courage to speak about his mental health issues. Foster was included this week by Bafana head coach Hugo Broos in his 36-man preliminary squad for next month’s Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
“How he processed his situation was very, very mature for a young individual in the end. I think we’ve all learned through experiencing this with him.“The difficulty with football is that so often it’s the problem and … it’s the solution, so these players will be confronted with different states of mind because of the pressure of the job, because of the pressure of being a footballer and what it means.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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