A few weeks ago, the Nice player Alexis Beka Beka threatened to jump off a bridge, raising concerns and opening a conversation about mental health throughout the sport of football. Beka Beka has now been reported safe and is in “care”. French coach Thierry Henry has given his opinion on the subject, saying he believes it is a “really important” subject.
“Everyone thinks we’re OK,” Henry said. “We all have problems. Problems that we sometimes have difficulty digesting, problems that we sometimes hide.
” At one point, if you show vulnerability, if someone in front of you doesn’t show empathy, you close yourself off. You don’t talk about it, you don’t know where to go, you’re ashamed. It’s not at all shameful.
