Jesse Lingard reveals he almost took a ‘timeout’ from football during the lockdown.
The England international Jesse Lingered has revealed that he almost took a ‘timeout’ from football during the lockdown.
The West Ham loanee has revealed that he had difficulties in dealing with mental health issues and his mother’s depression.
Lingard said:
“I was going into games happy sitting on the bench, and that’s not me. My mind wasn’t there, I wasn’t focused at all”
Jesse Lingard spent almost two years in the wilderness at Manchester United as he struggled to cope with mum Kirsty’s condition.
The 28-year-old has however revived his form after joining West Ham on loan in January and has scored nine goals in 10 matches and has back his place in Southgate,s England team.
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While responding to an interview to kick off the first series of YouTube-based talk show Presenting, Lingard said:
“I could have easily quit in lockdown.
“I could have been like, ‘nah, I don’t want to do it, I quit, I give up’.
“But the fight in me always brings me back to life.
“Not quit football [completely], just have a timeout, really. I was going into games happy sitting on the bench, and that’s not me.
“My mind wasn’t there, I wasn’t focused at all.
“I was thinking about other things, and obviously bottling it all up trying to play football, you’re tense, you’re stressed and you can’t do it.
“There were some days where I used to have a game at 8pm and we’d go to the hotel in the afternoon, I’d sleep from two until four, shut my curtains in the dark, and then wake up in the dark, and you don’t get any sunlight.
“So I was advised by the doctors, as soon as you get up in the morning, jump out of bed, open the curtains and even the little things can really change your attitude.
“I opened up to United and told them what I was going through, what my mum was going through, and they’re always there to help.
“I’ve had other doctors that have helped which has been brilliant and, during the lockdown, I got my head together.
“I feel lockdown has transitioned me in a way. I watch my old games back, the World Cup games and the old games I used to play, and I think, ‘yeah, that’s the real Jesse Lingard’.”
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Jesse Lingard reveals he almost took a ‘timeout’ from football during the lockdown.
