Asier Bilibre, soccer player: “There was a stage where I didn’t play much and I was thinking about not playing too much because I was afraid that when it was my turn, the ball would be passed to me.”

Ronald Araujo, Álvaro Morata and Andres Iniesta are some of the footballers who have publicly announced that they have mental health problems. Now, former Athletic Club forward Asiel Villalibre of Racing de Santander has become the latest player to join this long list in a recent interview with Cadena SER’s El Larguero.

In your case, you don’t have all the time you need, so: “There were stages where you didn’t play much. And in that, Put pressure on yourself when it’s your turn You have to do well, because if you don’t you’ll never have that time again. lastly You’re even afraid they’ll give you the ball Because you doubt everything,” the forward began.

“At the end of the day, how do you control the ball, what do you do with it, and sometimes… I’m thinking about not appearing much.although it may seem contradictory because you are a striker and want to score goals. It’s hard to hold onto that mentally. After all, it is a fear that is instilled within oneself, and it is not easy to endure, ”he admitted.

So much so that he began to doubt his own abilities. “Shit, yeah. But there was a moment where I thought maybe I don’t have the level, or maybe football just takes more from me than it gives me. … My head makes me do bad tricks sometimes. There’s a feeling that I’m underestimating myself. you miss yourself, you become small, It’s something I carry more with me on a daily basis,” the striker told Manu Carreño.

Fortunately, he was able to overcome those problems and is now enjoying playing football again in the second division. I’m lucky that this happened I can move forward with that, Learn that it is a separate partBut we know it’s a very complicated situation,” he asserted.