The drama of Iniesta! "I was thinking of suicide! I was waiting for the night to take the pills"

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Famous Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta (34 years old) who played against the Japanese team this summer Vissel Kobe, revealed on television in his country, La Sexta, that he was suffering from depression in 2009, when he had thought of suicide. After the 2008-2009 season, Iniesta had a very difficult time: FC Barcelona, ​​which won the championship, the Spanish Cup and the Champions League.

"It all started after we tripled, winning three trophies, scoring against Chelsea (nr. – Semifinal of the Champions League), win the Champions League, and in the summer, I do not know … You start to feel bad, something unusual, you do not know how to catalog ", and told Iniesta.

"You feel bad and you do not know why, you do exams that show nothing, but you do not feel good, and you enter a spiral in which you feel you are emptying. arrived with Dani Jarque ", he added.

Jarque, captain of Espanyol and friend of Iniesta, died in the summer of 2009 following a heart attack at the age of 26. "I wanted to come at night so I could take a pill and get some rest", said the former Spanish international.

Iniesta admitted to thinking about suicide at the time: "I'm not saying that I wanted to do it or that I was going to do it, but I just was not myself. When you are so vulnerable, it is difficult to maintain control and you think of extreme situations. "

Andres Iniesta also explained why the relationship between Barcelona and Real Madrid was badly deteriorated. "Mourinho was the main reason for the deterioration of the relationship between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The limits were exceeded and the atmosphere of the national team was also broken. It had become an unbearable situation, it was no longer rivalry before, it had become hatred. "

Iniesta overcame the crisis and continued to shine in the Barcelona and Spain team. In 2010, he scored the only goal of the World Cup final in South Africa, won by Spain in front of the Netherlands, after overtime.

Iniesta revealed how he would react if Neymar signed with Real Madrid

Neymar has been and remains one of the main goals of Real Madridand former Barcelona teammate, Andres Iniesta, would not have surprised the South American transfer to Santiago Bernabeu. Iniesta said that he would not be disturbed if he saw Neymar in the great rival of the Catalans.

"I would not hurt myself because some decisions are being made and if that happens, it will just happen." Madrid would strengthen with a single footballer if he could get it. get", commented "Don Andres" a possible coming from Neymar to Real.

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