Wave of sympathy同情的浪潮
Team and nation root for Basti
24.11.2003 | The German football world has reacted to news of Sebastian Deisler\'s depressive illness with a huge show of sympathy and shock, after it was revealed the 23 year-old has been admitted to a Munich psychiatric institute for treatment.
\"Sebastian should be aware he has all the time in the world to get well,\" Germany coach Rudi V鰈ler commented, urging all parties to show patience as the Bayern star works towards a comeback.
Munich general manager Uli Hoene?confirmed no date had been set for the talented midfielder\'s return to the club: \"It\'s time to stop talking about Sebastian Deisler the footballer, what matters now is Sebastian Deisler the person,\" the senior official said on ZDF\'s popular Saturday night football show Sportstudio, emphasising the club would wait for the player to overcome the illness before seeking his return.
At Friday\'s scheduled press conference, Deisler\'s physician Professor Dr Florian Holsboer made public the nature of the player\'s illness. The squad had been informed in the evening, Hoene?reported: \"The players were very shaken by the news and asked if they could visit him,\" he said, although that would not help for the time being. \"We\'re not going to pressure him and worry him with Bayern matters at the moment.\"
The midfielder needed privacy during the recovery process, but it had been decided to go on the offensive and reveal the truth about the condition to quash any worthless speculation. However, there would be no further commentary on the progress of the treatment without the medical expert present, Hoene?said.
\"We\'re all in a state of shock,\" Bayern and England star Owen Hargreaves said after Saturday\'s derby against TSV 1860, \"we\'re all thinking of Sebastian and hoping he\'s back with us as soon as possible.\"
\"This is a very intimate, very tricky situation. We\'re not in a position to help at the moment, Sebastian needs time to work his way through this,\" captain Oliver Kahn was quoted as saying in the Bild tabloid. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, who has stayed in contact with Deisler\'s parents, said the team was extremely concerned about their colleague: \"Sebastian Deisler is a player we\'ve taken to heart.\"
V鰈ler noted that the last thing the player needed was more advice. \"The best thing is if we all leave him in peace,\" he told TV station Premiere, adding he was \"shocked and shaken\" at the news.
Hoene?said there was no point in trying to identify reasons for the illness: \"We mustn\'t make the mistake of looking for a culprit,\" he said, as the illness was basically genetic.
Deisler\'s former Berlin team-mate Dick van Burik recalled the player\'s time in the capital city. He arrived in Berlin as a relaxed and happy person, \"but as the media interest grew, he started to withdraw, although I never thought it would get this far.\"
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