Live Bar, December 13th, Bayern Board Chairman Kahn recently visited a podcast program in which he talked about the psychological pressure he suffered as a player, and was glad that in this era, these topics can be discussed more openly.
and Kahn are on the show with him. His long-time physiotherapist, Swiss doctor and chemist Florian Hallsbor. Kahn hopes to use this to encourage and help young people who are facing performance pressure, fear of failure and psychological problems.
The World Cup final of the 2002 loss to Brazil was particularly difficult for Kahn. His save failed to score with Daluo . The scene of him leaning on the post without expression after the game is unforgettable, and Kahn said, "2 billion people are watching me defeat." The continuous gloating of opponent fans is also one of the reasons why Kahn seeks professional help during his time as a player to deal with collapse and depression. He admitted: "I have been suffering from the monkey screams of opponent fans for many years and have been thrown into bananas. It was still interesting at first, but at some point it became humiliating. At some point it didn't feel better."
, a former world-class goalkeeper, has been in charge of Bayern since 2021. He believes that the football industry is obviously more positive in terms of attitude towards mental illness. Just in September this year, Bayern player Paval publicly talked about his struggle with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
said to this: "I'm glad we live in today's era, and now everyone can talk about these topics publicly without immediately causing huge stigma."
But the situation was very different during his player age. Kahn revealed: "It was like this: for God's sake, this kind of thing cannot be made public under any circumstances. And you have to hide something that brings greater pressure."
For many years, Kahn has been talking about mental health issues, and in his autobiography "I, Success comes from the Heart" published in 2008, he revealed that he had felt exhausted collapse in his world-class career.
(Ximu)
