Former Dutch international Wesley Sneijder revealed in his new autobiography the controversial lifestyle he led during his time at Real Madrid.
The 36-year-old former player, whose book will be published by Kees Jansma On Friday, he joined the Spanish team from Ajax in 2007 in exchange for 27 million euros. Sneijder spent two years at the ‘White House’ and in 2009 he was sold to Inter Milan for € 15 million.
“I was young and I enjoyed the success and the attention. But something must have gone wrong there. There were no drugs, but alcohol and rock and roll. I got used to living like a star. You are adored as a player of the Real Madrid. Everything you eat is covered with the cover of love. “
“All of your missteps are instantly forgiven due to your status and popularity. Even if I walked the street and spent thousands of euros, or invited rounds to the entire bar. I can’t say I resisted enough.”
In the book, Sneijder reveals the reasons for his first divorce: “I was left alone and I didn’t see the little boy, Jessey, for a long time, that was a god …. And I’m bad at being alone. But why feel lonely if you have enough friends to hang out with?
“I just didn’t realize that the bottle of vodka became my best friend.”
The club and its teammates Arjen Robben y Ruud van Nistelrooy They encouraged Sneijder to change his lifestyle: “I played pretty well, but they said I could do even better,” but to no avail. In his own words, he describes his performance during the last season there as “unworthy.”
“I was still playing a lot, but not as well and less focused. My attitude was not worthy for a player from Real Madrid. I lied to myself that I was doing well and stood firm for my footballing intelligence. Physically I deteriorated. I ran less, I managed to hide it with my technique and my shooting technique. I also thought that no one would notice. “
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