Uli Hoeneß on Jamal Musiala: "The fact it happened again four days later really shocked me. I was speechless, which rarely happens to me. I go to bed thinking of him and wake up in the morning thinking of him. We support Jamal unconditionally" [@RTL_com] (more in post body)
Uli Hoeneß on Musiala: "We've already been informed about the problems for quite a long time. But it happened on the pitch for the first time against Leipzig last week.. I thought: well, if it doesn't happen soon again, then the medication will help. But the fact it happened again 4 days later really shocked me. I was sat on the couch speechless" [Sky/RTL]
Uli Hoeneß: "It's a drama, especially for Jamal. There were some signs of the problems, but it had never happened to him at the club before. But now with the two incidents on Saturday and yesterday, it's a problem first and foremost for the person Jamal, and also for the club in the medium term. We're all speechless, we weren't prepared for this. We'll have to learn how to deal with the situation"
How can the club support and take care of Jamal?
Uli Hoeneß: "There's unconditional support for Jamal. Our doctors are in constant contact with the specialists. The coach, Max and the entire club have always said that they'll do everything to kelp Jamal" [Sky/RTL]
Wouldn't it have been wiser to give Jamal some time off before taking another risk and sending him out on the pitch?
Uli Hoeneß: "The specialists, the neurologists treating him, have assured us - by writing - that from their perspective, there was nothing stopping Jamal from practicing high level sports. Since then, we were sleeping a bit better at night. But now honestly, we have to get used to this new situation. I'm speechless"
When did you become aware of the problems? Was that before the World Cup?
Uli Hoeneß: "We weren't informed clearly. There were some signs, but he was training, he played games. But I don't know whether these problems affected his performances, or whether it was his ankle problems. Our opinion was that after the World Cup, a new era starts for Jamal, with a good pre-season. And now the fact this happened in his first game back shocked us"
Do you think it's better now that the whole thing became public and is no longer a secret? So maybe now the way he's treated and the way his performances are assessed would be more helpful..
Uli Hoeneß: "There was a discussion on Monday between Max Eberl, Jamal himself, his agent and two team doctors. There was an agreement that if Saturday's incident happened again, then Jamal would speak about it publicly, which happened yesterday"
