Joaquín Sánchez reflected on his possible withdrawal in the delivery of La penúltima y me voy broadcast on Antena 3 on Thursday, March 9. The documentary series exposed the footballer's doubts and fears during the 2021-2022 season.
"It's been a difficult year for me. There are mornings that I say 'maybe this year was too much for me'. Because I didn't want this. I'm not being me," the man from Cádiz was honest.
"It hurts me a lot not being able to go to train and be happy," said the Betis captain, visibly affected. He explained how he felt about his lack of minutes on the pitch: "I try to get over it every morning knowing that what I'm going to have to do is not play."
Joaquín considered in February 2022 whether to continue active or leave the world of football, as taught by The penultimate and I'm leaving. His wife, Susana Saborido, asked him: "What are you going to do next year?" He did not know how to answer this question and shared his doubts: "I am 40 years old now, I am not playing what I would like...".
His wife tried to encourage him: "Think that, instead of playing so much, you're going to enjoy other things more. Your teammates, your club, your laughs, your moments... your life, because that's your life ". The Andalusian recognized that they were things that he was going to miss and added: "You know me and in the end what I want is to play."
She suggested to him: "Take it in another way. You have already shown who you are, what kind of player, and now you are going to show it in a different way even if you play less." The soccer player laughed and admitted that his words were moving him.
The docuseries showed how Joaquín met with his representative, Eduardo Espejo, in April 2022 to tell him that he wanted to continue at Betis: "It is going through my head to do another year. I have told my wife and she told me He has said that he sees me as happier. Before, it was clear to me that it was going to be my last year, but not now."
The representative reviewed how his last months had been and pointed out that he had not started the season on the right foot. The athlete pointed out that he had considered leaving at Christmas, before finishing it. Espejo stressed that the situation had changed: "If you give me a single convincing reason not to renew, I would tell you not to renew, but right now I can't find it."
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