Ilkay Gündogan was infected with the corona virus in September.
The DFB star reveals how this time changed his thinking and explains what was the worst.
Ilkay Gündogan
was the first
DFB star
to be
infected
with the
corona
virus
The
Manchester City
midfielder
reported on the
DFB *
-PK
about his illness
Gündogan
also reveals
that he had a particularly emotional moment
Munich / Leipzig - On Wednesday evening, the
DFB team
in Leipzig
welcomes the
national team from the
Czech Republic
, who have to do without midfielder David Pavlenka.
The reason: The Sparta Prague midfielder has contracted the
corona
virus.
A similar fate befell
Ilkay Gündogan
in September
.
The
Manchester City
midfield star
*
had also contracted the virus and was out for several weeks *.
At the
DFB-PK
before the test match against the Czechs, the 30-year-old reported emotionally about the course of his
illness
.
"Before the
corona illness
, I did not take it fully.
After that, my thinking changed ”, said
Gündogan
, who will probably appear as captain on Wednesday:“ It doesn't just
affect you
physically, but also mentally.
One is worried.
Everything is written in the stars. "
DFB star with emotional corona confession: "Crying all the time" - emotional phone call with grandfather
He also said, “The first three or four days were bad.
There were the strongest symptoms. ”After that there was no thought of training because“ the disease was still there, ”said the 39-time national player.
Therefore,
Gündogan
also
appealed
to take
the
virus
seriously and "to be as careful as possible to protect the people around us".
💬 @IlkayGuendogan: "We want to play well, represent our country well and, if possible, win. We have not always succeeded in doing that well in the last few games, we have to do better now. We have a responsibility here." # DFBPK # GERCZE # Gündogan #DieMannschaft pic.twitter.com/upGRw0w3v2
- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 10, 2020
Finally, he reported a very emotional anecdote.
When he
phoned
his
grandfather
while he was ill
, he said he was worried about his grandson “cried from beginning to end.
I was very touched, ”said
Gündogan
.
He will “never forget this phone call in his life”.
How long
Gündogan will be used
on Wednesday will be decided by
Joachim Löw
in due course.
The midfielder “played a very intense game on Sunday evening.
After the final training we will discuss how long it makes sense, "said the national coach, also on the PK:" Maybe 45 minutes or only in the second half ".
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