{"id":300693,"date":"2023-12-21T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=300693"},"modified":"2023-12-21T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:25:28","slug":"jan-vertonghen-reveals-mental-health-problems-after-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/jan-vertonghen-reveals-mental-health-problems-after-concussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Vertonghen reveals mental health problems after concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Tottenham star Jan Vertonghen reveals he suffered from mental health problems after a concussion against Ajax in 2019&#8230; with the impact leaving him feeling &#8216;down&#8217; and &#8216;unable to\u00a0go to restaurants&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vertonghen suffered a head injury in the Champions League semi-final with Ajax\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender has opened up about the long-term impacts of the concussion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nuno Espirito Santo wasn&#8217;t the manager Spurs thought they were getting&#8230; he needs to resurrect his Wolves success to win over Forest fans &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jan Vertonghen has revealed he suffered from mental health issues in the aftermath of a head injury sustained while playing for Tottenham in a Champions League match back in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old suffered the concussion following a head collision with his then team-mate Toby Alderweireld, as the duo competed for the ball with Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana in the first leg of a Champions League semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen initially played on following medical checks, with Tottenham&#8217;s club doctors having been correct in their handling of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He was substituted within minutes after being seen throwing up and stumbling on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The defender, who now plays for Anderlecht in Belgium, revealed in 2020 that he had played on with\u00a0dizziness and headaches for nine months in order to secure a new contract.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216257-12890121-image-a-1_1703171699964.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jan Vertonghen has revealed he suffered from mental health issues following a concussion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216717-12890121-image-a-4_1703171759354.jpg\" height=\"877\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen sustained the head injury in Tottenham&#8217;s Champions League tie with Ajax in 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216703-12890121-The_veteran_defender_revealed_he_felt_down_in_the_months_followi-a-6_1703171898777.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The veteran defender revealed he felt &#8216;down&#8217; in the months following the concussion<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen has now expanded on the last impact of the concussion, which he believes caused him to suffer from mental health problems in the following months.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I went to almost all specialists, but no explanation was found,&#8217;\u00a0Vertonghen told the Belgium podcast Mid Mid, as per the Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I couldn&#8217;t go to a restaurant. I tried it once and had to leave after 10 minutes. I couldn&#8217;t tolerate crowds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I fell asleep anywhere. Normally I never sleep on the road, during that period it happened everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I felt there was more to it and kept talking about it. Now I am convinced that it was a mental-psychological problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Now when I see photos from that time, I immediately see that something was wrong. That my eyes were different. I was also often &#8216;down&#8217;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen revealed he felt &#8216;shaky&#8217; in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final eight days after the head injury, where Spurs mounted a famous fightback to beat Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted spending the duration of the final against Liverpool wanting the match to end due to feeling &#8216;really bad&#8217; during the period.<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen believes his struggles for form the following season at Tottenham may have been caused by the after effects of the concussion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216261-12890121-image-a-20_1703172416677.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Spurs defender revealed he felt &#8216;really bad&#8217; during the period&#8217; after the head injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216847-12890121-image-a-7_1703171939248.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen believes his struggles for form the following season may be due to the concussion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216943-12890121-image-a-8_1703172031340.jpg\" height=\"376\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Belgian, who now plays for Anderlecht, admits he fears the symptoms could return<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He left Tottenham at the end of the 2019-20 season to join Portuguese side Benfica and attributed the enforced break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with helping his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen admitted he still has fears the symptoms he suffered could return in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The former Spurs star&#8217;s comments have raised a worrying insight into the potential impact of concussions, with his case proving influential in the introduction of permanent concussion\u00a0substitutions.<\/p>\n<p>There is an ongoing push for\u00a0a trial of temporary concussion substitutes, but the proposal was rejected by the\u00a0International Football Association Board back in March.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham boss Ange\u00a0Postecoglou revealed defender Cristian Romero had been withdrawn in their opening game of the season against Brentford after a concern over a head injury.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12890121\/Tottenham-Jan-Vertonghen-mental-health-problems-concussion-Ajax-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tottenham star Jan Vertonghen reveals he suffered from mental health problems after a concussion against Ajax in 2019&#8230; 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