Seeming to be promised to a golden future, Brandon Williams had a brutal fall after promising beginnings in Manchester United. Revealed under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Englishman found himself undermined by injuries, and loans to Norwich then Ipswich, before his free departure from United, plunged him into the shadows. In an episode of the podcast The Fozcasthe says he has planned to stop everything: ” I didn't even think I would train now, I thought it would be over with football. But being back now, looking at football, it hurts me. I just want to be there, in the locker room, on the bus. »»
His withdrawal was not just a matter of form. Williams evokes betrayals, a break with his loved ones, and deep isolation. Only Mick Farrell, psychologist at United, still knocking on his door at the height of the storm: ” It was dark … I was no longer getting out of bed, I didn't speak to anyone. Many people cared about me, but maybe not for the right reasons. I needed this break to integrate everything, to find myself. It remains to be seen whether the 24 -year -old will be able to relaunch his career.
