Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe has opened up on how the club’s staff helped him through a difficult spell off the pitch.
The England international has praised the club for its dedication to providing support for players who may be struggling mentally.
During All or Nothing: Arsenal, you can see that Smith Rowe is a shy person, revealing that he expects to come across that way in the Amazon documentary.
Arsenal have the parts in place; now the manager has to assemble them into something non-streaky
Also in the show, there is a scene that shows the 22-year-old talking to Carlos Cuesta about his play.
Cuesta is a 27-year-old coach who has a great relationship with the whole squad and is someone that Smith Rowe opened up to about his struggles off the pitch before going to his own parents.
“That was tough. I went through a phase of struggling off the pitch, going through family problems,” he said. “It was tough, but when you come into work it’s always good to speak to someone and I’ve learned that from growing up.
“As a young man, it’s always difficult to open up to someone that you don’t know that well. But it was good to speak with him and he is someone I got along with really well when I first met him.
“I don’t know what made me open up, I thought: let’s just see how it goes. I wanted to try it and he’s helped me so much. Not just me, he’s always helping other players.
“It’s good to have someone like that and knowing you can go to someone, not just him; I feel like we can go to anyone at the club. The manager, the assistant, the physios, I feel like that’s what it’s like at Arsenal, you can speak to anyone.”
Smith Rowe continued: “Before I wouldn’t even speak to my family about stuff. If I was having a bad day at football or something happened outside, I wouldn’t speak to my mum or dad or my brother.
“I went to Carlos first before my family and that was different for me. Now it’s much easier to speak to my family. I see my mum every day and my dad. It’s good.”
Arsenal have the parts in place; now the manager has to assemble them into something non-streaky
It is discovered in the Amazon documentary that Smith Rowe’s dad is a Tottenham fan.
He discussed growing up, coming through Hale End as an Arsenal fan, while his dad was cheering on his team’s arch-rivals.
“It was a bit when I was younger. Now he’s a bit more chilled out but I think I’ve turned him a little bit,” he said.
“It’s just…
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