The Wolverhampton Wanderers forward speaks about his battle with depression, his relationship with the legendary Ronaldinho, and why he’s not a superhero
Matheus Cunha is a person of big emotions, and his journey has involved learning to control them. But he can’t stop the rush of feelings when a certain name pops up on his phone: Ronaldinho. Cunha get flooded with happiness — and nerves.
Ronaldinho is his ultimate hero — “I see him always as the map of how to play” — and yet, somehow, as his own career progressed he found himself getting to know the great man. Ronaldinho gives him advice and every so often sends him a text. “I won’t say we’re friends — that’s too big a word when you talk about your idol — but he is an unbelievably good guy and when I take out my phone and see something from Ronaldinho I start to be nervous . . . I say, ‘This is my idol and I know him!’ ” the Wolverhampton Wanderers forward says with a grin.
If there’s one lesson he takes from Ronaldinho it is “always when I go to the pitch, even if I have a lot of pressure, it is to remember this is my dream. And then I only want to be here to smile and do the things that God gives me.”
Read the full interview: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/matheus-cunha-ronaldinho-is-my-idol-he-texts-me-advice-sometimes-bg3k6jgqr
by TimesandSundayTimes