Toby Alderweireld reveals one thing he ‘could’t come to terms with’ at Tottenham

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld has revealed the mental toll of the intense playing schedule during his time at the club. Speaking on VRT Canvas, Alderweireld explained that he struggled with being away from his family for hotel stays and international duty, noting that he mentally could not come to terms with having to leave home just one day after the birth of his second child.

Writer Bharad Thirumalai argues that football authorities' greed has overburdened the match calendar, treating players like machines rather than humans. Alderweireld spent six years with Spurs after arriving from Atlético Madrid in 2015, making 236 appearances before later retiring from football following spells in Qatar and with Royal Antwerp.