Premier League Legend Reveals His Family & Friends Thought He Had ‘Mental Health Issues’ Due to Controversial Claims During Pandemic

Published 08/02/2023, 8:50 AM EDT

The COVID pandemic was a major ‘stop sign’ in everyone’s life. The sports universe stayed united and survived on old memories during the lockdown. Since the restart, many clubs are still recovering from the financial setbacks of the pandemic. Many-many months later, a Premier League legend has made a few eye-opening statements surrounding his personal situation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Indeed, he was quite open about his thoughts. He revealed that his family once thought he had ‘gone a bit mad’ after hearing his viewpoints on certain sensitive topics. From holding a near-perfect penalty record to becoming a controversial character in the soccer universe, a lot has happened.

Matt Le Tissier reveals that his family once thought he had ‘mental issues’

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Nicknamed ‘Le God’, Matt Le Tissier has always been a very outspoken person. Especially during the pandemic, his comments on social media raised millions of eyebrows across the globe. At one point, he was regularly making the headlines. Well, he’s back again and he recently appeared for an interview on GB News. During the interview, he reflected quite a bit on his actions and words from the past.

Le Tissier frequently opposes the common narrative. He had strong views and opinions on the COVID vaccines and the worldwide lockdown in general. Previously, he was in hot water for his views on the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. He recently revealed that his words had caused a major public uproar in his personal and professional life. His 15-year association with Sky Sports ended in August 2020.

Next was about what his family thought about him. He quoted, “I guess in the early days probably my family and close friends thought I’d gone a bit mad because I was kind of going against the narrative and they thought I had mental health issues, quite frankly”. Further, he mentioned that some of the close people in his life have realized that he was talking a lot of sense.

He continued, “I knew that I didn’t and thankfully I stuck to my guns and what’s transpired over the last two or three years – a lot of them have now come to realize that I wasn’t mad and that I was actually talking a lot of sense”. Controversy has been no stranger to Le Tissier. Back in 2022, he quit his ‘Ambassador’ role at Southampton over his views on the war in Ukraine.

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On the contrary, the playing days of his soccer career were much different compared to today. He was one of the Premier League’s biggest stars in the 90s with an incredible ‘penalty’ record. Let’s dive deeper.

Matt Le Tissier – The penalty king of the Premier League

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Matt Le Tissier is a retired English soccer player with eight national caps. He spent sixteen years of his career at Southampton from 1986 – 2002. Due to his undying loyalty to the saints, he earned a special nickname i.e., ‘Le God’. He is the second-highest-ever scorer at the club behind Mick Channon. In fact, he became the first midfielder to score a hundred goals in the Premier League.

His penalty kicks had another fanbase. Throughout his career at Southampton, he has a notable record of converting 47 out of 48 penalties. Without a doubt, that ranks him very highly on the ‘best penalty takers’ list. His one and only failure from the spot came during his first season against Nottingham Forest. Never again, he would have thought!

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Daniel D'Cruz is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, with a degree in Mass Media studies. He brings a wealth of experience to his writing, having published over 1000 articles that cover everything from the dramatic sagas in the world of football to the latest happenings in the entertainment industry. Daniel is a die-hard football fan who has a deep-rooted passion for the game.

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Premier League Legend Reveals His Family & Friends Thought He Had ‘Mental Health Issues’ Due to Controversial Claims During Pandemic

Matt Le Tissier reveals that his family once thought he had ‘mental issues’

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Matt Le Tissier – The penalty king of the Premier League