“When I returned last Saturday I knew that she [Saunders] I was in the best possible place to receive treatment, “he still said after the success in Stade Velodrome.
“I asked: ‘Should I go? Shouldn’t I go?’ – And she told me: “You have to leave.”
Even so, Saunders is “stable” and “well”, which was “the most important”, since he praised his players for how they have responded to the situation.
“Of course, there are more important things in life than a football game or a shot in the upper corner,” he added.
“I have been honest with the boys. My girlfriend was in a coma, I had to be with her. We had to take care of her and the group has reacted admirably well.”
When asked how I could handle in these circumstances, he added: “It’s my job, it’s what they pay me. I am well paid, so I told myself that I had to return something, hence my frustration last week.”
Saunders still thanked “being you and being there for me” and hopes to return to the coverage of Sky Sports later in the season.
“I hope I don’t spend much time until I see the end of 2024-25 again, especially after getting part of the beginning of the season before this when they treated me for thyroid cancer,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Then, when I spend time reconstructing and rebuilding again, I just wanted to thank my family and friends for their solid support as a rock, my colleagues in Sky for their patience allowed me the time to heal and our wonderful NHS for their extraordinary kindness and care.”
