Finnish Mika Ojala collapsed mysteriously in the middle of the season - now he explains why: one of the toughest places I have ever been to

Betting league greats, including to Inter's Mika Ojala last season snapped suddenly last June.Mika Ojala won the exhaustion. Jaakko Stenroos/AOP

had to leave the exercises in between.

Physically and mentally hit a wall in training. It took me a while to figure out where is the issue. I was really confused myself, that's what happened, says Ojala.

I had No energy to do much of anything.

the 30-year-old Ojala I have to tell Inter's head coach John Allen , so your feet won't get up again.

I Feel like I don't have gas in the machine at all anymore.

He felt a moment of shame and inadequacy.

– Other press – why don't you no longer get a leg up? It is one of the toughest places I have ever been to, Ojala said.

It was a burnout, exhaustion.

regardless of the occupation, many would be between a good place to stop and think about things. For some it becomes worse, so put the wall against. Other, maybe even fighting someone for years and then fall, Ojala says.

according to Him, has been nothing but positive have to look at things in a new light.

no matter how tough an experience it was, it has basically followed nothing but good.

it was Decided that Ojala will be staying aside for team practice and practicing physics coach with lightly. It eased a little.

Diet and rest, were given particular attention. Social media and tv was limited.

I Was, however, a bigger project of it. Has been in the air those characters, but I have been unable myself to read them in the past, says Ojala.

Mika Ojala straying German club Aalenissa had difficulty full. AOPValmentajan rage

Exhaustion was a number of reasons.

Ojala played for germany's third in the league Aalenissa 2015-17. Game day have to fight all the time. The milieu and the language were new.

a foreign player Ojalaan against the higher expectations and pressure than germans. Ojala remember the day when she got sick strep. He was called to the stadium the coach's office. There were also athletic director and assistant coach.

head Coach asked for ojala to sit down and shut the door.

He yelled at me for five minutes straight in the face, that's how it is my fault, when I'm sick, and we all lost our jobs because of me, and follow the drip to the Regional league, says Ojala.

the Accusations were unreasonable.

I haven't had enough professional – I've been taking care of myself... Then for the first time to bump a really big face concrete, that's how raw the world it is.

head coach of the cowardly culprit of left a mark, even though I myself know that I wasn't to blame for the team's status.

– I Have that style people will always be that same what I've played, I always gave it a hundred percent of myself, Ojala said.

It seemed so inconceivable that our head coach started things like that spouting off my face. It is perhaps an illustration of how a concrete job are there at hand.

Mika Ojala party Interissä Finnish Cup victory. Toni Hekkala / AOPRakas follow

free kick spesiali stina, known Ojala returned last season to Turku Interiin. He has always been a hard wait for their own game.

Cupvoitosta despite Inter's year 2018 was difficult. Head coach change mid-season.

Ojala got a lot of responsibility.

– It perhaps helped that the load of the most even more. I try to take a field outside the the issue of responsibility. When I'd only been paying its own box, all of the energy, it might be in some way avoided over there, he said uupumisestaan.

– in the case of my dear follow, it seems that I'll do what ever I can. I take responsibility for as much as I can take, and a little over it yet.

Aalenissa perceived may have contributed. Ojala take too much responsibility.

time for Change

Ojala told the value of their world had changed.

– No, I need football with the whole of my identity is formed, he said.

– Time to a comprehensive process has been running.

Ojala no point in thinking peliura its ending.

– of course I was scared, where does this go, and how long this will take.

the Change came in handy.

– I have the lucky situation, that I have a gorgeous partner at home helping me, and the awesome team of friends and other friends and family behind, Ojala thank.

I Got to take your time. I'm not forced to do anything.

Taboo in sports

the Exhaustion is Ojala consider taboo in the sport.

– That the world is one, that people is really hard to stop and listen to the mind and what the body says. We are made as one complete us – to push on from day to day, and we will go important to learn the lessons from the past, what the body and mind give us, Ojala said.

I eased, when I talked about it out loud. I could keep the information in my inner circle, but if I can be any way as an example, I believe that other it is certainly help in the future. The most important thing is that talking about the issue at least for some people. It facilitates the already immensely.

Big oppiläksy

Burnout taught Ojala, how important it is to listen to the mind and body.

– Football is in my opinion the world's coolest profession, but it doesn't have to be everything, Ojala said.

the World consists not only of playing football, and need themselves defined solely as a football player. It has been for me the biggest oppiläksy this, that I figured it out and seen things in a different way. I've learned to listen to what your body signals on a daily basis. To be able to react to the fact that I'm in the best possible condition and the best possible version of myself so as a player than as a person.

Ojala is bucked from feedback. Many wanted to share their experiences with him.

Mika Ojala will start again the new season of love mass Interissä. Matti Raivio / AOPPelikunnossa

Ojala left ankle betrayed in January in the hall. Ankle the outer edge of the ligaments were severed. Now Ojala is a game condition.

the Same ankle injury took Ojalalta under 21 CHAMPIONSHIP final tournament in 2009.

Interillä is behind the successful Spanish camp. The team to face HJK:no betting league opening day 3. April in Helsinki.

Inter got the head coach to Jose Riveiron HJK:sta. Ojala, Battiste has brought a clear game plan. The team is able to react to the opponent's every possible way to play.