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“In no time at all, a footballer who has worked so hard, has so many charisma and friends, goes from being by your side to collapse. It sounds hard but it was like that. Suddenly something stopped working. We were doing a recovery session, very sweet, and it was not as hot as the previous weeks. It is true that he was doing Ramadan, but it has nothing to do with what happened. The causes are not yet confirmed but it seems that it is because of something else. After having distributed the chasubles, he collapsed. His teammates started screaming and the doctors tried to see what was happening and at that point he was able to get up by his own strength, he took a few steps and he fell back. He said nothing. We initiated the resuscitation protocol, tried to do all we could to save his life, but it was not enough.
Tioté was the first person I spoke to when I arrived and the last player I spoke to before the session where he died. From the first day he looked for me because we spoke the same language, the language of European football, something he lacked.
In the locker room, he was nicknamed ‘Boss’. He was a religious type, very consistent with his actions, thoughtful, sympathetic and charismatic. We will miss him. Considering how he was, he would like us to move forward after his death. Certainly he would like us to work better and more from now on. He was a born brawler and, from where he is, he would like us to fight for him. ”
