Wednesday afternoon is an exciting time for football fans, as they will finally get to watch Premier League football again with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United kicking off Project Restart.
This will be followed by Manchester City vs Arsenal a few hours later, while Watford fans will have to wait until Saturday to watch their team face Leicester City at Vicarage Road.
Among those who could end up playing will be Christian Kabasele, who gave an interview to DH in Belgium on Wednesday where he was asked many questions about football starting up again in England.
Before all that, however, the player described how he dealt with the quarantine, and explained he will take the positives from it all, as he got to spend a lot more time with his family than he normally would.
That being said, he did admit being worried about contracting the virus, not because of his own health, but for those around him as his wife and his son are both asthmatic, and he suspects his daughter might be too.
As for what his general mood is as he prepares to be on the pitch again, he said: “It’s hard to feel happiness because playing in such conditions is complicated. I’m talking about the pandemic in the country where there has been the most death in Europe. People will keep dying while we fight for a result, so it’s hard to be 100% happy about returning.
“You also have to take a step back from sports results; what’s most important today is everyone’s health. The most important is that the number of deaths and new cases gets close to zero as quickly as possible”.
Regarding the government’s message that it was good for everyone’s mental health for sports to start up again, Kabasele wasn’t convinced.
He added: “Honestly, if I put myself in the shoes of a family who have just lost someone close to them, the fact that I can watch my team play won’t improve my sadness. I think they just wanted to start up again as quickly as possible from an economical point of view.
“If we stopped the league, there would have been a lot of social and financial repercussions. Beyond bringing happiness to people, it’s the financial aspect that was favoured and I think that’s clear for everyone”.
