Hertha coach Schwarz reports on a visit to Boetius: “Don’t lose your laugh”
Kevin-Prince Boateng, Jean-Paul Boetius, Davie Selke
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Sandro Schwarz visited Jean-Paul Boetius after his cancer diagnosis and the first operation. The Hertha coach brought good news.
Jean-Paul Boetius was another in a line of professional footballers recently found to have a testicular tumor. His coach Sandro Schwarz visited his player and reported on his condition.
In recent months, an unusually large number of football professionals have been diagnosed with a testicular tumor in a short space of time. This is also the case with Jean-Paul Boetius. Of course, that shocked him first and foremost, but also Hertha and the fans.
He was already operated on last Friday, one day after the finding. Sandro Schwarz took the time to visit his player on Monday.
Schwarz reports: Boetius “took the surgery well” and “didn’t lose his smile”
On Tuesday, after training, he reported on his visit. He brought good news (via table football): “He hasn’t lost his laugh. That’s very, very good news.”
He further explained: “Djanga coped well with the operation. Now we have to wait for the results. Then we will know what the current situation is. But we do have hope that it might take a similar course to Marco’s [Richter].” Although you would have liked to avoid the experience with Richter, you now know better how to deal with the situation as a team.
However, it is still unclear to what extent Boetius needs to be treated. The results of the tissue sample should be available by the end of the current week. Then it will be clear whether the tumor is to be classified as benign or malignant. After that, the treatment will be oriented.
One thing is clear for Schwarz: The 28-year-old will get the same support from the team that Richter has already enjoyed. “Marco is a symbol of how we grow together as a group,” said the coach.
Berlin captain Marvin Plattenhardt was also recently at the table football similarly expressed: “We’ll go through it together. He’ll make it! That only brings us closer together.”
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