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William Gallas reveals that Philippe Senderos had panic attacks before matches

Speaking to RMC Sport, former French international and Arsenal central defender William Gallas revealed that then team-mate Philippe Senderos had frequent panic attacks before matches.

“I knew Philippe Senderos, before a match he would need to speak a lot, you could see that he was sweating, that he did not feel good. Especially against certain players. I saw him against Chelsea, against Didier Drogba, where he would genuinely panic, like he was going through his match before playing it. And unfortunately, when you saw him on the pitch, he lost his playing abilities, he didn’t play well. But against his own team-mates, he played better.”