Dutch star Borgkamp has flight-phobia and does not often participate in away games with the team. What is the specific reason?

This question is very good. Let me tell you some background stories about Borgkamp's flying phobia back then, so that you can understand more about what is going on.

Borgkamp was afraid of planes, mainly because of two events.

The first incident was the Suriname Air crash in 1989, and its full name is Suriname Air Flight 764. The crash killed 176 people, including 18 Suriname players who played in the Dutch League, 15 of whom were killed, including Borgkamp's teammates.

This incident hit Borgkamp very deeply, causing him to suffer serious psychological trauma and had to seek help from a psychologist before adjusting. There is one more thing after that, which is during the 1994 World Cup. At that time, the Netherlands lost to Brazil 2:3 and was preparing to set off to return to Amsterdam.

As a reporter on the plane joked that there were bombs on the plane and terrorist attacks, and there was something in his bag.

Later, this incident caused panic. The flight attendant began to check whether there was any such incident. He checked one by one before the plane took off.

Borgkamp was originally afraid of the plane. His previous teammate's death made him feel scared. This time the "bomb incident" on the plane caused him to suffer a severe psychological damage and he could not bear it.

At this point, Borgkamp said that he would never take a plane again. No matter how far he was, he would drive over for the away game on behalf of the team and would not set off with the team.

When Arsenal coach Bruce Riocchi signed Borgkamp, ​​he had already learned about this situation and told the Dutch clearly that we will not force you to fly. If you want to drive over by yourself, as long as you can arrive at the away game in time.

Usually, Borgkamp drives to participate in away games, mainly by himself.

He is in the UK. If he goes to Italy and other places, he has to spend two or three days driving there.

When Borgkamp represented Arsenal in the European Games, he did not participate in many away games. The farthest one was to go to Florence in Serie A. At that time, the team arrived in more than two hours by plane. He said he would set off in advance and drove here for two days before he came here to participate in the game.

is also very hard.

Wenger actually felt helpless about Borgkamp's flying phobia. He also hoped that Borgkamp could take a plane. He also tried to ask a psychologist to do psychological work for Borgkamp to see if he could adjust.

Unfortunately, Borgkamp, ​​who had been severely stimulated, said that he felt uncomfortable as long as he stepped on the plane and did not want to sit, which also made the team give up on this idea.

Speaking of this, fans will be interested. Is the club troubled by Borgkamp's behavior? There were still some at the beginning.

The head coach of the Dutch team was worried that Borgkamp would not be able to reach the field, so he had this concern and equipped him with a full-time driver; Arsenal's Wenger was afraid that Borgkamp's health would not be able to bear it, so he specifically told the team doctor to do a physical examination at any time to see his physical condition and treat him in time.

In order not to bother the team, Borgkamp said that I can just drive myself if I am close. If the distance is far, I can spend some money to ask the driver for help. If I am late, my salary will be deducted.

Borgkamp is still professional, and she never delays training and competitions. Even if the journey is long, she arrives on time. In this case, the team has no objection and is allowed to drive to participate in the competition.

With that being said, driving to the away game still affects Borgkamp's condition, especially in the European game. During the long journey of the European game, his performance in the away game was average, and his number of goals was not as high as home court.

This will still have some impact on the team's arrangement.

Winger is also doing rotation, trying to take care of the team's interests in this regard, and at the same time avoiding the influence of Borgkamp to bother the team.

By the way, there are special regulations in the contract. Borgkamp negotiated with Arsenal that if he could not go to the away game due to his fear of flying, he would not want his salary and bonus, and he would not take the club's money.

Only those who contribute to participate in the competition will win.

Because everyone is more frank and openly explained the matter clearly, there are no major conflicts over the years, and they walked hand in hand calmly for a while.

For fans, it would be nice to know about this story. If you know that Borgkamp has a special reason for flying, you can understand his ideas.

There was an accident when I was flying. In addition, I often watched the movie "Death is Coming", which also led to a period of time when I didn't dare to take the plane. Fortunately, I adjusted it later and was not afraid.