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“When I came back last Saturday I knew she [Saunders] was in the best place possible to get treatment,” Still said after the success at Stade Velodrome.<\/p>\n
“I asked her, ‘should I go? should I not go?’ – and she said to me, ‘you have to go’. I thank the staff again who did the work for me when I wasn’t here.”<\/p>\n
Still said Saunders is “stable” and “doing well”, which was “the most important thing”, as he praised his players for how they have responded to the situation.<\/p>\n
“Of course, there are more important things in life than a football match or a shot into the top corner,” Still added.<\/p>\n
“I have been honest with the guys. My girlfriend was in a coma, I had to be with her. We had to take care of her and the group have reacted admirably well.”<\/p>\n
When asked how he could manage in these circumstances, Still added: “It’s my job, it’s what I am paid for. I am well paid, so I told myself I have to give something back, hence my frustration last week.”<\/p>\n
Saunders thanked Still for “being you and being there for me” and hopes to return to Sky Sports’ coverage later in the season.<\/p>\n
“I hope it won’t be long until I’m back to see out the end of 2024-25 \u2013 especially after missing part of the start of the season before this when I was treated for thyroid cancer,” she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
“So, as I spend time now recovering and rebuilding again I just wanted to thank my family and friends for their rock-solid support, my colleagues at Sky for their patience allowing me the time to heal, and our wonderful NHS for their extraordinary kindness and care.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n