As reported this Thursday by ‘The Sun’ in its digital edition, John Toshack (72 years old), former coach of Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, has been weaned from mechanical ventilation that had to be applied five days ago after being admitted to the ICU of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona suffering from a severe pneumonia caused by COVID. After overcoming what seems to be the most acute phase of the disease, the Welshman He will be transferred to the plant in the next few days if his condition continues to improve.
His wife Maite has spoken about the state of her husband: “Everyone is rooting for us. Everyone is calling me to give him strength and I hope those messages get through to him and we can go home soon.”
Between the messages of encouragement Toshack are those of some of the clubs where he developed his career as a player and as a coach. The Liverpool he said “everyone’s thoughts at the club are with John…keep fighting”. The Cardiff he also remembered him and wrote “keep fighting Big John. We send our love and best wishes to you and your family.” The Real Madrid, which he directed in two stages, issued the following statement: “Real Madrid, its president and its board of directors want to send a message of support and affection to our beloved John Benjamin Toshack. We also wish him much encouragement and strength at this time”.