The Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has appealed for calm in the wake of Tuesday night's "humiliating" 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat to Segunda Division B side Alcorcon, insisting that new coach Manuel Pellegrini and his side need time to gel.
Real, and especially Pellegrini, have come under intense criticism in the Spanish media following the cup loss to the third tier minnows, which will go down as one of the biggest embarrassments in the club's illustrious history.
The defeat was stuttering Real's third loss in their past five competitive games and means they now face a huge task if they are to overcome that deficit against neighbours Alcorcon, who play in Spain's third tier, in the second leg at the Bernabeu.
The current storm Real find themselves embroiled in is not what Perez would have wanted or expected after the club splashed out around ?250million (Dh1.35bn) on new signings this summer, but the president insists the new-look side need time to settle. "There has to be calm and patience, even though the defeat in Alcorcon was humiliating. The history of Real Madrid is more than one game, which shouldn't be exaggerated or create unrest," said Perez.
"Of course it's not nice for a president to see his team like that, but we are Real Madrid. The same as knowing how to win, we have to know how to lose and recognise that yesterday Alcorcon were better than Real Madrid.
"We need to congratulate the opposing players and try to turn the tie around."
Perez's comments will be welcomed by coach Pellegrini, who has been facing questions about his future even though he only took charge of Real this summer and guided the club to seven successive wins at the start of the season before their current blip.
"We've only had two months of competition. The coach is new, he has a different system to last year and there are many new players. You have to give the team time to fit together and I'm sure the results will arrive. Also, we haven't been helped by injuries, we've had 15 in a few months," added Perez.
On Wednesday night, Barcelona avoided a Real-style slip-up as they won 2-0 at Cultural Leonesa thanks to two goals from Pedro.
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Anxiety and work stress major factors
Anxiety, work stress and social isolation are all factors in the recogised rise in mental health problems.
A study UAE Ministry of Health researchers published in the summer also cited struggles with weight and illnesses as major contributors.
Its authors analysed a dozen separate UAE studies between 2007 and 2017. Prevalence was often higher in university students, women and in people on low incomes.
One showed 28 per cent of female students at a Dubai university reported symptoms linked to depression. Another in Al Ain found 22.2 per cent of students had depressive symptoms - five times the global average.
It said the country has made strides to address mental health problems but said: “Our review highlights the overall prevalence of depressive symptoms and depression, which may long have been overlooked."
Prof Samir Al Adawi, of the department of behavioural medicine at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, who was not involved in the study but is a recognised expert in the Gulf, said how mental health is discussed varies significantly between cultures and nationalities.
“The problem we have in the Gulf is the cross-cultural differences and how people articulate emotional distress," said Prof Al Adawi.
“Someone will say that I have physical complaints rather than emotional complaints. This is the major problem with any discussion around depression."
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