Psychological side of Faisal’s recovery will take longer time

No easy questions: Faisal Halim at the press conference on Thursday. With him are from (left) Dr Mohd Hazwan Khair and Selangor Football Association deputy president Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: It’s not just the visible fourth-degree burn wounds that need time to heal for Faisal Halim, but what goes through his mind that will take longer to fix.

The physical pain suffered by the Selangor striker was evident to everyone after making his first public appearance on Thursday, but the psychological turmoil that he is battling with will take time to mend.