Tottenham Hotspur players all undergo heart checks follwing Fabrice Muamba collapse Indeed, with Tottenham calling in counsellors for their players, there are signs that for some there may be a delayed psychological impact. Redknapp said: "What happened on Saturday to Fabrice was a shock to everyone. It is possible that the effects of this could hit some quicker than others and despite these difficult circumstances we all have to pull together and carry on with our season. Fortunately, we already had a cardiologist visiting the training ground today for routine screening, so we are able to offer any player who wishes to be tested for the purpose of reassurance an additional opportunity to be screened. There was a stark illustration of how players" minds have been affected by the episode when Benoît Assou-Ekotto described his thoughts. "When I saw him lying on the pitch at White Hart Lane, I was scared: scared for him, scared for his family, his friends and all those people who know him and who care about him," said the Spurs defender. He is young, supposedly fit, an athlete who a few seconds ago was running up and down the same pitch as me. For Assou-Ekotto the experience was particularly harrowing since the memories of what happened to his late Cameroonian compatriot, who died during a Confederations Cup semi-final in 2003, remain for him fresh. "I had flashbacks of what had happened to my countryman, the late Marc-Vivien Foe," Assou-Ekotto added. But I witnessed the magic of the moment. I saw a group of people, professionals, who were not caught up in the moment but were only focused. They were not distracted by anything, not even the sort of thoughts that I had in my head. Instead they worked, calmly and professionally, doing the things that had to be done. I am not an expert but, seeing what I saw, I know we still have Fabrice with us because of the work of these guys.