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Brentford's Norgaard feared sleeping pill addiction

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Christian Norgaard ed Brentford in 2019

Brentford captain Christian Norgaard feared he would have become addicted to sleeping tablets had it not been for the intervention of the club's sleeping coach.

The Denmark midfielder began taking the tablets before away games after being prescribed them while at his former club Brondby, after becoming anxious about a lack of sleep hindering his performance.

The 31-year-old says Bees sleep coach Anna West - who has been working with the club since 2016 - provided coping strategies and techniques that helped wean himself off them.

"I really clearly when it [first] happened," Norgaard told BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Rick Edwards.

"It was before quite an important cup game in Denmark and the mind started going. I had a bad night's sleep and I brought those thoughts to the game and I was like, 'what if I don't play well now because I've slept bad">