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Henry Winter

“As a player I never had sleepless nights. As a manager, I do. I woke up one night and my heart-rate was 189. Had to go to hospital. Panic attack. It's unbelievable the stress" Henry Winter speaks to Robbie Savage about the toll of management

BBC Sports presenter Robbie Savage attends the game during the Sky Bet League One between Shrewsbury Town and Forest Green.

Robbie Savage needed some reassurance and guidance when Forest Green Rovers struggled earlier this season. His old Wales team-mate, Craig Bellamy, phoned with some advice. Typically, Bellamy didn’t sugar-coat it.

“Craig rang me when I was on that losing run,” Savage recalls. “I felt anxious, vulnerable when we were losing. Craig said to me, ‘no disrespect, but this is what you know.’ ‘What do you mean?!’ ‘This is you. As a player, you did unbelievably.

"But the majority of your career, you weren’t challenging for trophies, you were surviving. You left Manchester United – and had to fight. In games, you fought, fought for the team. So take it into management. Fight. This is you, this is where you now thrive’.”

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