Jay Stansfield: Birmingham City striker sought help to deal with pressure of record move
Birmingham City striker Jay Stansfield says he spoke to a sports psychologist this season to help deal with the pressure of his big-money move to the League One champions from Fulham.
Blues paid the highest fee for any player in the history of the third tier when they spent £10m to bring the 22-year-old to the club permanently last summer, after a loan spell the season before.
And Stansfield's superb performances, scoring 19 goals, spearheaded the club's exceptional campaign as they stormed to the title with a record 111 points to seal an emphatic return to the Championship after one season away.
Stansfield never went more than five games without scoring as he netted 24 times in 46 appearances in all competitions.
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