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Report: Lias Andersson opens up about why he left the Rangers

Lias Andersson found himself like a ship without a rudder lost at sea. In a new Swedish interview, Andersson opens up about how his loss of confidence led to a downward spiral that caused him to put a stop to his career and go home.

Bad Habits

Before Lias left the Rangers, he was so down that he was staying up very late playing video games waiting for friends from Sweden to wake up and come online. It got so bad that he sometimes took sleeping pills and he felt things were getting worse.

“I sat and played video games all night, just waiting for the Swedes to wake up at home to go to work.