Chapter 232: Homesick
December 15th, 2010
By early afternoon, the training ground had grown quiet again.
One by one, the players had left after lunch, heading home to rest and recover as instructed. The parking lot that had been full in the morning now held only a few scattered cars belonging to staff.
Inside the office area, however, the lights in one room were still on.
Niels sat at his desk with his laptop open and a notebook beside him.
On the screen, the latest match footage of Bournemouth played.
He leaned forward slightly, elbows on the desk, eyes focused.
The clip showed Bournemouth building from the back. Their midfield pushed forward quickly, and their wingers stayed high and wide, stretching the field.
Niels paused the video.
He rewound ten seconds.
Watched again.
The right winger cut inside while the full-back overlapped aggressively down the flank.
Niels scribbled something in his notebook.
Wide overloads along with early crosses.
