As Mia said that, it was like she looked genuinely offended by the memory.
"And somehow you lot just left him there."
"And Semenyo's goal! That one was hilarious because it was like nobody wanted to tackle him. Were you afraid of him turning you into a reel on football IG?"
Leo sighed and then turned away while Mia watched her brother sit back against the couch, his expression becoming more distant.
She found Sofia staring at her and finally decided to let it go.
Training the following day did not go much better.
The players had gathered on the pitch, but something was missing.
Focus.
Passes were misplaced and routines they had already practised before were being done improperly.
Players were arriving late to challenges and then laughing them off.
Dawson watched for several minutes, and then he stopped the session.
"Enough."
The players slowed as Dawson looked around the pitch.
"If you're not ready to train, we can call it a day."
