Chapter 260: Pressure and Possibility
The mood at Broadfield on Wednesday morning was noticeably lighter.
A 2-0 away win on a heavy, freezing pitch will do that to a squad, but it was how they won that brought a fresh wave of energy to the training ground.
The guys who usually spent their Saturdays shivering on the bench in thick coats had stepped up and delivered.
Down in the boot room, Benji Cook was taking the brunt of the banter. The twenty-year-old keeper was just trying to quietly lace up his boots, but Harry Thompson wasn't going to let him hide.
"I'm just saying," Harry announced to the whole room, leaning back against the lockers. "If I hadn't walked over and specifically told him to breathe in the first half, the kid would've passed out. I essentially made that low save for him in the second half. Psychologically speaking, anyway."
