Chapter 264: Replay Plan
The morning after a cup tie on a heavy pitch was always difficult.
Inside the Broadfield training facility, the players were focused on recovery. Thomas, the head fitness coach moved between them with his tablet checking their reported fatigue against the GPS data from the match.
The 1-1 draw against Notts County had taken a lot out of them. Their legs were heavy, their joints were stiff and they knew they had to do it all again in a few days.
Niels, however, was already looking at the match.
He sat in the video room with Gary watching the footage on the screen. It was paused at the fifty-second minute.
"The direct approach saved us," Niels said. "When Leo and Max became the main targets, we got around their midfield press. They couldn't control us in the middle."
Gary nodded. "Max kept their center-backs busy. And when Dev came on, their left-back couldn't deal with his pace."
