Chapter 266: Price of Ambition
The ride back from Nottingham was quiet.
There was no singing, no music, and hardly any conversation. The adrenaline from the final minutes at Meadow Lane was gone as soon as the players left the pitch.
All that was left was exhaustion.
When the coach arrived at the Broadfield training facility early Wednesday morning, the players slowly got off and carried their bags inside.
Niels said nothing as they left. He stood by the door and gave each player a quiet nod. They had given everything.
Now they had to deal with the physical cost.
A few hours later, the players were back at the training ground for recovery.
Thomas was already checking the morning's data. He walked into Niels' office with a tablet and a printed spreadsheet.
"We're officially running in the red, Niels," Thomas said, putting the spreadsheet on the desk.
Niels rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the numbers. Most of them were highlighted yellow or red.
