The sting of defeat from the Liverpool match still lingered in Leon's mind, a faint echo of Salah's late, brilliant goal.
But the football world never stopped, and neither did Leon.
The week after the Liverpool game was dedicated to recovery and analysis.
Coach Emery, though demanding, made sure the players had enough rest.
Leon spent hours in the academy's video analysis room, not just watching his own clips, but studying the best midfielders in the Premier League.
He focused on their movement, their decision-making under pressure, and how his 'sight' could help him replicate and even surpass their abilities.
He was slowly building a mental library of ghostly projections, learning to categorize them instantly: the subtle 'shoulder dip' before a dribble, the 'wide-eyed gaze' before a long switch of play, the 'tense hamstring' indicating fatigue.
