[Beckenham. Friday April 27. 09:14 BST.]
Light training. Forty-five minutes. The Sporting lads had legs in their legs and Wembley was twenty-six hours away and there was nothing left to teach the squad about Southampton that they had not already learned twice this season.
I let Bray run the session. Sat in the bench dugout with a coffee and watched.
Sarah came over at quarter to ten.
"Elena wants four hours this afternoon."
"Four?"
"She's been asking for four since February. You've been giving her one every six weeks. She has a cut to show you. The cut is the spine of the film. She wants you to see it before any of the press see anything next week. Tomás and Ruth and the new lad are setting up the screening room now."
"What time."
"Four. She has the room until eight. Bring water."
She went off to find Mama.
[Beckenham. The Screening Room. 15:58 BST.]
I had not been inside the screening room since pre-season in July.
