Sunday, August 20, 2023 — London Team Hotel — 7:30 AM BST
Demien woke while the hotel room stayed dim around him, and the dull weight of the Tottenham match sat in his legs from the thirty-five minutes he'd played at full intensity.
The goal was everywhere online though the result still bothered him because United only drew, since Wolves had proven he could change a match at Old Trafford while Tottenham proved he could do it away from home, yet the question outside the club kept getting louder.
Why was he still on the bench?
Inside the club only one question mattered—whether Ten Hag trusted him enough to start.
He checked a few messages before putting the phone down.
Isabella had written that she saw the goal and was proud, though her words focused more on whether he was eating and resting properly the way she always did. Sophia's message was lighter, teasing that the shot looked too angry to stay in the air.
