Baraja stepped back, folding his arms as he looked at his players. "Any questions?"
The room remained silent, the players exchanging determined glances. Baraja's confidence in them was evident, and it was infectious. "Good. Let's go out there tomorrow and show them how to win"
The players nodded in unison before they stood to leave.
The team had just filed out of the video room, the session dissecting their last match and identifying areas to improve.
The atmosphere was quiet but focused, the players mentally replaying the reviewed Sociedad materials in their heads.
Lukas Kovač, the new youth goalkeeper, lingered behind, his brow furrowed in thought. At 20, the Slovenian had a hunger in his eyes that matched his lean, agile frame.
He had been waiting for the right moment to approach Izan and did so as the latter stepped out with Pietro.