The whistle blew, signaling the start of the match, but Ethan noticed something was off right away. His white team, comprised of youth players and substitutes, wasn't playing with real cohesion.
"This is going to be a lot of work," Ethan muttered. "Why are they this worse?"
The ball rarely came his way, and when it did, the passes were sloppy, hurried, off-target, almost like they were trying to avoid him.
Every time that happened, they would glance at him as if he was at fault.
Theodore, who was outside, shook his head. "This is among the major problems at our club. The basics."
Football players nowadays believe they are entitled to a luxurious and glamorous lifestyle. High wages, special treatment on and off the field, endorsement, and others.
That was when they believed they were bigger than the club. During training, they did not give their best. They were thinking of living their lives outside, not on the field.
