“Okay. You know best, Nate,” the other said in resignation, before consciously trying to navigate the subject to the challenges that were directly ahead of them. “But now it would be nice if you could concentrate on the match. And before that, there will be a short photo shoot. There’ll be people from Soccer Magazine to take a few pics with the new trainers. It would be for our benefit if you didn’t scare them away with your apocalyptic facial expression.” “Is the privilege only mine, or will there be others too?” Nathaniel asked with little enthusiasm. “Three or four from the team, I think. The ones with whom the sponsorship agreement has been lengthened.” While they rolled into the Nou Camp’s VIP underground carpark, they clarified a few details about Nate’s busy football schedule, be

