The cursor blinked at the end of the sentence, and even though that was all it just did, it made the mood feel more impatient.
The blogger reread the paragraph once, then again, fingers hovering over the keys as if waiting for permission that wasn't coming.
He exhaled, cracked his knuckles, and kept going.
Reckless, not heroic.
That was the headline.
He didn't bold it yet.
He wanted it to sit there plainly, like a verdict.
He wrote about the moment everyone remembered.
Leo going down the first time.
The medics stepping in.
The pause and then the hand that waved them away.
The way he stayed on when the sensible thing would have been to come off.
"Anyone watching could see it," he typed.
"Anyone."
"Yes, Leo scored."
Yes, it changed the game. "
"It dragged Wigan back from the edge and gave them a chance they took with both hands in the shootout of the FA Cup 5th round."
"That part was undeniable."
