The week after Villa Park was a strange one. The euphoria of beating Manchester United hadn't worn off, but there was an edge to it now, a sharpness that came from knowing we still had work to do.
Eight league games left. Eight chances to secure our place in Group 1 of the playoffs. Eight opportunities to chase down Arsenal and Chelsea for the title. The players felt it too. I could see it in their eyes during Monday's recovery session, the way they moved with a new confidence, a new hunger.
On Tuesday evening, I drove to St. George's Park for my UEFA A License course. It was my fourth session, and I was starting to find my rhythm.
The other coaches on the course had stopped looking at me like I was some kid who'd wandered into the wrong room.
