On the Thursday before the final, I called a team meeting. But it wasn't about tactics. It was about us. I'd put together a video, a montage of our journey. It started with that first training session back in June, the players looking lost, confused, skeptical. It showed the early struggles, the defeats, the moments of doubt.
And then, it showed the turnaround. The wins, the goals, the celebrations. The United game, the fans singing their hearts out, the players collapsing in a heap of joy at the final whistle. It was a story of resilience, of belief, of a group of young men who had dared to dream.
