Round of 16 clash; evidence of the brave

Training, tactical drilling, more training, reset, repeat…

For the remaining days in the build-up to their epic round of 16 clash, Eric Chelle pushed his players to the ultimate level.

The fact that they were billed as one of the favorites did not mean they could become complacent, this was football.

To win, they had to take every single game serious.

From this stage on, it was knock out.

To win, they had to take every single game like it was a final because it was.

To win, they had to respect every single opponent that comes before them and play at their best, utilizing all the weapons in their repertoire to destroy them.

This was why despite their favorites billing, this team trained like hell.

Every day, they broke a good sweat, Sam leading the charge.