Monday morning arrived with a headache.
Michael Sterling sat in his office at the Sterling Era Training Complex. The rain was lashing against the window, washing away the mud from the Tottenham game, but it could not wash away the red cards.
He looked at the squad list on his laptop. It looked like a battlefield report.
AVAILABLE SQUAD FOR FA CUP vs MANCHESTER CITY:
OUT: Diego Nunez (Injury - Knee)
OUT: Shaun Higgins (Suspension - Red Card)
OUT: Isaiah King (Suspension - Red Card)
Michael rubbed his temples.
"We have no center backs," Michael whispered. "And we have no right winger. And we are playing the best team in the universe."
Arthur Milton sat on the sofa. He was not eating a donut today. He was eating a salad. He said his wife Martha was putting him on a diet for the wedding photos, even though the wedding was already over.
