The replay slowed as he burst through the final gap before delicately chipping the goalkeeper.
The studio reacted again despite it not being live anymore.
Micah Richards laughed loudly from beside Carragher.
"See, this is what I'm talking about!" Micah said. "You can't coach that. That's pure instinct. Pure confidence."
"But Pep doesn't always allow that level of freedom," Carragher replied immediately. "That's the conversation here. Pep's positional structure is very strict."
"Yeah," Micah countered, "but Pep also adapts for special players."
Then the discussion shifted toward the Premier League.
Whether the move was too soon.
Whether the physicality would overwhelm him.
Whether Manchester City's squad was already too crowded.
Whether £77 million for a sixteen-year-old was genius or insanity.
Jane listened to all of it quietly.
Every word.
Every clip.
Every replay.
Almost studying him.
Then footsteps approached from the hallway.
