Dressed in his new all-black Rosenborg tracksuit, Zachary made it to the pitch when it was only nine minutes to nine. He let out a long pent-up breath when he noticed that the coaches hadn't arrived yet.
Most of the other players had long started going through warm-up exercises on the green. Some were stretching or gathered in groups playing rondos or juggling the ball. The rest were running cone drills.
It was still the pre-training session. The players were free to utilize it to train in whichever way they wished. Despite the lack of supervision, all of them went about their training with absolute focus, befitting their status as professional footballers of a top Norwegian club.
