Sometimes football, that sport that moves passions and full stadiums, It is very small in the face of the weight of life. Or, rather, of death. In it Metlife Stadiumthe more than 70,000 souls they waited for the game to start, there was a silence that was worth more than any goal. An eternal minute that shrunk the heart, because it was not just a tribute. It was a farewell.
Trent Alexander-Arnoldthat side that we have seen so many times with soul through the band, was broken inside. He lost a friend. To a brother. Diogo Jotahis partner for five years at Liverpool, died with his brother André Silva In an accident that should not have happened, like none of those who take lives too soon.
Seeing Trent after the game was like looking at someone to whom football had stopped importing him. “I'm still in shock,” he said. And of course. How is something like that digested? How do you play when the heart is somewhere else? Before the ball rolled, the English turned away from his teammates to dedicate an intimate sentence. A message that had been circling in his head time after receiving a news that he dreamed of being a lie. “I just remember that I woke up with many messages saying 'to rest in peace' and I was super confused. I had to review social networks and told me 'it can't be', 'it can't be'. I'm still shock. It was more than a friend. Era of the family, “he admitted.
It was not just the goal, nor the assistance, nor the hugs of his teammates after the 2-0 he gave Fran. It was that moment when he turned away, with his head down, praying alone. It was his way of saying goodbye. It was his way of promising him that every victory, from now on, will be for him. “He was more than a friend. He was from the family”he confessed. And there is everything. Because sometimes, among so many lights, figures and trophies, we forget that the players also feel. They also cry. They also lose. After the game, Trent Alexander-Arnold wanted to talk to honor his friend. He could barely square the words in a mixed area, but felt he felt his obligation. “A true gentleman in every sense of the word. My heart is with his family and this victory went to Him. Each victory will be for him and his family”.
