"Not at all what many people expected when they sat down for this one," the commentator said, as the players disappeared into the tunnel.
"Brighton have had more of the ball, more of the chances, and more of everything that usually produces goals. And yet it is Wigan who go in at the break with something to show for their afternoon."
"It's halftime. And at the moment, Wigan are in the lead."
While the Wigan players went into the half, almost on top of the world, the Brighton dressing room couldn't say the same.
Aside from rehydrating themselves, nobody talked.
The silence wasn't forced.
It was just there because they always knew what came after halves like these.
When De Zerbi entered, he stopped in front of the whiteboard and looked around the room, and immediately, March looked down.
Dunk was staring at the floor, and a few players couldn't help but shift in their seats like kids caught making trouble.
"We should have scored," he said, and nobody could argue about that.
