parity | trent alexander-arnold²

seventeen.

by her faults he corrects his own

26/12/19

Despite the major reluctance Wynter had to avoid matches and training, somehow she managed to allow her recovery to fly by.

Rather than complaining about her absence on the pitch, she decided to take her break as it was so then she could come back to football in better shape than she had been prior to her sudden muscle reduction. As she was told that she would most likely be back on the pitch before the end of the year, the french player set her sight on at least returning back to pitch for the Club World Cup.

And with much focus, patience and maintaining high morale throughout her recovery phase, she managed to make ends meet with her goals in mind. After a month of countless recovery sessions and regaining muscle, Wynter soon found herself back in her usual physical form along with a regular menstrual cycle. And because she was back in physical form, the medical staff permitted the player to travel away with the squad to Qatar to eventually win yet another title for the current season, the french player sporting another king's crown during the final after Liverpool won.

I mean, Wynter only came on for extra time for both matches that they played away but hey, it was a start to returning to the pitch full time so she wasn't complaining. She wasn't in favour of indulging back into recovery so whatever medical advice she was given during her little break she took with no hesitation.

Much like the rest of her teammates, she wanted to participate in the Club World Cup though she didn't set her recovery aim for this reason alone—she wanted to ensure that she hit the medical criteria to play full time for Liverpool's following match against Leicester City.

Since Liverpool's dull encounter with Leicester City back in October, Wynter hadn't dwelled much on the situation. The french player had been served injustice behaviour by players across the football season on many occasions so she couldn't be bothered to be hung up on one of the many, knowing that it also wouldn't be the last time.

As she insisted when the incident initially occurred, her belief of justice was conducted (in a slow manner) so in her eyes, that particular match shouldn't be the focus of the media's headlines. If she the victim of the situation could let go of what occurred on the pitch then she couldn't identify a reason why others couldn't drop the topic too, preferring if everybody focused on the match itself rather than digging into the recent history blossomed between the two clubs a few weeks back.

However, her neutral views for Leicester City didn't quite mean that she didn't want to vanquish the blues at their own game and at their own stadium of King Power Stadium. She has been out of the game for over a month and with her improved pace, strength and physical appearance, Wynter felt as though she had to put them all to good use during this particular match.

After she'd answered a few brief questions from the press, she found herself back in the main changing rooms as she and her teammates had to prepare for the warm-ups. Stalking into the room she noticed a few of her teammates' gazes divert towards her which confused her though she soon brushed off their looks seeing as she needed to seek assistance from a medic.

"Alright, Winnie," Gini nodded in her direction once she entered the room, a coy smile across his lips. "I see you're glowing tonight."

"Oh, thank you I guess," she rotated her head in Gini's direction, nose wrinkling up at his word choice. It was unusual for the french player to be greeted with compliments by her teammates, the boys usually throwing random jokes her way so she couldn't understand their shift in attitude towards her.

Just as Wynter was about to wander towards her station, Joe brought himself into the conversation. "But not for the right reasons," even before Wynter had the opportunity to respond to his words, he continued. "You think we don't notice your little detours with Trent?"