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Hugo Ekitiké doesn't come to Liverpool looking for approval but he finds resistance in the one person who refuses to give it.
Isla Moreau has seen talented players self-destruct before. She recognizes the patterns in Hugo immediately, and she refuses to soften her judgment. What begins as mutual disdain turns volatile as pressure mounts, sessions become confrontations, and professional distance collapses under the weight of obsession.
As performances rise and scrutiny tightens, their private conflict spills into public consequence. In a club that demands control, neither of them has it.