Alexander 'Xander' Kane

"Yes. Things have settled down as far as I am aware. I mean, 100% record in the qualifiers for the World Cup." He told him. Xander nodded. "Would be odd to say I didn't considering he is who brought me here, to Bayern." He told him. "Its more, when you get used to someone being around for almost 8 years. Technically 11 years for me when it comes England Under21s too. Someone who believed in me to make me captain. And then, thats it. Its taking some getting used to."

"It certainly has." Xander replied. He did wonder if they would end up playing against each other. It could happen. They would just have to see how things went for their teams at the World Cup. Listening, he knew that not everyone had the same experiences with him. It was true he had brought Xander here. Right now, Xander was in two minds about him. The manager was doing well with England. Xander could see that. But the other part of his mind was missing their previous one and he had been close to him. He looked at him. "And I am glad that happened." He said. "I remember the talk that was going on back then."

"Yes. Things have settled down as far as I am aware. I mean, 100% record in the qualifiers for the World Cup." He told him. Xander nodded. "Would be odd to say I didn't considering he is who brought me here, to Bayern." He told him. "Its more, when you get used to someone being around for almost 8 years. Technically 11 years for me when it comes England Under21s too. Someone who believed in me to make me captain. And then, thats it. Its taking some getting used to."

"It is." Xander said. "I mean, now we have a different manager from that one...that was when the wobbles popped up." He told him. There was a look on his face. A look as if he was getting on with it, but still getting used to having a new face around when doing international duty. Even if it had been 18 months or so since it all changed.

"There used to be quite a disconnect between the team and the fans." Xander told him. "I guess you could say when I was first called up for England I kind of experienced that." He said. "But when the manager changed, things started to change for the better and thats how it has been in the years since then. I think there was a bit of a wobble this time last year when some players were dropping out from international duty and I said something about it. Seems to be back on track now though."

That is what he would have told people if they started explaining what they should do like they were the coach. He would tell them that there is already people here to do that and the fans don't have all the information when it comes to decisions. Xander noticed the look on his face when he said that. "I don't really mean when I have been in the teams I have been in." He said. "It is more...before I was in the England senior team. There was I guess you could say that there was always separate groups that would hang out and some who didn't want to be there. That has changed now. "

"Yeah, it usually is." Xander said. It did annoy him when people thought they knew better than him or any of his team mates. They may watch football but Xander and the others were the ones in the middle of it all. All the stuff behind the scenes that the fans didn't see. "I am glad to hear that." He said. Xander thought for a moment. "There probably was a time when some players thought others didn't." He added, thinking about how his national team had changed over the years.

Xander raised an eyebrow. "I am not moping." He said. Or at least he didn't think he was. To be fair, he was the only one there. Everyone else had headed home but he had stayed behind to train a bit longer. It is how he always had been practicing his penalties. Then he had got thinking about things and ended up sitting here where Sofia found him. Xander sighed and tapped the space beside him for her to sit down. "Its just...international things."

Xander nodded as he listened to what Joshua said. "Yes, they always think they are right and that they can never be wrong." He laughed. "I have heard that plenty of times." He said. Xander smiled at him. "I am glad to hear that and yes, you will always have mine and I will always have yours." He added. Xander glanced around at where they were before looking back at him.

Xander sat down by her and looked at her as she asked him this. "Funnily enough, its not the night before the game. Its just before a game." He told her. "But I just get those nerves and fully focus on what I need to do." Xander said. "So I get nervous but just before the game rather than the night before."

Xander had woken up and she wasn't there. He was a bit confused for a moment but then got out of the bed and had made his way to the door. When he opened the door, he noticed her sitting outside on the balcony. Xander couldn't help but smile back at her as the smile appeared on her face. He ran a hand through his hair before making his way out to where she was. "Why are you nervous?" He asked.

Xander wondered if in the past he would have had people to back him up on teams he had been in. Tottenham he had and also here. And with England. Even more so since he became the captain. But when he was starting out, people didn't really know him. They didn't really know what he was like when playing. At one point, people would saying he would be a one season wonder. He proved them wrong. "Exactly. But it isn't like they could do a better job." Xander said. "They do."

"At least if something was said by someone I play with, it shows the fans that the media don't know what they are talking about." Xander told him. "I do ignore them. Its just really annoying how they something like that, yet when you score in a big games, they have all kinds of praise. They just want the views, or comments." Xander looked at him. "I don't let them see if it gets to me or not though. I just prove them wrong."