The morning after the draw did not feel quiet, even though there was no match to prepare for.
Talks lingered online instead, in clipped opinions and long threads as well as in voices that felt close even when Leo never read them directly.
Around Wigan's corners of the internet, the talk kept circling back to the same point.
Whatever lesson Dawson was trying to teach, people said they understood it.
But leaving Leo out entirely did not sit right.
One fan wrote that he usually leaned toward experience over youth, but when a kid played with the calm and control of a veteran, the argument changed.
Another said the league and a playoff push were clearly the priority, but crashing out of the FA Cup early still stung, especially when it felt avoidable.
Leo heard none of it directly, mainly because he had slept in that morning.
Despite not even playing, his body still felt heavy, and that had resulted in him even missing his window for his regular morning runs.
