What Happens Between the First and Last Whistle?

I have a very strict rule not to script anything between the first whistle and the last whistle. Once the ball is rolling, I think you're mad to try and anticipate what might or might not happen. To laboriously down a series of words that you would use under those circumstances would be to risk failing to feel the actual moment when it comes. So anything between the whistles, I say, don't write it down, just trust your instincts. But what happens before the game, for me, is what I call a set piece. It's like a free click. And so just as David Beckham used to stand in front of a defensive wall and take free kick after free kick,