Volume 4 The Storm Chapter 30 Violence on the Pitch
"Paul. Gerrard got the ball and Hunt didn't close it...... Oh, God! ”
Substitute goalkeeper Steven Gerrard was holding the football in his arms and pressing it under him, but he was suddenly knocked over by Hunter.
Hunter, who hit the man, probably thought it was nothing, just a physical contact, and smiled at the camera lens. But as soon as he turned around, he saw a huge fist appear in front of him, and he was knocked out of the air.
George. Wood finished beating the man, because he used too much force, he threw a single fist, and his right leg was still there. As if it were evidence, it was clear to the referee that he had beaten Stephen in the flash of lightning. Hunter.
Wood's movements were too fast, and from the moment Kim Doo-hyun passed the ball out, he chased it high, but unfortunately he was still one step short and did not separate goalkeeper Steven Gerrard from Hunt.
Because of the closest, he saw Hunter's small action clearly. He didn't care whether Hunter's action was intentional or unintentional, he only knew that it was a real hurtful action, and it hurt the most important part of the body, even boxing requires head protection. If you are not careful, you may die!
Didn't have time to separate Hunter, but still had time to punch Hunter.
So he plotted against Paul. Gerald's Hunt was taken by George. Wood threw a powerful straight punch into the court.
Hunter's plot that Gerald's small movements are quite hidden, and George. Wood's punch was a naked court violent.
Referee Riley's whistle finally sounded.
With Wood as the center, players from both sides suddenly rushed up, and they had great plans to fight.
While the players were pushing and shoving on the field, Don grabbed the fourth official's collar from below and yelled at him: "Stop the game, get in the ambulance!" Didn't you see someone pass out? ”
There were also people on the field shouting: "Stop fighting, save people!" ”
"Didn't you hear? Save! ”
"Damn, referee. Blow the whistle to calm them all down! ”
The players on both sides were forcibly separated, and they all calmed down as they looked at Gerrard, who was unconscious on the ground. Football has long been rolled out of the bottom line, is this a corner kick or a goal kick? Nobody cares about that anymore.
Nottingham Forest's team doctor was already running to give Gerrard emergency care while referee Riley was still busy controlling the players on both sides.
"The situation is very bad, and I need to be sent directly to the hospital." Fleming shook his head and said to the referee who came to ask.
The referee then waved for the ambulance parked at the exit to come over.
Then, as the paramedics lifted Gerald into the ambulance, Riley whistled for Wood to follow him.
Wood knew that. He won't obediently follow him. Gerrard, who was strapped to a stretcher, removed the captain's armband and threw it to Pique, then turned and walked straight to the sidelines of the players.
Behind him, Riley held his hand high and the red card he was holding.
And then Riley didn't take a shot at Stephen. Hunt made any punishment, not even a verbal warning!
Hunter fell to the ground, also being treated by the team doctor. At best, it was just a swollen piece of his face, and the damage to Gerard was nothing to mention. With such an injury, Reading's medical team dragged on the sidelines for five minutes, and the boos against Hunt did not stop for those five minutes.
Without Gerrard, Van der Sar had to put on the line. In George. After Wood's red card, Done had to make another substitution, this time with striker Bendtner.
Bendtner gritted his teeth and walked off, not because he was unhappy about being substituted. He is angry that his teammates have been plotted against him, and the murderer is still at large.
"Be careful!" When he put Van der Sar on the field again, Donn pulled him and admonished.
Van der Sar nodded. The complexion is solemn.
This time, everyone was surprised by Donn's worries.
After Van der Sar ran onto the pitch, the boos stopped for a moment and were replaced by applause. After goalkeeper Steven Gerrard was knocked unconscious and hospitalized. It does take some courage to go on the pitch and keep the goal at this time.
As soon as the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper came on the pitch, Hunt also stood on the sidelines, raising his hand to ask to enter. At this time, it was as if someone was in command. The applause given to Van der Sar immediately turned into an overwhelming boo, so loud that it almost stopped people's breath.
In the midst of such boos, Donn stood in front of the dugout, his eyes fixed on Hunter, his chest rising and falling violently.
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"Riley approved Hunter's request to return to the court, which is somewhat incredible. That little gesture is absolutely immoral, kicking the leg and kicking the hand and kicking the head are two different things entirely. Seeing Hunt back on the pitch, the Forest's players' expressions changed. I think Riley has been busy this game...... Also, Paul. Gerrard's injury is worrying and hopefully nothing will happen to him......"
The commentator was right, and Riley was also having some difficulty continuing to control the game, as the first half was supposed to be five minutes of injury time, but after only two minutes, he hurriedly blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
As soon as the whistle blew, the players on the field had not made any drastic moves. Donn rushed headlong to the away team's dugout and rushed to Steve. Koper yelled, "That's your *** football, Koper!" ”
Koper ignored Donn and walked briskly down the road. Instead, his assistant coach Dillon came over and confronted Donne: "Please pay attention to the words you use, Mr. Donne!" ”
Don pushed him away: "Get out of the way, you're not qualified to talk to me yet!" ”
After pushing the Reading assistant coach away, Donn yelled at Koper's back, allowing the TV reporters to hear: "Why don't you speak, Koper!" Don't think that silence is enough to get rid of the relationship, show your courage to let your players teach us a lesson! Where are the * and the balls between your legs?! Koper still didn't answer, but the rate on his feet increased. If my players have anything to do with three long and two short! Stephen. Hunter, that bastard is a murderer, you bitch is an abettor! See you in court then! ”
"Tony. Mr. Donne, note the wording...... "The fourth officer warned him behind Donne."
Don stared back at him sharply, and he was so frightened that he swallowed the words that followed.
"Our land accounts are calculated separately. Mr. Referee. Don shook off the sentence. I also walked into the corridor.
Reading's assistant coach Dillon, who was pushed away by him just now, wanted to come up and ask Donn for an explanation, but was taken back by the stadium security.
"I ...... Can I consider this a threat to the referee! The fourth official asked loudly.
"Whatever you want, Mr. Referee." Assistant coach Chris Rac walked past him and replied. The coaches who followed Nottingham Forest walked back with a serious face.
Only Don stayed behind to explain to the angry Fourth Officer: "Please forgive their feelings, Mr. Referee. His own player was taken to the hospital and his fate is now unknown......"
The fourth official looked at those who did not give him face, and then glanced at the Chinese in front of him, turned and walked away with an iron face.
Tang scratched his head helplessly. Turned around and ran back to the corridor, catching up with the large army.
The media are excited, this scene at halftime is really exciting, tomorrow's news has a good show! Fierce clashes in the game, halftime is a three-way scuffle!
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Back in the locker room, Donn receives a call from Fleming, the team doctor who was following Gerrard to the hospital.
"Good news, Tony. On preliminary examination, Paul was not in danger of life. ”
Don let out a sigh of relief. "Head...... Are there any broken bones? ”
"So far, it hasn't been checked. The bad news is. He is likely to be out for more than six months, the after-effects of the concussion must be considered, and it is now unclear whether he will be able to return to the pitch and continue to goal. ”
Don was silent again.
There was silence in the locker room, and everyone was quietly listening to Donn's call, although they couldn't hear Fleming's voice on the other side of the phone, but they could roughly guess from Donn's expression.
After a moment of silence, Donn hung up the phone with an "um" and looked at a room of expectant eyes.
"Paul's life was not in danger." He spoke.
You can clearly hear the players breathing a sigh of relief. The dreary and suffocating atmosphere just now was also relieved.
Don't talk about the bad news, he is afraid of affecting the mood of the players.
"George." He looked to the captain's seat. "You come with me." After speaking. He patted assistant coach Krislak on the shoulder and motioned for him to take charge of the tactical briefing first.
Wood obediently stood up and followed Donn out the door.
"Alright, guys, calm down. Let's look at the second half again......"
Chrislac's voice faded as the door shut.
There was no one in the hallway anymore, and no one else was bothering Donn and Wood, except for a few court staff members who hurried by.
"George, how many times have you been sent off for impulse?" Don asked, staring at Wood.
Wood kept his head down and was silent.
This is the attitude of a typical dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. Don frowned and raised his voice slightly: "You're the captain, can you calm down a little?" After you are gone, we are passive! With forty-five minutes to go, who knows what else will happen? And, do you know the price of your punch! ”
One of the most important measures taken by the English FA in the English League this season is to "punish violence on the pitch", and just before this game, Manchester City defender Ben Bush was the first to do so. Thatcher elbowed Portsmouth midfielder Mendes during the game, causing the opponent to faint for a while, and was suspended by the English FA for eight games!
This season, the FA's penalties for such violent fouls on the pitch have been severe, with Manchester United's Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney both suspended for three league games after receiving red cards in their pre-season fixtures.
Before all but just foul and George. Wood's deliberate punch would have been seen by the FA as a blatant provocation to their authority. What kind of punishment awaits Wood, almost no need to guess! No wonder Don was so angry.
Wood was silent for a while, and then he heard the breathing on the other side getting heavier and heavier, and he knew that the leader was really angry, so he spoke, "I...... Meet Roy. Keane, he told me that he used to think about whether he should shoot after punching someone, and then he learned to think about whether he should shoot before punching someone. ”
Don was confused: "Does this have anything to do with our topic?" ”
"This time, I'm thinking about making another move." Wood said, looking up.
Don held his head in his hands. He was defeated!
Roy, you bastard, what is bad to teach, you teach George this!
"You idiot...... If the referee is going to punish the foul player, you're punching yourself in! ”
"Has that number 1o been punished?" Wood asked rhetorically.
Tang En was stunned for a moment, and then replied with an angry face: "No! Of course he knew what Wood meant, "You're not doing it righteously, George. You are the captain of the team and you have to put the best interests of the whole team first at all times......"
"I know." George replied.
"You know you're still ......," Donn said to him. It's really infuriating.
"If I don't fight, they will do the same." Wood gestured to the locker room door.
Don couldn't refute that, he knew his team best. Wood is right, many of the Forest team have been playing together for several years, and their relationship is so deep that they have long regarded each other as their own. If your own people are bullied, how can you stand by and watch?
This one is unavoidable no matter what.
There was a brief silence between the two.
"All right, George. If you've thought about it before you beat that bastard. I'm sure you yourself are well aware of the consequences of this punch. ”
Wood nodded.
"Then next time something like this happens...... Beat me up! ”
At this moment, Wood looked up at Donn in a strange way.
"Anyway, you will be sent off with a red card and an additional suspension, if the other party doesn't follow you to the hospital, your fate will be meaningless, to say that it is just to vent personal anger." Don shrugged, "Your fist, have a bigger effect." Do you understand what I mean? ”
Wood thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Go ahead. Get back. Don tapped him on the shoulder and opened the locker room door for him.
By the time Donn and Wood returned to the locker room, Chris Lack had said everything he had to say. Just wait for Don to conclude his arguments.
"Everybody knows the current situation, I'm not. This game must be won! We don't care what means and methods you use, in short, we must stop those bastards for me! Foul, I don't care! Red. Yellow? Just let the referee with no birds pull it out of his crotch and try it! He's not even got a bird, and he still has a brand? ”
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The final result of the match was a 1:o victory for Nottingham Forest against Reading.
Although it was a victory, it was a pyrrhic victory for Donn.
In the second half, both sides played with resentment. Pepe suffered a knee injury in a fierce battle with the opposing defender. After being carried off the pitch, the team doctor's initial diagnosis was that the situation was not optimistic, so Pepe was replaced by Kompany. Songko was sent off the pitch by referee Riley for the foul, even though it was just an ordinary scramble, and it was nothing compared to Hunt's malicious hurtful action in the first half.
So the commentator ridiculed Riley for finding a balance in the game commentary, and unfortunately his performance of flattering the home team attracted him even more boos.
Abolished Paul. Gerrard DiHunter was replaced by Koper with South Korean striker Xue Qixuan shortly after the start of the second half. Hunt has become the target of the Forest team's "hunting" on the court, and as long as he gets the ball, there will be Forest players who go up and "rush". Most of the time, Riley acquiesced to Forest's behaviour and even so, the Forest man still received three yellow cards for Hunt.
This provoked the Redding team's anger. The kicks were getting louder and louder, and Riley was completely out of control, and in the final moments of the game, he began to play his cards frequently.
Ashley. Young was sent off with a red card for accumulating two yellow cards, and Xue Qixuan, who only came on in the second half, was also expelled with a direct red card for elbowing Kompany in a dueling.
As the game entered injury time, the emotional coaching staff of both sides also clashed on the sidelines. Chris Lak angrily stepped forward to question Reading's rough style of play, which was not playing at all, but fighting. Reading's assistant coach Dillon had long seen that the Forest team was dissatisfied, so he naturally came out to fight. If it weren't for the desperate efforts of the colleagues on both sides, the two might have fought directly under the nose of the fourth official.
Don didn't pull his assistant. He was a little vindictive and intimidating at all this. Now he doesn't think about how the next round against Arsenal will be played. He just wants to take a bad breath in the game in front of him!
The referee doesn't punish, does he? My people come by themselves!
In the chaos on the sidelines and on the field, referee Riley, who was completely out of control of the situation and the emotions of the players on both sides, hurriedly blew the whistle for the end of the game, completely ignoring the sign of seven minutes of stoppage time that the fourth official had just raised......
No sooner had he blew his whistle than he was drowned out by a huge boo over the city stadium.
What a farce!