"Aaron? Mitchel! Beautifully dribbled away, he shook off the attacking goalkeeper and sent the ball into the empty net with ease! The ball is in! Nottingham Forest lead Lyon 2-0 at home and they are almost in the final! ”

In the home appliance section of the supermarket, tonight's Champions League semi-final is being broadcast live on the TV. Not many people were there to watch the game because this semi-final had nothing to do with their country's team. The people who came in to browse the supermarket just glanced at it and left. Only one person stood in front of the TV at all times, watching the game.

When Chen Jian went out, he forgot that today was the Champions Cup final of Nottingham Forest, and he wanted to buy some supplies in the supermarket, but he couldn't move when he accidentally walked to the home appliance area.

It's been a long time since he's watched Nottingham Forest play. He's in the Netherlands, he only cares about the team he plays, and Nottingham Forest is just too far away from him.

Today, I didn't expect to meet my parent team in the supermarket.

So he stopped to see the Forest game.

He looked from the 11th minute of the first half and stood and saw the present. Forest lead Lyon 2-0 and he doesn't plan to look any further, Nottingham Forest are sure to qualify for the final, and there is no sign that Lyon can turn the tables at full-time. The game is out of suspense, and there is no need to continue watching.

Chen Jian turned around and left here with what he had just bought, and the noise from the city stadium was still ringing on the TV, and the sound was getting farther and farther away from Chen Jian, and soon nothing could be heard.

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Name: Jian Chen.

Nationality: Chinese.

Age: Twenty-three years old.

Position: midfielder, defensive midfielder, right-back.

Current team: Volendam in the Netherlands.

Chen Jian was loaned to Warrendam from Nottingham Forest two seasons ago, when Warendamm was still in the second division.

In fact, Chen Jian was not the player that Warrendam desperately needed, and Warrendam needed strikers and defenders, not midfielders. Chen Jian was basically shoehorned into Warrendam by the Forest, because Warendamm is a satellite club of the Forest. Because Chen Jian once played a cameo at right-back, it can be regarded as barely meeting the needs of Warrendam.

Because of this relationship, he was not very happy at Warrendam at first, or he was not taken seriously at all. On the one hand, he was forced to Warrendam by his parent team, and on the other hand, because he is Chinese, as a player who is not from a developed football country, his nationality is very unconvincing.

As a result, he was only able to play a few minutes occasionally in the Eredivisie and came on in garbage time to meet Warrendam's demands for loan minutes. And he still plays the right-back position that he is not very good at. He didn't play very well, which strengthened the determination of those who didn't think well of him. Even the Chinese media have gradually lost interest in him, and it is rare to see about him in the Chinese media. Chen Jian, who was a "member of the European Championship Team", quickly lost this aura, and it was not newsworthy.

Under such circumstances, Chen Jian spent the first half of the season. The twist of his fortunes came from a massive injury in midfield, and he was finally remembered by the manager that he could still play in midfield......

It was his first start. More than two years later, Chen Jian can't remember the details of that match, but he still remembers that he was named the best of the match after the game.

He showed a striking intelligence in midfield. The defense is clean and timely, and the offense is well organized. It's rare to find a player who can keep his head on the pitch, especially at the level of the Eredivisie.

Since then, Chen Jian's status has changed, and he has gradually taken the position of Warrendam's main midfielder, and after the end of his first season, he returned to Nottingham Forest, following Warrendam's transfer application. However, after watching the video of his game in the Netherlands, Donn rejected Warrendam's transfer request, but said that he could continue to loan Chen Jian to them.

In this way, Chen Jian didn't even have time to return the apartment he rented in the Netherlands, and returned to the Netherlands.

The second season was a season of celebration for Volendham, who managed to reach the Eredivisie after a season of hard work. Due to Chen Jian's excellent performance, they once again applied to the Forest team to buy Chen Jian, but Don also refused again and said that he could continue to loan Chen Jian to them.

This is Chen Jian's third season with this team......

He hasn't even played a game for Nottingham Forest since officially becoming a member. Having never worn a Nottingham Forest shirt either, it would be right to say that he has very little sense of belonging to the Forest team.

He doesn't care much about the Forest team anymore, so much so that he is not in a hurry when Nottingham Forest will play the Champions Cup semi-finals. As the season draws to a close, he has to think about his future again. He signed a four-year contract with the club, three years have passed, there is still one last year, and where does he go after one year?

Warrendam thinks a lot of about him and wants him to make a move. Just a day earlier, Warrendam's manager had approached him and asked about the Forest team. He told Chen Jian euphemistically. If he is always on loan like this, the team will not be able to focus on his destined tactics, and his status in the team will never be determined.

“…… No team can be centred around with a player on loan. You're very talented, it's been three seasons, and you've got a good tactical fit with us. We love you all too much, but ......"

Needless to say, Chen Jian could also know what it meant. The manager was right, if this was the case, Warrendam would have to abandon him. This season, Warrendam is mired in relegation, which has a lot to do with Chen Jian's ambiguous status.

After two seasons of hard work, Chen Jian has proven his strength and has gradually become the core of the midfield of the small team of Warrendam. But that's not a good thing for Warrendam, because they can't make a long-term plan, they can only play one season and wait for the next, so can the team do well?

He was also a little confused, what should he do?

In the past, he felt that he was satisfied to be able to play in the professional league, but when he really played, he had a higher pursuit, and he was not willing to be a short-lived meteor, he hoped that the achievements would stay in this circle. He wanted a stable environment, which neither Nottingham Forest nor Warrendam could give him.

Does he think he should pay to Tony? What about Coach Donn's showdown, leaving Nottingham Forest and going to a team that can give him that kind of environment? He has been doing well for Warrendam, with several Eredivisie and Belgian teams asking his agent if they would be interested in a change of scenery.

He was hesitating about it, too. It stands to reason that Nottingham Forest have a good understanding of him, and if it weren't for Nottingham Forest, he would now be working as a security guard somewhere in the country, instead of playing professional football, at least once a week, enjoying the cheers of the fans.

But it's obviously not okay to keep going on like this......

These issues have plagued Chen Jian and made him a little absent-minded lately, and the manager has hinted that he will not start the next game.

It was at this time that he happened to see the Forest team in the supermarket, and the long-lost red jersey made him a little dazed.

These people are his teammates, but they have won a lot of honors, and they are still wandering, not knowing where to call home.

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The next day, Chen Jian, who went to the training base to participate in training, was called by the head coach to talk alone. It's the same as the manager's words, and it's still hoped that he will consider putting pressure on the club to move to Warrendam. Although Warrendam's relegation situation looks precarious this season, as long as Chen Jian transfers, they can have a long-term plan, and it is not difficult to return to the first division.

That's what the manager said, but I don't know how much credibility there is.

At the end of the conversation, he also gave Chen Jian a small warning: Warrendam may not continue to loan Chen Jian next season, and they will offer Nottingham Forest a striker and a defender on loan instead of a midfielder. In other words, Chen Jian had to find another way out.

Chen Jian didn't speak. After hearing this, he did not show his loyalty to the manager, saying that he loved Warrendam a lot and wanted to stay and help the team through this kind of situation.

The head coach didn't know what the Chinese was thinking, so he let him go, and before leaving, he confirmed one thing to him, Chen Jian was not in the squad for the weekend league.

Fortunately, he can calm down and think about his future for himself.

After the training, Chen Jian received a call from his agent, Mr. Xia. Mr. Xia wants to talk to Chen Jian about next season and future development, his contract with the Forest team expires in one year, whether to renew the contract with the Forest team, or change places, these need to be discussed by the two of them.

Chen Jian agreed.

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The team reached the finals, and Donn was busy again — he was busy sending tickets. Own friends, such as Gronia, and his wife's friends such as Tom? Cruise. And Michael, who has decided not to watch the game anymore? Bernard, he will still send. He wasn't going to let Michael come, but he had to let Michael know that his favourite team had reached the Champions League final again.

And the lovely Gavin? Bernard, he will personally go to Gavin's grave and burn the ticket to him.

The remaining tickets that need to be sent out are for players who are out on loan. It's a tradition that Donn has pursued to foster a sense of honour in the players at Nottingham Forest. In fact, this kind of thing can be done by a special department in the club, but in order to show sincerity, Don insists on sending it himself. Each ticket is accompanied by a short letter, written by Don himself.

From these small details, he shows his concern for the players, so as to facilitate the hearts of the people.

He wrote letters to the players after he got home, turned on the lamp, spread out the paper, and began to write letters to every wanderer, telling them that the team is always paying attention to their performance, as long as they perform well, they will have the opportunity to play for the Forest team, and finally wish them good health and happiness every day. That's basically all there is to it, just fill in the names of different people.

Forest have 10 players on loan this season, with the youngest being 17 and the oldest 23.

After he finished writing one, he folded it and put it in the envelope with the corresponding name.

When he picked up the last ticket and looked for the name on it, he saw Chen Jian's Hanyu Pinyin.

The name made his hand stop.

He still remembers when Chen Jian first came to the Forest team, when he was awarded a year of training for the Forest team as the third place in a talent show. He also vividly remembers how he answered when he asked Chen Jian on the phone if he wanted to abandon his current life to pursue his ideals in England. He remembers how Chen Jian refused when he asked him to change his nationality when he gave him his first professional contract.

These things seem to be yesterday, vividly.

Now, three years later, Chen Jian still has one season left on his contract with Nottingham Forest. He had to think about what Chen Jian's future should be......

Renew a contract, or will it not be renewed when it expires? Do you continue to send him out on loan for training, or do you want to bring him back to the team and start with the reserve team?

Although he did a good job in Warrendam, Warrendam's strength is not comparable to Nottingham Forest's, so his results at Warrendam do not mean that he can meet Nottingham Forest's requirements. Tang En believes that Chen Jian is still not up to the level of entering the first team.

He put the ticket down and began to write a letter. He did not use English, but wrote Chinese, not using Chinese for many years, a little rusty, the problem of forgetting to write made him pick up the pen and stunned for a long time. In fact, the main reason was that he didn't know what to say to Chen Jian.

It was himself who gave Chen Jian hope, but he couldn't care about Chen Jian for the rest of his life.

After thinking about it for a long time, only this sentence was written on an A4 piece of paper: "Yugong, Taihang, Wangwu Ershan, how are you digging?" ”

Then he folded the paper and stuffed it into the envelope along with the ticket, and patted it gently. Then he put out the lamp and got up to rest.

Shania was lying on the bed, already ready to "make a man", watching Don undress, she asked casually: "Write letters and send tickets to those players?" ”

"Hmm." Don nodded, "For the first time in five years, I'm a little rusty, and I'm writing a little slower." ”

"I'm not in a hurry." Shania lay lazily on the bed and smiled at Donn. "You don't look like you're in a high mood?"

Don said as he undressed, "I just wrote a letter to a silly boy, and I didn't know what to say after thinking about it for a long time. I want to help him, but I'm afraid that he won't be angry. ”

"I'm worried about this......

Shania suddenly knelt up from the bed and hugged Don from behind, "You can give him a chance." Don't you always say that? It's someone else's business to be angry or not, but it's my business to give it a chance. ”

Don felt the soft touch behind him, and his lower body reacted.

He turned and threw Shania down on the bed and laughed, "You have a point, so to thank you......"

A room of spring love.

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The next day, Don handed over all the written letters to the relevant staff of the club, who delivered them, and each letter would be delivered by courier to each corresponding person, and it would never be lost.

For the vast majority of players on loan, the letter in the same envelope as the ticket is nothing more than an incidental item. The manager says things that seem to be enthusiastic but actually treat everyone equally, and everyone is not going to be the special one.

"Dear so-and-so, I have always been concerned about your performance in the so-and-so team. Hopefully, you will be able to learn something useful to you from this rental...... Tony? Dawn. ”

Except for the different names, the content is the same.

But for one of them, he's the special one.

It doesn't start with "dear" and doesn't end with a signature. The tone was flat, as if he was casually asking about a very common thing.

(To be continued)