George. Wood has been on the run, and he had good conditions at the club – as long as he didn't want to see Done, then Done couldn't see him. But now, there is no way for him to escape. is already in the national team, Don is his head coach, he is Donne's player, how can he escape? At best, as he did today, he could only go around the one-to-one training ground on the pitch.

The day still came.

"Run away with your uncle!!" Don, who was tired and out of breath, rested on his stomach for a while, and finally took that breath, and the first thing he said when he opened his mouth was foul mouth.

Wood didn't understand it, but he knew that it was always Chinese that was coming out of Donn's mouth. He took two steps forward: "What did you say?" ”

"Aha, you're finally willing to talk to me. Words that scold you...... But don't worry, it has nothing to do with your mother, it has something to do with your uncle. Hey, have you seen your uncle? Don gasped in response.

"I don't know who my grandfather is."

"Alright, leave your damn uncle alone. I ask you, what did you just run? ”

Donn's hands were off his knees, his back was still a little hunched, and he was still tired. and George. Wood raced, he was really dizzy to come up with the idea.

Wood's lips squirmed a few times before he said, "I don't know ......"

"You don't know you run!" When Don heard this answer, he was angry. "I'm exhausted...... I'll tell you, George. If I go into cardiac arrest, you're fully responsible! Although he was angry, Don was still snickering in his heart, at least Wood had unknowingly talked to him. Don was confident in his mouth, and as long as Woodken spoke to him, no problem would be called a problem.

Wood took two more steps, too far away for Don to hear what Donn was saying.

Don still felt tired, he hadn't exercised as vigorously as he had in a long, long time, his heart pounding in his chest, making him tired. He simply lay down and didn't look at Wood. "I'm the head coach of England, you're the captain of England, we need to work together, don't you make it look like you've seen your father's enemy, okay?"

Unexpectedly, Wood's answer made Don almost spit out a mouthful of blood: "Kill your father's enemy? I'm glad if someone could kill him. ”

"You ......," Donn knew he was using the wrong metaphor. Alright, don't be angry with me, George. I apologize to you, can't I apologize to you? ”

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

Don jerked over and sat up, looking up at Wood standing in front of him. "Are you going to make me say it?" He gritted his teeth.

Wood didn't answer, just watched him quietly.

Don was stared at like this for a moment before he was defeated, he lowered his head and muttered, "I'm sorry to say goodbye, George." I...... Uh, I don't know what to say to you. But I want you to believe that I am forced to leave you. ”

"I've been coaching at Forest for eleven years and I would like to keep coaching there if I could, even watching you retire. Listen to me, you'll be able to play until you're at least forty, and you'll have twelve years. But the reality is that it's becoming increasingly impossible to coach a team for more than two decades. Today's Premier League is different, and the manager's power is gradually weakening...... I miss English football from the last century...... Ha, what am I telling you all this? Don laughed, "Anyway, you just need to know I'm sorry." He looked up at Wood.

Wood, who had never spoken, suddenly asked a question: "Will you go back to the forest?" ”

"I won't go back for at least two years." Don replied frankly.

"So what do we do?" Wood continued to ask.

Don smiled bitterly, this question is really childish.

"You're not children anymore, George. You have the freedom to choose which path to take, why do you ask me? ”

Wood felt that Donn's words made sense, but he didn't want to admit it.

"Will you leave the forest, George?" Donn asked.

In fact, he has always been conflicted in his heart, hoping that Evan and Allen will learn a lesson, and at the same time not wanting the team to really fall apart.

"I don't." Wood replied.

"Why?"

"Don't want to leave."

This answer is very idealistic, and it is not interesting to have to investigate the reason. Don just smiled. "A little selfish, George. I don't want things at the club to affect your form. You at the World Cup in Brazil, I don't want to see it again. ”

"I didn't ...... It's a little uncomfortable without you......" Wood suddenly became embarrassed, and he stammered with a twisted face.

Don looked at Wood in the twilight, the expression on his face was barely visible, only the outline was still clear. The lines are as hard as if they were made of steel.

"Is your mom okay, George?" Don suddenly changed the question.

Wood was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"It's okay...... bar. Wood wasn't quite sure, and Don knew that Sophia's health must be deteriorating. In fact, this mother's vitality is already very tenacious, since he saw her eleven years ago, he thought that she might leave Wood at any time, but he didn't expect to hold on for so long.

"Say hello to her on my behalf when I get home. I'm busier than before the league starts, running all over England, and the chance of going back to Nottingham is almost non-existent, so I'm sorry I can't go to see her. ”

"She knows you're busy."

Where is this normal conversation between the manager and the new captain? This is clearly two old friends playing together.

"How's the little monkey?"

"Good."

"What about the others? I knew that my sudden departure must have had a bad effect on them......"

"After reading your open letter, it's all good."

Don laughed a little proudly, the players he cultivated were really still towards him. Eleven years to leave such a small thing is not a failure.

"How's the new coach?"

"It's okay, a little bit like you. But......" Wood suddenly changed his words, "the results are good now, everything is fine." If ......"

"Later, I'll talk about it later." Don interrupted his speculation.

He got up from the ground and slapped his ass. After sitting for a long time, his ass was wet, and he had to return his pants when he went back.

"I appointed you as the captain without asking for your opinion, do you have any ideas?"

Finally got to the point. Don looked at the sky, and it was time for this conversation to end.

Wood shook his head: "A little surprised, no other thoughts." ”

"Hmm......" Don pondered for a while, "but be mentally prepared, after this result is announced, it will definitely cause a lot of discussion." You're going to be stressed......"

"I know." Wood's answer was simple, but Donn heard the determination.

Don laughed, "Don't give them a chance. In addition, you are a little more lively in the team, and don't be silent and invisible. You used to be able to do this, but you won't. There's no stealth captain here. You want everyone to know that you exist. The better you behave, the more free I can do what I want to do. ”

Wood nodded.

"Alright, let's go to the locker room and take a shower and change clothes. The evening breeze here is really cool. Donn walked up and patted Wood on the shoulder, and this time Wood didn't turn away again.

Wood obediently left.

Don continued to stand in the twilight training ground.

It seemed that the misunderstanding between himself and Wood had gone away, and the biggest stone in his heart had landed safely. As long as Wood is on his side, then he has nothing to worry about.

The next day, he took the new captain to meet with the media, and as for what the talkative media wanted to say, he didn't care.

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In fact, the media already knew about the change of ownership of the captain's armband of the national team.

What does the English media do? They are far-sighted and heard, so they ambush near the national team's training base, looking for new information anytime and anywhere. The new captain of the national team is not small news, how did they not know?

Liverpool media asked Gerrard about grievances, Liverpool Echo columnist Chris. Bascombe was the first to fire.

“…… I couldn't understand Tony at all. On what basis did Mr. Donn base his decision on this? Stephen's influence in the England national team cannot be ignored, and as the spiritual leader of the Reds, he should continue to captain the new national team. But what do we see? The spiritual leader of the Red Army did not even become a deputy captain! Tony. Is Donn provoking Liverpool? …… I don't know why Stephen would accept such an arrangement, if I were him, I would have just quit the national team in protest! ”

The pro-Chelsea media are also a bit sour as their John Terry has gone from captain to vice-captain. But these are nowhere near as angry as the Liverpudlians.

That evening, there was a big discussion on Liverpool's local TV and radio about England's new captain. For them, Liverpool have not won the honour for many years, and Steven Gerrard is the only flag they can be proud of. Now that the flag flying high over England has also been pulled down by Donne, think about how many painful memories Donn brought them from his club days...... It's just a new hatred and an old hatred together, and it's not a common thing!

"Steven Gerrard is the spiritual symbol of English football! He deserves his place in the national team! ”

"It's not that I hate George. Wood, but he's a little more tender than Gerrard! ”

"Tony. Don is a cronyist, I am not optimistic about the prospects of this national team! ”

"He must have burned out his brain to make such a decision!"

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For a while, listeners called into the radio station to express their opinions.

The guests on the TV show also supported Gerrard as captain and opposed Donn's "Nottingham Forest" of the England national team.

Liverpool fans even planned to shout slogans and erect slogans in the stands to lash out at Donn during the first England game. They call themselves a "war in defense of Gerald".

Unlike Stamford Bridge's sourness and Liverpool's anger, Nottingham's side was full of joy. Nottingham Forest fans rushed to the local radio hotline to congratulate George. Wood became the captain of the new national team.

There were even fans who said, "I knew Tony would be partial to us!" Who made him walk out of here? "They don't seem to be worried that Don will be pushed down the media because they have seen a lot of such things, and if they can't even figure out the new captain, Tony won't be Tony.

"Joe should be the captain, he has been the captain of the forest team for eight years, and the achievements of the forest team in these eight years are obvious to all! As the captain of the most successful team in English football in recent years, it would be a big joke if he was not qualified to captain the national team! ”

"Regardless of what the Liverpudlian say, Gerrard is good, but he's too old, can he still be in form until the European Championship? In two years, he will be thirty-six years old! ”

"George didn't become captain until he was twenty-eight, and I already felt too late!"

"In the late Capello era, George. Wood is already the core of the team, and it is only natural for him to be the captain. ”

George. Wood's personal website also became a battleground. Liverpool fans ran up to scold him and Tony, and a fierce battle broke out on the message forum of the post-80s Shaolin Abbot Station, which ended with the website server being donned.

In just one night, the change of captain caused an uproar in England, and no one knows what kind of storm will form tomorrow, when most of the newspapers are published......

Billy. Woods called Wood, briefly told him what was going on outside, and asked him to prepare in advance.

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At the start of training the next day, Donn noticed that there were about twice as many reporters gathered outside as there were yesterday. He rolled his eyes and knew what the reason was.

"It's like a school of sharks behind a slave ship, and the slightest smell of blood can lead to a frenzied scramble." Don gave these reporters the most vivid evaluation. "Maybe we don't need to officially announce the change of captain, they all know it."

Indeed it is. While everyone was eating breakfast, the freshly baked newspapers of all kinds had already put George. The news that Wood had become England's new captain featured prominently. There has been a lot of scolding and skepticism about Donn in the Liverpool media. The Liverpool media view Donn as a clear 'cronyism' and a sign of injustice, and that this behaviour must be corrected.

There have even been those who, like Bascombi, have suggested that Gerrard quit the national team in protest.

Seeing Don come out, many media rushed forward to ask questions about the captain's selection.

Without waiting for them to speak, Don shouted loudly: "There is a regular press conference in the afternoon, if there are any questions, then ask." It's training time, so I'm sorry to get out of here! ”

The security guards heard his shouts and tacitly stepped forward to drive away the reporters.

"Just a question, Mr. Donn!"

"Not half a question!"

"...... about the selection of the captain"

"I'll ask again in the afternoon."

"Do you admit that you are nepotism......"

"You only have fifteen minutes to shoot freely, and if you're going to waste all your time arguing with me, I don't have a problem with that. But don't say I'm a hindrance to the freedom of the press. ”

There was a commotion outside the pitch, and the players who were warming up on the pitch were also attracted to attention.

"What are they arguing about?"

"What else can you argue about? The new captain ...... "Glance at Wood and Gerald as they said this.

Wood was doing his warm-up in earnest, completely oblivious to what was happening off the court. Of course, there are also people who suspect in their hearts that Wood saw it but deliberately pretended not to see it.

Gerald just glanced over there, then withdrew his gaze to focus on warming up. He has always been an honest man, but he didn't expect that at the age of thirty-four, he would become the protagonist in a national team turmoil......

Between trainings, Donn approached Gerrard and wanted him to attend the afternoon press conference with him. Originally, he was going to bring the new captain to attend, just to introduce the captain to the media, but now it seems that there is no need for that.

Obviously, this was to deal with the reporters, and Gerald nodded in agreement. He's not the kind of player who likes to play against the manager, he contributes when the team needs him.

"Have you read all those reports?" Donn asked.

Gerald shook his head, "I haven't seen it yet, boss." ”

"Hmm...... You can take a look at it at noon. ”

"I don't think it's necessary, boss. I know what they're talking about. ”

"That's good...... Let's train and go. ”

Donn sent Gerrard away and stood on the sidelines to continue watching the practice. In my heart, I was thinking about how to deal with the group of sharks at the press conference in the afternoon.

(To be continued)